Petros = Puppies in a Fish Tank

[Ilikefronts]

I have been bitten by the Petro bug! Although I have had quiet a few Petrochromis in my tanks, they have stayed for only a brief time before moving on to new homes. My recent group (the Red Luagala Pt.) have been with me for about a month, by far the longest I have kept a group of Petros, and have really done a sales job on convincing me these are great fish to keep. Here is a video of them trying out some shrimp mix: I am amazed wild fish are this friendly in such a short period of time. No matter what time of day (or how many times) I go in the fish room, the whole group rushes to the end of the tank nearest the door. Of course they are wanting to be fed, but none of my other wild fish have ever acted like this. If all Petros are this much fun, I'll just have to have some of each type!

Alison

[Mzungu]

I am amazed wild fish are this friendly in such a short period of time.

Wow, that really IS amazing! You're right about them being puppies. Wow. I can't get over how "tame" they are already!

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[CichlidFan]

Cute......my fronts do that too.....but they are much more skiddish about my hand feedings.....thanks for sharing.

CF

[geoff_tropheus]

Alison, those are some amazing fishes!!! I knew once you had them, you would not be giving them up.

By the way, nice Ring!

Do you happen to have a reciepe of Shrimp mix to share?

[cichlid1409]

thats awesome!!

[russ]

great video alison!
my petros do the same thing.
they are the most exciting and rewarding fish out there!!!

[fshfrk]

I got to give that a try. Hand feeding my boys. COOL!

[FrontosaurusRex]

Thats really cool. I used to be able to hand feed my Fronts but now they are too aggressive during feeding and almost take a finger with em. LOL I really like the Petros

[Zulaab]

I got to give that a try. Hand feeding my boys. COOL!

Be careful there John.. they might bite the hand that feed em :)

[Zulaab]

Alison :) Your fish look AWESOME !!!!!

[fishlady]

cichlidfan has one petro in his front tank he calls sunny.....when i feed them sunny runs up to my hand first and tries to grab all the food it's mouth can hold....sometimes he/she takes a bite of my finger too....they don't hurt....it feels funny and makes me laugh when they all do that at the same time....
thanks for sharing very beautiful fish....love the song in the background too.....

[supadave]

Got To Get Me Some....PETROS !!!!!!!!!!!

[russ]

Got To Get Me Some....PETROS !!!!!!!!!!!

you will be glad when you do!

[myjohnson]

Always good to see fresh WC fish eating!

[newb]

amazing fish you got there. I havent tried hand feeding my petros yet...but I will once I get them by themselves...shortly.