Unfortunately I don't have a spare tank and I hate parting with fish. I used to cycle stock quite a bit but started trying to dedicate myself to keeping my fish long-term. My longest kept species are Trachycorystes which are 17 years old now. They're showing their age though, not as aggressive feeding and more intersex aggression. The female despite being less aggressive with pellets and shrimp, etc has taken more to trying to eat her tankmates.
I feed similar to you, semi-adult and adult fish get fed depending on species every 2-3 days. For instance, as you were responding here, I was feeding the Polys for the first time. The Endlicheri Dabola unfortunately got spooked by the cats so didn't eat so I may try again tomorrow. The PBB couldn't care less, all the activity and headbutts didn't faze him/her in the slightest. He/She didn't get the pellet stuffed shrimp I made considering them and my Albino Yarrelli but the PBB did get a bunch of meat wafer pellets. The shrimp was snatched up by the Yarrelli and RTC/TSN hybrid oh and the Pied Florida Gar. The Gar though was because I tong fed him to make sure he got his share. The Yarrelli is hella aggressive when eating, I love it. I've had bad luck with Yarrelli but this one has been doing great(knock on wood) and is an absolute machine when it comes to eating. The lid gets touched and he's tripping the light fantastic speeding around the surface twisting and turning with incredible agility snapping at everything. I try to drop some shrimp behind him, but he turns on a dime and snatches it up. Sorry for getting off the Polys a bit but hey it's my thread and I can derail it if I want to, derail it if I want to, derail it if I want to, you would derail to if it happened to you. Sorry again old and dorky. lol
That's what my focus is going to be on, pumping them up. The Endli Dabola came in decent but the PBB was skinny enough for me to be slightly concerned. So the PBB eating and well was a happy surprise but now I'm worried the Endli Dabola may not have the chops for this tank. And adding more or also sounds like a sweet plan. As I told
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I was going to message Wes about his Gisela/Tanganyika Congicus he's got and I did this morning.