Tropheus Moorii

[Ghazanfar Ghori]

Ok, I've been looking at pictures of Tropheus moorii and I absolutely love them! The colors
of all the varients are so nice! I wouldn't be able to keep more than one varient pair in
a setup without fear of them interbreeding would I? Any good information on this fish online?

 

[okimavich]

The rule of thumb is to stick with one varient from each group (duboisi, moorii, black, red, etc).

You can start here: http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/trop...heus_corner.php
I also believe that http://www.duboisi.com and http://www.jdtropheus.com have some good info, too.

Also, are you thinking about plants in the tank, becaue the probably won't last long in a tank with Tropheus.

 

[George]

Best way to keep Tropheus of any kind is a group of 10 to 15 in a large tank. One of my colonies did start out with four but that was not on purpose. I would think 50 gal is the lower limit for adults and that would be cramped. I keep mine in 100 gallon tanks. You would also want only one type and/or color variety. They will eat any and all plant material. Tossing clippings in is like feeding culls to your Oscars. Even if you could sex them, keeping a pair is VERY near impossible. He would kill her.

Tropheus are fun and gorgeous fish, but I thought Francine's pictures had you stuck on pikes. You are going to need a lot of tanks.

George

 

[Airborne001]

If you are interested in getting some, I think I saw some a few weeks ago in a tank in Aquarium Center in Randalstown MD. If I remember the price correctly, you better bring your Loan Officer with you to get a tank of 10-15 of them though.

 

[JustRon]

tell me what you want and I will get them for you at a price you MAY be able to afford.

 

[livingwatersaquarium]

I have about 20 tropheus bemba orange 1.5"-2", selling all for $8.00 ea. Let me know if this is the variety you would be interested in. Nice pretty orange band species. This would be a nice starter colony, I have them now in a 20 long with a few calvus and a pair of cyps.

Gerard