Tropheus moorii??

[Italy592]

I'm thinking about getting yellow banded and Red rainbow ones Can anyone give me some tips pointers or Amy info they can it would be greatly appreciated ?!?

 

[garfy]

They are best kept in large groups ideally 15 individuals.This will help with aggression and a good social group will be formed.They are best added as juvies and it is not advisable to add more to an already established group.They are algae eaters and love to pick algae from rocks in their tank.

 

[Italy592]

Now what if I put them in my tank like 3 or 4 of them and as like juveniles like a half a inch big ???

 

[garfy]

They will be fine till they get bigger then you may have aggression problems.
What other fish would they be with?

 

[Italy592]

Yellow labs a few female peacocks and acei and one blue dolphin

 

[garfy]

In time the tropheus will bully them all just my opinion though.

 

[Italy592]

U really think so there that much of bully's ??

 

[garfy]

Not always but they can be and they are far meaner than the other fish do if it does happen it would be nasty.One thing I have seen first hand with tropheus is that if they have a problem with another fish then they don't let go!!

 

[Italy592]

Really I've never heard that about those !!!

 

[garfy]

I've owned them and seen it first hand.Maybe I was just unlucky but it's my experience with tropheus.

 

[Italy592]

Really they were that bad now how many did you have ??

 

[garfy]

I had 2 of them but it was the other fish they went for especially my eye biter do they had to go.

 

[Italy592]

That sucks well let's hope they'll be ok I got 4 and also If they get bad I'll rehome them

 

[garfy]

Hopefully they will be fine

 

[Italy592]

Let's hope and pray do you like the look of a red rainbow one ??

 

[garfy]

Is that also called a firecracker tropheus?

 

[Italy592]

No it's deff called the red rainbow tropheus moorii

 

[garfy]

Beautiful looking fish.Built like a pit bull.

 

[Italy592]

I know but I got two of them n two yellow banded ones !!!! Very small juveniles

 

[Malawi Freak]

Have you gotten a bigger tank yet?