TropheusQueen Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Some of my new guys..just off the plane......couldn't wait to share so forgive the crappy shots I know I know all my shots are not up to Budi's standards YET Cheers Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaZ Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Nice fish Aline! I've never kept tropheus but seeing your pics and obvious passion for them is helping me to reconsider them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Very nice Aline. How many are in there now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 G'day Baz These fish may not be for you You actually have to do regular weekly water changes! But they are pretty and very active. As opposed to the big striped things you used to have! (I had them as well, once upon a time ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Great looking fish. It must be a great feeling to have them arrive at long last and in your tank. PS. Nice Bristlenose cave in the foreground Ged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted April 22, 2005 Author Share Posted April 22, 2005 Thanks guys. Baz, please ignore Matthew's comments Josh, 32 in the adult breeding colony and 12 fry Still love my Chipimbi and KII's the best these will need some time. Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burek Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Nice fish Aline.. These fish may not be for you confused.gif You actually have to do regular weekly water changes! yes.gif Lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 very nice Aline , congrats on the new additions ps i lost all my demasoni except 2 , all due to aggression i think hard to say as they dropped like flies in the space of one week just gone by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Great shots Aline! They look very nice indeed. Any idea about the sex ratio? They look pretty well coloured up already! Were the 12 fry included in the deal? That bristlenose looks very nervous indeed. I don't think he/she wants anyone to takes his little home! Is the bad boy in another tank? How many do u have with him? Wish u all the luck and may the Tropheus gods be kind to u and bless u with many more bubs! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted April 23, 2005 Author Share Posted April 23, 2005 Hi Dave, 11 fry in the deal - 1 single bub belongs to King Bulu, who managed to court as well as to cause damage in his daily routine I have 12 including him, doing well - finally some peace of sorts - and twenty in another colony tank. The fry are also seperately placed and feeding well. Relative peace in Tropheus land atm. Cheers Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Great news! That King Bulu didn't waste much time - was there only one fry? U have a few Bulu factories coming along finely! Did u buy them from Shagsy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted April 24, 2005 Author Share Posted April 24, 2005 Hey hey, There may be more just can't see them for the rocks Yes, Sharon was great to deal with. I saw the post, made the phone call, she answered all my questions with patience, shipment arrived with fish perfectly safe and well. The colony was young enough and came from the lines I needed . In my experience you have to jump quickly and bite the bullet when it comes to these beauties........and keep your fingers crossed that the quality is there. In the case of these guys there are no worries, a few weeks of TLC in my tanks and watch out for pics. Cheers Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaman Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Hi Aline, congrats - they're great looking fish These fish may not be for you confused.gif You actually have to do regular weekly water changes! yes.gif Quick question regarding that statement - It's an obvious dig at Baz and his water change routine, but I was just curious - what water change routine would you consider appropriate for tropheus (I'd like to geth into them at some point...) Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaZ Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Yes it's a dig at me, and I am used to it. My water changing routine is somewhat relaxed compared to some. I change water once every week or 6 depending on work/family/forum commitments. Some people find it hard to understand that we cannot all give up one full day a week to change water Richard from what i understand tropheus are a little more picky than the hardy Malawi-types I keep, and they like to have frequent and regular water changes. Weekly seems normal with them. Aline can you confirm/correct this info please? And can you please try and keep Matty on a shorter leash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted April 24, 2005 Author Share Posted April 24, 2005 Hi, I believe that most people have trouble with Tropheus primarily because of water quality and then secondary feeding and aggression issues. Lake Tang is renowned for it's water quality and the only way I have found to do that well is by weekly 30-50% water changes using aged water (I do not warm the barrel) - dependant on how stocked the tank is and what filtration I am using. I have both reef and side drop filtration and also use a de-nitrating coil on my sump to ensure the last traces of nitrates are removed. I have used this routine for four years and throughout two very major moves with no losses. Tropheus are quite hardy in my opinion and tolerate most things but water neglect is not one of them . I feel that my life is becoming work and water change driven but the fish are happy Baz.....the leash got so short it is now non existent... Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 "de-nitrating coil on my sump" - does it work? Where did u get it from? How do u set it up? U know how obsessed us tropheus freaks r with keeping nitrates down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcichlid Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Great looking tropheus you've got there. I never kept tropheus until I saw Sharon post. I took the plunge ended up with the colony of chipimbi. Yeah Sharon was great to deal with. Fish arrived healthy and she was happy enough to give me all the info I needed. Cheers Ziggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted April 26, 2005 Author Share Posted April 26, 2005 Hi Ziggy, I think you mean Sharon Chipimbi were my first colony and i have had them for 5 years now . My colony of 12 became 60 and i love them to bits Dave, de-nitrating coil from my perspective (I am inept when it comes to explaining filtration....the whole physics thing uuuuggghhhh ). I have 40-50 metres of coiled 4mm airline tubing attached to my sump. An ordinary flow valve has the water running through at 1-2drops per second. The environment in the tubing becomes anerobic about half way in and any remaining nitrates are transformed to nitrogen (harmless to the fish et al.) by the bacteria that live in this oxygen free environment. Make sure the return goes into the intake of your filter not directly into the tank! (Due to the possibility of by products such as nitric acid forming. A trickle filter will remove nasties like these . Hope this makes sense. Cheers Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcichlid Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Oopps it was Sharon. Cheers Ziggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaman Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 Cool Thanks for the reply (for some reason it didn't e-mail me so I just went searching for the post)... That being the case (weekly changes) tropheus are not out of my reach - I stress out when I'm bordering on fortnightly changes (when things get busy - as is the case now...) Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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