New Fish...

[cj2425]

I just picked this fish up I know it’s a Tropheus but not sure what species. I would like to know more about em tips for keeping him healthy and growth things like that. Thx.

[cj2425]

[mikevxr]

Tropheus Duboisi - spots will dissappear as the fish matures and as an adult will have a blue face and band of either white or yellow depending on variety.

Care is the same as other Tropheus varieties - vegetarian diet and keep as part of a group in decent sized tank with weekly water changes - they grow quite quickly.

[cj2425]

Thx. I didn’t know it’s pattern would change will his blue stay the same that’s what caught my eye when I saw em it’s like electric almost.

[mikevxr]

The blue becomes a bright blue colour as an adult on the head , body is black with a band around the middle of either white or yellow.

One of my favourites , spots start to dissappear gradually as the fish grows , my young females had their spots upto about 9 months before they gradually disappeared.

My group are only a year old but have held eggs a few times - they're still too young to successfully breed but should be fine in a few months.

Only feed vegetarian flake and pellets.

[cj2425]

Jan 17, 2019 16:45:08 GMT -5 mikevxr said:

The blue becomes a bright blue colour as an adult on the head , body is black with a band around the middle of either white or yellow.

One of my favourites , spots start to dissappear gradually as the fish grows , my young females had their spots upto about 9 months before they gradually disappeared.

My group are only a year old but have held eggs a few times - they're still too young to successfully breed but should be fine in a few months.

Only feed vegetarian flake and pellets.

Thanks looking forward to seeing em grow.

[mikevxr]

I'm feeding mine at least twice a day (3 times is better) and growth rate is fairly good. They get Spirulina based flake and pellets.