Your least favorite fish
- Thread starter Hybridfish7
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I wouldn't fault a fish simply because of the way other people choose to keep it.Not the Gulper's fault; they certainly don't require live foods. They're just one of many, many species of predatory fish that people like that gravitate towards as an excuse for their own sadism.
They are ugly though, don't get me wrong
I'm curious as to why you dislike most Tropheus. I have kept and bred T. ilangi, ikola, duboisi, chimba, moliro, bemba, and "fiery fry." Many will find the ilangi and ikola very attractive.
Tropheus are not easy to care for and can be expensive. Many people get discouraged after losing their Tropheus through illness or aggression. They are very prolific when they are properly cared for. I keep a disciplined schedule of biweekly or more 10% water changes; feed spirulina flakes, live algae, and sinking tablets sparingly at least twice a day; over filter to prevent ammonia spikes; keep plants to take up the waste, toxins, and reduce stress; monitor the aggression within the colony; keep colonies of at least 12 to spread aggression and prevent the dominant fish from singling out the weakest; I take measures to minimize stressing them; keep their water well oxygenated, and I often dose their food and aquarium with Epsom Salt to prevent illnesses. This method is not suitable for every fish keeper, but it's very rewarding to me to see them show their full colors and get them to breed.
I recently acquired a colony of 20 tank-bred ikolas and they started breeding four days after I received them.
I have parted with a painful amount of money, dedicated a lot of time, and gone through a lot of frustration with keeping Tropheus. Moreover, I lost the lives of the creatures under my care. Tropheus ilangi are now rare in their natural local.
However, I can put my experience to good use by informing other fish keepers on not only how to give their fish the best possibility for survival but for their fish to thrive. When someone has learned from others' past mistakes that they can now avoid themselves and realizes the rewards of keeping a fish that they would have otherwise avoided, it broadens their scope and depth of knowledge and enhances their enjoyment of our hobby. In doing so, we can take better care of the lives we have chosen to keep.
However, I can put my experience to good use by informing other fish keepers on not only how to give their fish the best possibility for survival but for their fish to thrive. When someone has learned from others' past mistakes that they can now avoid themselves and realizes the rewards of keeping a fish that they would have otherwise avoided, it broadens their scope and depth of knowledge and enhances their enjoyment of our hobby. In doing so, we can take better care of the lives we have chosen to keep.
Tropheus arent' easy to cohab with other fish aside from the tang gobies as they also eat greens. to me they are just like mbuna but more difficult. i've started with 24 of the same sp to end up with 1 on 2 occasions.
fronts are the reason i bought my first 6 foot tank and boy was i dissapointed. the other tang fish i kept with them were may interesting, like calvus and leiluipi
Discus! I have tried for years. Spent 1000 of dollars. Never again!
