I’ve recently been doing some research on tropheus moorii, and found that it’s good to keep at least 12 together through out different websites. I was wondering why this is, if they don’t really school?
This is my third time with tropheus. The first two times I started out with 30 in case I lost a few - but lost none, so just thinned a few fish to reduce the number of males. This time I went with 20 Duboisi as I heard they were not quite as aggressive and it has worked out well so far.
It is easier to get rid of a few fish later than to add more tropheus if you did not get enough. I have heard said that if you start out with only 10 you will end up with one. Perhaps not too much of an exaggeration.