I am moving my haps and peacocks from my 55 into my new 125 gallon I just set up. I have the 55 gallon open and want to put tropeus 'Ikola' in there. Any suggestions on food, filtration, setup, water conditions, ect. for the tropheus? thanks a lot!
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55 is too small IMO. 75 and up would be preferred, but the 55 may work for a while if they're young tank raised fish. Make sure you have excessive filtration and powerheads that can move alot of water. For foods, I use NLS, dainichi veggie deluxe and fx, and hikari excel as base foods. I also feed chopped krill and mysis 3x a week. Make sure you have metronidazole and clout on hand before you get the fish in case any illness pops up. Weekly water changes are a must. This is an extremely limited overview, but covers most of the basics. Consistency is key with trophs. Foods, lighting schedule, water changes and chemistry should be consistent and radical changes avoided. The first month when getting new trophs is extremely critical in making sure they stay healthy. Once established they are extremely hardy fish.
Have fun!
Have fun!
I have a friend that keeps 12-15 tropheus in his 55 gallon and doesn't have a problem, so I think I will give it a try with 8-10 tropheus. I do have plenty of rocks for hiding spaces as well. What should the water conditions be like when I test it?(ph,nitrate,ammonia,ect.) Thanks!
