Tropheus Ikola in a 75 Gallon?

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Deepsouth

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Would you put a small group in here or is it to small? I have an empty 75 that I need to stock, but I'm not sure what to put in there.
 
Deepsouth;3230609; said:
Would you put a small group in here or is it to small? I have an empty 75 that I need to stock, but I'm not sure what to put in there.
i have about 20 tropheus's,as they get larger they get very aggressive if you have small tank,also try not to have just tropheus add like frontosa in with them so they wont fight all the time...
 
CichlidsRool;3231019; said:
i have about 20 tropheus's,as they get larger they get very aggressive if you have small tank,also try not to have just tropheus add like frontosa in with them so they wont fight all the time...

Sorry buddy, Frontosas and Tropheus don't and SHOULD not mix.
 
Like stated above, keep an eye on them. May have to thin the herd down the road, or better yet, upgrade.
 
Marius;3234622; said:
Sorry buddy, Frontosas and Tropheus don't and SHOULD not mix.
thats what you thank buddy,I've been doing this way for at list 10 years,they do well...
 
CichlidsRool;3237035; said:
thats what you thank buddy,I've been doing this way for at list 10 years,they do well...

I'd be curious to see some pictures, and don't take this personal, but I tried it as well, in a 400gal not less, and no is the final answer, they don't and should not mix. Different diets, different behaviors at feeding time ...etc.
 
I've had 20 piece breeding groups of tropheus in 75 gallon tanks. So long as you stick to the two-rockpile set up, you should be fine. They won't do as well as they would in a 6 foot tank, mind you.
 
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