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Posted	Tropheous Dubousi
17-06-2006 17:59 by Michelle G	We have recently bought 10 juveniles would appreciate any advise on rearing and breading these Tropheous Dubousi's, They are currently in a 500 gallon tank with also very large malawis and tangynikans,and are not having much success, is it the food
17-06-2006 18:04 by leighcat	hi
17-06-2006 18:20 by yanton	High veg diet are best for tropheus, get the a high spirulina food. are they being hassled by the other fish? have they plenty of rockwork to feel secure?
17-06-2006 20:49 by mikk	these fish are timid at first ut when they grow and get settled in they can be very very aggressive towards there own and other fish,as yanton suggests a large rockscape for hiding is a good start point,a highish ph is prefered i have mine at 8.7 as i live in a hard water area this is easy to maintian.the juveniles lose there cute spots and have just a band behind the head.very amusing fish and a joy to keep good luck
17-06-2006 20:54 by mikk	i have mine in a 100 gall tank with frontosa and yellow labs they can look after themselves.
17-06-2006 23:21 by Ray	hello Michelle,a couple of questions,what are very large Malawis,do you mean big haps or narky Mbuna?and what other Tangs do you have as you say not having much success do you mean the dubs are hiding,being battered or not growing.A run down of tank inhabitants would help.
17-06-2006 23:24 by Tommo	Howdy Topheus duboisi are typically much quieter than moorii and can loose out to very competetive fish like many malawi cihlids, they need to be first added at a larger size than the malawis (and even the only with the quieter ones) or into a severely crowded aquarium. Better still is keep them with tanganyikans only, malawi haps or in a larger community aquarium Tropheus or all species are capable of looking after themselves as adults but are not agressive outside breeding to any other species of fish unless they make the challenge just to prove this i had tropheus duboisi long term (at adult size) in a general community (albeit with hard water) and they bred, I never lost any of my tetras and barbs to them never was there even a nip!!!!! people over estimate agression in these fish with sometimes bad results !!! tropheus are more like aulonocara than mbuna in behaviour
18-06-2006 03:02 by Caz	In my experience with Tropheus you have to give them a vegitarian based diet. This is what they eat in the wild, so this is how they should be fed in a tank. Spirulina flake is a must (in my opinion), also sinking algae wafers and mine all love to scrape algae off rocks and the tank and sift through sand. If Tropheus are overfed or fed the wrong foods they will get bloat which is basically a bacteria buildup which then causes them constipation and can lead to death. Never feed them (or the tank they're in) bloodworm or brine shrimp this will guarantee illness as their digestive system can't handle them. I now keep my Tropheus only in with other Tangys having not had much success putting them in with my other African cichlids. What fish have you got them in with?
18-06-2006 10:54 by Tommo	I have to say i disagree with the brineshrimp comment, as long as its not feed as the main diet they will not get digestive problems, bloodworm yes not the best idea really but the odd meal (say bi monthly) wont do any harm after all they do eat mosquito larvae in the wild (its the amount peeps feed that does the harm)!!!! aquarian goldfish flakes are as good as any food for tropheus as they are largely vegetarian based but contain allsorts of other goodies of similar nutritional value to those they'd find grubbing in the algae at tanganyika. Duboisi are much less veggie than moorii but still rely heavily on greens and have the long digestive tract.
18-06-2006 15:14 by Michelle G	these tropheous doboisi are kept with aulonacara ,haps, frontosas,borleyi, protamealeos,electras,compressiceps,venestus.they have a large spance of algae covered rockwork. these fish have mainly veggy diet ,but do get pawns and mussels once a week . this tank has no probs with water as ihave had it for more than 3yrs and is tested reg
18-06-2006 15:24 by Michelle G	Here are some pics of my tank
18-06-2006 15:25 by Michelle G	Here are some pics of my tank
18-06-2006 19:30 by Tommo	might just be the size, that tank is ideal for adults, noothing too nasty your juveniles will come into their own as they grow provided they arent being bullied just give them time. they are alot slower growing than malawis and need to be about three inch long before they even consider breeding if its just growth rate time will tell if not details of what you mean by not much success would be agood idea HTHANH Tom
24-06-2006 10:56 by chromis123	whats that plec? looks out of the ordinary
26-06-2006 16:24 by Michelle G	My plec was originally bought as a leopard skin plec though it is dark brown when viewed from above its underside mimicks the skin of a leopard we bought it for our son over 3 years ago at just over 2 inches and curently nose to tail 16 inches

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