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no algae yet...??? I dont get it...unless they are eating it before I can see it. yep female I guess. I removed most of the nerite snails to see if that helps get more algae growth. I had about 12 of them in there and they can REALLY clean some rocks quick.
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I have read of two reported claims that male tropheus may hold eggs. No pictures or video has been produced.Originally posted by newb View Post
EK was one of those.
Vent the fish and take pictures/video.
If they are sharing the burden of breeding in this way....then you are seeing a major evolutionary step in tropheus right before your eyes.I ate my fish that died.
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It's the petros bro. They really cleans things up if you have good numbers of them.Originally posted by newb View PostI ate my fish that died.
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whats your photo period? how old are the bulbs? i just changed the bulb on my halide and MAAANNN what a difference.Originally posted by newb View PostComment
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yeah, old MH don't really do anything but heat up your water.
New lights whether it be CF, T5, VHO, or MH will be a big difference compared to used ones.I ate my fish that died.
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Originally posted by myjohnson View Post
+1, i replaced my used mh bulbs for new 15k's and wow, within 3 days, everything was covered in algae.
although that tank busted
so now, im waiting for algae to startup in my newer tank.
i figure with 500watts of mh light it shouldnt be long
FRENCH FRY!!!
55g - Vieja Synspilum 'Biotope'Comment
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pics/video are being downloaded now250gallon-Wild Angels, communityComment
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pics of holding fish
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looks female.....
seriously though, no way to tell unless vented. some of my most colorful fish are female.Comment
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fine with me...as long as they are breeding again. They just took the month of september off from mating...not sure why though. during september I had one female showing a mouthful but that disappeared about two days later. now I got two holding! good to know things are back in order.250gallon-Wild Angels, communityComment
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should take about a month for algae to start plus it also depends on a number of other things other than light
you also have to be quick during water changes otherwise it will dry out and die believe me it does not take a long time for it to dry out, you might get white patches on your back wall where it dies
second thing is how often you do water changes = removing nutrients
third thing those trophs will keep it mowed like a baseball field don't expect anything longer than a 1/8"
fourth about after 4-6 months you will get this brown/dark green algae and they prefer the green stuff but it still looks cool!
its cool sometimes I will see like 6 of them side by side, work there way up and down a wall in sequence its pretty cool!Comment
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This same thing happens with half the colonies of tropheus I ever had.Originally posted by newb View Post
They would breed really good for a month or two and then than a month for two off. Than they will breed again. Just a normal cycle.I ate my fish that died.
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interesting250gallon-Wild Angels, communityComment
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nice chimbas man!
congrats on the holding whether male or female, atleast you'll have fry soon
FRENCH FRY!!!
55g - Vieja Synspilum 'Biotope'Comment
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I added 13 petros...12 Rainbow macros and 1 polyodon that will be removed shortly. other than that...everything is the same. no real aggression so far...im keeping a close eye on them though.
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