Tropheus Moorii Ilangi

[Zulaab]

Awesome pictures :)
I love the non-ilangi in there :)

[eklikewhoa]

I think I need one more piece for the right side and three more pieces for the left.... should be pleasing then.

[eklikewhoa]

New scape.... still need to redo the left side and this was done after a very looooong day of drinking.

Pictures taken with the sister inlaw's point and shoot to try and get it to take better pictures for what was paid for it.

Only half the lights were on...

[jeebus]

there are openings above the substrate and on any angle rock they will breed against.... I haven't had much issue with breeding so I am sure it's working.

Add more rock, they will find a way!

Will do! :emt_thumbs:

[eklikewhoa]

What is normal troph mode Quoc??

Rolling in packs, gracefully cruising around and tagging rocks. from the few vids I have seen of trophs underwater. I just think that they are more "humble" now compared to before and their before was a lot more interactive then many others I have seen.

Definitely not darting into rocks away from the glass.



But then again who knows.

[eklikewhoa]

Hey Ek, where do the fish go to spawn in your tank? I'm thinking about adding more rock once I move the juvies out and the new batch in, but am worried about taking away space they may require to spawn.

there are openings above the substrate and on any angle rock they will breed against.... I haven't had much issue with breeding so I am sure it's working.

Add more rock, they will find a way!

[Zulaab]

most of the trophs including mine wants a solid surface to spawn on.. as long as there is a flat rock or some raised surface to do the deed on they are happy as far as I have seen it :)

[76dragon]

What is normal troph mode Quoc??

[jeebus]

Hey Ek, where do the fish go to spawn in your tank? I'm thinking about adding more rock once I move the juvies out and the new batch in, but am worried about taking away space they may require to spawn.

[myjohnson]

Do you think they will ever get worn out by having to fight the current so much and all day??

not at all. on my 75g grow out tank I have about 2,400 gph of flow. During the day they swim all up in the the flow.

At night they hit the rocks and the rocks do block off most of the flow. So they get rest then.

[eklikewhoa]

Phung, if you watch my trophs for a while you would not even realize that they have over 8,000gph pushing on them!

If anything I think the added flow has finally turned these guys on and taken them out of normal troph mode.

[eklikewhoa]

No need to have them on timers... the flow is alternating so it's never the same pattern for too long, Also there is a night mode which lowers the rate at the set time.



Man, I can't wait till I get my ReefKeeperElite! I will then be including moon cycles and further simulating natural occurences!

[J-WS6]

Well the current doesn't stop in the lake does it? I see your point though, they could eventually migrate elsewhere where the current is not as strong all the time. I'm sure Ek has these on a timer.

[76dragon]

Do you think they will ever get worn out by having to fight the current so much and all day??

[myjohnson]

For those that don't believe.....i seen it already.....big difference. Tropheus are acting more "natural" to me.