Tropheus Cherry Spot

[prostreet69camaro]

See if Josiah can get you 15 more to add to your group.

[black_knight]

image.jpg Here's the fat beasties about a month later. We are down to 15 out of 39 but, I haven't lost one since around New Years. They are now eating HB veggie sinking wafers. Not sure if I will keep them because , of tank size issues in the future, but I'm having fun with them.

[black_knight]

Tropheus can be very unpredictable fish. I think the variable reward schedule applies to them. It's the same think you see in gambling. Hook and addiction.

[black_knight]

I'm doing just that. I stopped feeding them. The entire back wall is covered with algae. I actually removed all the rock, today. I found a chewed up dead fry. I wondering if this may be the problem.

[prostreet69camaro]

If they are eating algae I would not feed them. I made the mistake of feeding my Ikola when they were eating the algae and they got bloat. They were about 1-1/4" size. Need to leave them alone so they dont get stressed out. Turn the lights out.

I could have been over feeding them too.

[black_knight]

Just so everyone knows. My fish weren't sick when, I got them. Those little boogers, where swimming up to us in the tank, when I got there. I use to keep tropheus, my fish were quite healthy. They are about an inch. Bloat less likely at that size. Probably stressed out with all the transport to my tank. I just get itchy trigger finger with metro ( just having flash backs when I bloated out a couple of WC colonies I had several years ago).
Moganman seems like a good guy. He actually gave me 3 extra. I actually texted him to see if he could possible get me some other species.

[moganman]

I wouldn't treat the fish. Sometimes new fry have a hard time adjusting. Just leave them alone.

[black_knight]

I got my cherry spot tropheus last Monday from Moganman. It's been my stress relief for a horrible Holiday Season.
They're friendly little boogers. They come straight to the glass where my son stands and stare back at him. I took home 29 (about 1 inch or less)
Unfortunately, I've already lost 3 as of today.
The first one was crushed by a rock, that fell over onto it.
The last 2, I found dead. No signs of injury. They've all been active, chasing around. No other tank mates. They have been grazing on thick algae mats on the back glass and rocks ( haven't decided over NLS or Dachini). Poop has all been green. High flow, pH 9, ammonia and nitrates practically undetectable, temp 80'.
Thinking about using metro. Just doesn't seem like bloat.