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  • #16
    I think like most people that a colony would be 20+ but a colony is a group and groups are best defined as anything more than a quad
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    90g: Planted S.A.



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    • #17
      A colony is a group, but there's a certain connotation when one says "colony of Trophs", which includes certain minutiae like colony stability, aggression control, breeding, etc. To me, and most folks going by those who have chimed in, that number is 20+.
      Last edited by SunnyHouTX; 05-25-2013, 12:19 PM.
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      • #18
        Ok so then what about those troph keepers that have let's say 8 of one variant 12 of a different variant and like 6 of a third would that constitute a colony or just three groups?
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        • #19
          That to me is a "community".
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          • #20
            Ok makes sense to me
            125g: Empty For Now
            90g: Planted S.A.



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            • #21
              All things are possible with science and animals. It's only theoretical. Like everything, there are exceptions to the rules. If you have acquired a small group of tropheus from someone who successfully kept that group, you stand a chance of being successful. If you separate an established group and get a small number from a large group, I will put my money that it'll end bad. It's the reason knowledgable people on here sell fish in groups and not separating them. I have learned enough bad lessons to not take chances with small groups unless its the only option.
              210gPetrochromis Macrognatus Green 'Nsumbu
              125g Mdoka White Lip

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              • #22
                Oops, misunderstood
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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Gene D View Post
                  An ad for 8-10 fish should say what is left of a colony

                  Lol !! That's exactly what I was thinking .

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                  • #24
                    Is the OP for small groups of the same variant or using dither trophs/petros?
                    210gPetrochromis Macrognatus Green 'Nsumbu
                    125g Mdoka White Lip

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                    • #25
                      Small groups are ok , I have get groups of 6 and make a colony of 25 , its just tweak the tank to make it work, I think with the years keeping them is when you learn to deal with most situations and make it work.

                      Btw small colony for me is 10-15

                      A colony from 15+
                      125 gal-P. Kachase,simochromis, vampire pleco,bn pleco,bulldog pleco

                      55 gal- Ilangis ,clown pleco,abn pleco,rubber lip pleco

                      55 gal-Canary cheek,Ikola,duboisi, and fry

                      10 gal -fry tank,snails

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                      • #26
                        i see a small colony as 12+ fish
                        Wc Canry Cheek, Lufubu

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Ogrodii View Post
                          i see a small colony as 12+ fish
                          So 30 is 12+. That's small?
                          210gPetrochromis Macrognatus Green 'Nsumbu
                          125g Mdoka White Lip

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                          • #28
                            12-15 small colony
                            Wc Canry Cheek, Lufubu

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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Gene D View Post
                              An ad for 8-10 fish should say what is left of a colony
                              Negative.

                              You can breed groups of 8-10 easy.

                              I buy and sell groups smaller than that all the time.
                              I ate my fish that died.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Ogrodii View Post
                                i see a small colony as 12+ fish
                                You are in the minority.

                                Have you bred groups of 12?
                                I ate my fish that died.

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