Which Tropheus Species/Variants Should I Get?

[mefishy]

Hi I plan on ordering some WC Tropheus next month but wanted to see which species/variants should I order? Which is popular with most people? Any advice is helpful...Thxs.

[JimA]

Originally Posted by mefishy

Hi I plan on ordering some WC Tropheus next month but wanted to see which species/variants should I order? Which is popular with most people? Any advice is helpful...Thxs.

That's a good question. Many like the Rainbow Kasanga's and Ikola as well as Bemba's. Suppose some is up to your budget. What size tank you doing? Do plan on breeding and selling or just a show tank?

I have Kasanga's and love them.

Here is a in-tank video of mine, you can click on the HD as well a bit better pic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZoZ4zg98Cs

[mefishy]

Wow u got a really nice rr colony. Am thinking about getting 15 total to go in a 55 gallon. I kept tropheus before but still learning as i go. It will not be a show tank and would like to try to breed them if possible but mostly for my enjoyment. Is 15 ok in a 55 gallon? Thxs Jim for showing me ur rr video, really nice.

[JimA]

Originally Posted by mefishy

Wow u got a really nice rr colony. Am thinking about getting 15 total to go in a 55 gallon. I kept tropheus before but still learning as i go. It will not be a show tank and would like to try to breed them if possible but mostly for my enjoyment. Is 15 ok in a 55 gallon? Thxs Jim for showing me ur rr video, really nice.

I am no expert but yes you could get away with 15 in a 55. Being wild caught not sure if it make a difference? To me it doesn't seem fair to put WC in a 55 gallon depending on the size you get. A bigger foot print like a 90 to a 125 would be better. Maybe someone else will chime in? Doubtful but there is always hope!

And thanks for the compliment!

[gw12269]

I would only put F1 in 55 gallon. F2 or tank raised. 15 is a good number for that size tank. WC sounds like trouble in a 55. Buy fry and let them grow into the tank.

[stewartj22]

I think you're better off going with fry in the 55 gallon tank. For the money you'd spend on the wild caught you can probably double the amount of fish you get if you purchased fry. Then you can grow them out in the 55 and that gives you time to increase the tank size if all goes well.

[mefishy]

Cool these are the inputs i was looking for, thx u. Since i prefer larger size fish it looks like i need to setup a bigger tank maybe my 125 gallon. This would also allow me to get more tropheus. Now the next question is how many tropheus is good for 125 gallon tank?

[Troyale]

From my experience i would say 30 to 40 with 40 being the max and thirty being optimal. Some may say more, but with about 30, it gives the fish breathing room so to speak.

[stewartj22]

I agree - 30 in a 125 is a great amount.

[ms1tx]

On the 55, have to agree with not housing WC. Might work but will be a pretty pricey gamble. Better off getting some nice f1's and growing them out in a 55. And as for a 125 ,just posted a video of my lueba (33 total) that are housed in a 125 just to give you an idea of what it'd look like with 30 trophs.