How big do Firecracker tropheus get?

Overview

Distribution	Lake Tanganyika, Africa.
Sexual Dimorphism	No obvious external differences. Experts may be able to sex the fish by examining the genital papillae (known as venting) with the vent of the female being much larger than that of the male.
Maximum Size	11.5cm (4.5″)
Temperature	23-26 deg C (73-79 deg F)

Are tropheus mouth brooders?

Examples of mouth brooding Tanganyika cichlids include Tropheus, Xenotilapia, Eretmodus, Cyphotilapia, Lobochilotes and Cyprichromis. The number of eggs varies significantly between the different species.

What fish can I keep with Tropheus?

Tropheus are ordinarily moderately aggressive fish, however they become highly aggressive when breeding. Most aggression will be mainly directed at other Tropheus. Suitable tank mates would be any other fish with the similar temperament and adult size such as Peacock Cichlids, Electric Yellows and Gobies.

What do Tropheus fish eat?

The Tropheus species are omnivores. In the wild they are specialized aufwuchs feeders, aufwuchs refers to tough stringy algae that is attached to rocks. They feed on algae scraped from the rocks along with the microorganisms it contains. In the aquarium they need to be fed a spirulina based flake and pellet.

How do you keep Tropheus?

Keep your Tropheus in a tank at least 48 inches long, preferably a 75 gallon tank or larger. The bigger the fish get, the more territory the dominant fish will require. A smaller tank does not allow the chased fish to have room to relax. Eventually the dominant fish will do serious injury or kill the lesser tank mates.

Which cichlids are mouth brooders?

Typical mouth brooders include yellow labs, red zebras, yellow-tailed acei, and other Lake Malawi cichlids. While most mouth brooders are found in Lake Malawi, some are found in Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria as well.

How fast do tropheus grow?

Free- living Tropheus moorii grow rapidly during their first three years of life before their growth rate levels off at body sizes of 8– 13 cm SL (Egger et al., 2004). In captivity, Tropheus start to reproduce at an age of 1– 2 years (authors’ pers. obs.), but age at first breeding may be higher in the wild.

What do you feed tropheus?

Tropheus need good water conditions. We have found that a 30% weekly water change helps maintain good water conditions and does not adversely affect our biological filters. Feed them a Spirulina heavy diet. We feed out fish six times a day; four times daily we feed them Spirulina.

Can you keep Tropheus with Mbuna?

Omnivore Mbunas are compatible with : Lake Tanganyika Herbivores (Tropheus) : Feed a mainly herbivore diet (Omnivores need some algae in their diet anyways. They don’t mind eating salad)

Can Tropheus live with peacocks?

Can I keep tropheus with Frontosa?

Tropheus are fairly aggressive but perhaps geared more toward their own kind so the combo might work (with that said, frontosas may do best in more tranquil settings, and since you need lots of tropheus to prevent them from wiping each other out, the proposed tank may be too hectic for the fronts).

What fish can I keep with tropheus?

What fish can live with tropheus?

Are Mbuna mouth brooders?

B: Mbunas are polygamous mouth-brooders, so for breeding, one male must be kept with several females. A good deal of rock work should be used to provide retreats for females, as the male often will be aggressive in his mating attempts.

Are all African cichlids mouth brooders?

Almost all African cichlids are mouth brooders, mainly maternal mouth brooders (some Tilapia species are paternal mouth brooders.) All of this means you can enjoy one of the many wonderful behaviour of your cichlids.

What fish can live with Tropheus?

How fast do Tropheus grow?

Can you keep tropheus with Mbuna?

What do you feed Tropheus?

Tropheus are predominantly vegetarian grazers, but they will occasionally eat meaty foods. They will eat frozen foods from the AI Naturals Range including Leafy Spinach, Mysis, Brine Shrimp and Malawi Cichlid Mix. Other suitable foods include spirulina flakes and lettuce.