Hey there! I'm a new registered member here, but I've been a lurker for a years. For a long time I thought the forum wasn't allowing new registration because I never received the verification emails. Sorry to sign up and immediately have a question/problem rather than contributing first.
The issue:
I have a colony of Tropheus Duboisi and breed in-tank. There is one adult male, 6 adult females and numerous juveniles from constant successive fry.
The colony has done extremely well for two years. I have only lost one duboisi in that time. Since then I have treated three outbreaks of bloat with 100% success.
My tank parameters are stellar. I do 10-20% water changes at least once a week. I feed a mixture of homemade spinach, garlic and NLS pellets.
There is one duboisi juvenile who paces every day, and has since it was small. It is the only fish in the tank that paces like this in any way.
I remove groups of larger juveniles periodically to sell and fund the whole operation. I have kept this one because it is so high strung I don't think it will survive a move. So it is now the largest juvenile, but still paces every day. It eats, albeit not bravely, and it will usually calm down for short periods after feedings. I would say it is a little fat, so it definitely gets enough food.
Has anyone ever had a high-strung tropheus like this? Or a high-strung fish like this at all?
The issue:
I have a colony of Tropheus Duboisi and breed in-tank. There is one adult male, 6 adult females and numerous juveniles from constant successive fry.
The colony has done extremely well for two years. I have only lost one duboisi in that time. Since then I have treated three outbreaks of bloat with 100% success.
My tank parameters are stellar. I do 10-20% water changes at least once a week. I feed a mixture of homemade spinach, garlic and NLS pellets.
There is one duboisi juvenile who paces every day, and has since it was small. It is the only fish in the tank that paces like this in any way.
I remove groups of larger juveniles periodically to sell and fund the whole operation. I have kept this one because it is so high strung I don't think it will survive a move. So it is now the largest juvenile, but still paces every day. It eats, albeit not bravely, and it will usually calm down for short periods after feedings. I would say it is a little fat, so it definitely gets enough food.
Has anyone ever had a high-strung tropheus like this? Or a high-strung fish like this at all?