Lake Tanganyika Species • How do you know if your tropheus have bloat?

[aquariam]

I'm in my first ever Tropheus experience. How do you know when they have bloat? Do they look bloated/stop eating? Etc?

[zimmy]

This is a good article with some general information on the subject.

A lot of folks use metronidazole prophylactically when they first get their tropheus. Not everyone agrees that this step is a good idea. I did it when I first got my tropheus but didn't do it when I got my petros (petros are less prone to bloat).

Are yours eating? Are you using the same food as the seller?

[aquariam]

They eat like Mbuna and yes