FISH SPECIES

Red Claw Crab

Red-clawed crabs (Perisesarma bidens, formerly Sesarma bidens) are often sold as "freshwater" crabs, but really do their best in brackish water. They are widespread in Asia, where they dwell in costal mangrove swamps. They can survive in full saltwater and freshwater, but do their best in a brackish aquarium.

The red claw crab is best kept in tropical tanks. They do need a dry area to sit out of the water.

There maximum size is 4.5 cm/2 inches. They are best kept in water parameters of Ph range 6.5- 7.5, temperature range 24-29 °C / 75-85 °F.

The red claw crab is something different to add in to your tropical fish tanks.
They are very good at escaping however, so we do recommend that you cover every escape root.
They fed of the bottom of the tank, so sinking food is best. They need meat in there diet so live or frozen foods are good for them.
Mixing them with fish however is hit and miss.
We do say do not mix them with any other bottom feeding fish, or small fish as if they get hungry they can and will go after your fish so keeping them well fed is a good idea.

Every so often they shed there skin, they shed it hole. When they shed there skin they are really delicate for a few days after so keep your eye on them. They go off there food for a few days and this is a sign they are getting ready to shed. They will eat there skin as its a good nutrition for them. They shed there skin to Red claw crabs are very small, but with there claws they can take any size food. They do require meat in there diet so frozen and live foods are good for them, like frozen mussel, lance fish, bloodworm or brine shrimp. And as they eat of the bottom of the tank make sure the food you feed them sinks. With red claw crabs only feed once a day at the most.

Black Ghost Knife Fish

Black ghost knife fish is a member of the Apterontida family its name is the Apteronotus albifrons.

The maximum size they can grow is over 30 cm / 12 inches. They are best kept in water parameters of Ph range 6.5 -7.0, and a temperature range of 73-80 °F / 23-27 Celsius.

The black ghost knife fish are a semi aggressive fish and they do need to mix with other bigger semi aggressive fish.
They possess a weak electrical organ at the caudal peduncles ( this is the narrow part on the fish which the tails is attached to ) which is used to locate food. Do not worry this is not harmful to us.

They do eat of the bottom of the tank so feeding them sinking food is best. Frozen food or live food like blood worm is also needed in there diet.

The black ghost knife fish like to hide and they will hide anywhere they can, even the smallest of spaces they will try to get in to. As they like to hid this makes them hard to spot in your tank so a ghost knife tube is handy to use, this is just a clear tube which you can make your self out of clear pipe. They can hide in it and you can still see them.

Black ghost knife require sinking food as they are a bottom feeding fish. They can take small or large pieces off food. Feeding live and frozen foods is best for there diet. With black ghost knife only feed once a day at the most

CORYDORUS CATFIFISH (Pic shown "BRONZE")

Bronze Cory Cat

Corydoras aeneus common name bronze cory cat are lovely little cat fish for tropical tanks.

They only grow up to 6 cm / 2.5 inches fully grown. They live in water parameters of Ph range 6.0-7.5, temperatures of 22-26 Celsius / 72-79°F.

The bronze cory cats are a lovely peaceful small bottom feeding fish. They can mix with small to medium size community fish.

As they are a bottom feeding fish they do require sinking foods, so catfish pellets, granular foods are best for them. They do like a bit of live or frozen foods like bloodworm but this is a treat for every now and then.

Bronze cory catfish are bottom feeding fish. The food needs to sink to the bottom of the tank for them to feed. They are only small cat fish so really only require small size food. Bronze cory cats only need feeding once a day at the most.

GALAXY RASBORO

Danio margaritatus common name galaxy rasbora, microrasbora sp, or celestial pearl danio.

They can grow up to 2-2.5 cm / 1 inch fully grown, and live in water parameters of PH range 7.0-8.0 and temperatures of 21-26 Celsius / 70-79 °F.

The galaxy rasbora or celestial pearl danio are small peaceful fish so really need to be kept with other small community fish. They are best kept in groups as the less you have the harder it is to spot them in the tank.
They can have some stunning colours and the males are always a little brighter than the females.

As they are only small fish they have a diet of flake, or mini granular foods. But enjoy a treat of freeze dried, frozen or live foods.

Galaxy rasbora or celestial pearl danio fish are tiny they only require small size foods. A colour enhancing food is good to feed the galaxy rasbora to keep there colours lovely and bright. They will only require small amounts of food once a day at the most

Guppys

PIC SHOWN ( ENDLER GUPPY)

Poecilia sp Common name endler guppy.

They only grow to about 2.5 cm / 1 inch fully grown. They live in water parameters of PH range of 6.5-8.0 and temperatures of 19-28 Celsius / 66-82 °F.

The endler guppy is a very smaller type of guppy. The males are extremely colourful with a mixture of green, orange and red colours, and the females are mainly all silver.
They are peaceful and can mix with small community fish. As they stay so small they can easily be eaten by bigger fish. The endler guppy is best kept in groups as they can be very shy on there own.

They require a mixture of foods colour enhancing foods is one of the best things to keep there colour bright. They also like algae based foods, and freeze dried, frozen or live foods.

Endler guppies are tiny little fish they only require small size foods. A colour enhancing food is good to feed the endler guppy to keep there colours lovely and bright. Also live and frozen foods are good to feed them to. Endler guppies only need a small amount of food once a day at the most.

AFRICAN ALBINO CLAWED FROGS

Albino Frogs TROPICAL FISH African clawed albino frog. They can grow up to 13 cm / 5 inches fully grown. They live in water pentameters of PH range 7.0-7.5 and temperatures of 22-26 Celsius / 72-80 °F. They are a tropical frog so do prefer warmer temperatures. These frogs are fully aquatic so are best in full water tanks, they will however pop up to the surface of the water to get some air every now and then. They do not stay small, and they do like meat in there diet which can also be fish big enough to fit in to there mouths. So we would recommend mixing these frogs with bigger size fish. They eat food of the bottom of the tank so sinking food is best, like pellets or granular foods. They also live on a diet of meat so live or frozen bloodworm, or brine shrimp is good for them.

Albino frogs are bottom feeders. The food needs to sink to the bottom of the tank for them to feed. They are a meat eating frog so they do require live or frozen foods in there diet. Once a day feeding is more than enough for the frogs.

Harlequin Rasbora

Rasbora heteromorpha common name harlequin rasbora.

They grow up to 5 cm / 2 inches fully grown. They are best kept in water parameters of PH range 6.0-7.5 and temperatures of 22-25 Celsius / 72-77 °F.

Harlequin rasbora are peaceful fish, and are best mixed with other smaller community fish.
They can be very shy on there own, so it is best to mix them in groups.

They have a diet of flake, small pellets, and granular foods. Also a treat of freeze dried, frozen or live foods is always good.

Harlequin rasbora are small fish they only require small size foods. A colour enhancing food is good to feed the harlequin rasbora to keep there unique colours lovely and bright. They only need feeding once a day at the most.

SCISSOR TAIL RASBORA

Scissor Tail Rasbora

Rasbora trilineata common name scissor tail rasbora.

They can grow up to 15 cm / 6 inches. They are best in water parameters of Ph range of 6.5-7.5, and temperatures of 23-25 Celsius / 73-77 °F.

The scissor tail rasbora have a forked tail (hence the name scissor tail) and a sleek streamlined body. They are a very quick moving fish and they energize larger community aquariums, the more space the better how quick they can swim. Mixing them in groups but small groups is best.

They are a greedy fish and how quick they are they can eat all the food very quickly. We would recommend spreading the food around the tank so at least other fish can get some food to. They will eat any food you put in the tank, like flake, small pellets, and granular foods. Also a nice treat for them of freeze dried, frozen or live foods.

They will eat flake, pellets, and granular foods. Also frozen and live foods are good for them. They only need feeding once a day at the most.

Silver DollarS

Metynnis argenteus common name silver dollar.

They can grow up to 15-16 cm / 6 inches fully grown. They are best kept in water parameters of PH range 6.0-7.5, and temperatures of 22-26 Celsius / 72-79 °F.

Silver dollars are not an aggressive fish, but how big they can get it is best to keep them with medium up to bigger size fish. They do race about the tank and can knock other fish out the way, so abig tank is best for the dollars. They can be shy on there own, so mixing them in small groups, or just as a pair will keep them happier.

They will eat any foods you put in the tank for them, like flakes, pellet, and granular foods. They do need a treat of frozen or live blood worm and brine shrimp. The silver dollars love plants, you will find keeping live plants can be difficult with these fish.

Silver dollar can get to a nice large size but they still only have small mouths, they will still try to eat any food you put in the tank for them even though it does not fit in there mouths. They do require live or frozen foods to keep them healthy and happy.

Pink Kissing Gouramie

Helostoma temminckii common name kissing gouramie.

They can grow up to 25-30 cm / 10-12 inches fully grown. They are best kept in water parameters of PH range 6.5-7.5, and temperatures of 22-25 Celsius / 72-77 °F.

Kissing gouramie can be very peaceful when small, but as they get bigger they can swallow smaller fish that can fit in there mouths. So mixing them with bigger community fish is best. They are named kissing gouramie as there unique behaviour of appearing to kiss each other, but in reality this is actually there way of exerting their territorial rights. There are green and pink variations of the kissing gouramie.

They enjoy a diet of flak, pellets, and granular foods. They also like plants and some times algae based foods are a good part of there diet to. With also treats of freeze dried, frozen or live foods.

They are best feed on flake, pellets and granular foods. Also treats of frozen and live food is good for them They only need feeding once a day at the most

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus common name platys.

They usually grow up to 4-5 cm / 2 inches fully grown. They are best kept in water parameters Ph range of 7.0-8.0, and temperatures from 19-25 Celcius / 66-77 ° F.

The platy fish is classed as a tropical fish, however they can tolerate cooler temperatures. We find they are better suited to warmer temperatures.
They come in such a wide variety of colours like, orange, red, white, blue. There are so many different mixtures with names like wag tail, tuxedo, glow light, this is just to name a few there are plenty more.
Platy fish are a peaceful and easy to care for fish, this makes them a good fish for beginners. There fine on there own or in groups and mix well in community fish tanks.

Platy are a live bearing fish and can breed regular, usually once a month. We recommend mixing more females to males if you want a variety of them. To sex these fish you have to look at there bottom fin the anal fin. With males the bottom fin called the gonopodium is straight and a little clamped and close to the body, in females its more like a fin shape and is more fanned out. This is how you tell the sex on most live bearing fish. With platys we recommend using aquarium salt in your water with the platy, so its best to check your salt levels before introducing these in to your tank.

There not fussy eaters so flake, pellets, and granular foods are fine for them. But a little bit of freeze dried, frozen or live foods are a nice treat.

Platy fish are greedy fish and will try and eat any food you put in the tank. Flake, pellets, and granular food, and also live or frozen foods are good for them. They only need feeding once a day at the most.

Black Phantom Tetra

Hyphessobrycon Megalopterus common name black phantom tetra.

They can grow up to 3-4 cm / 1.5 inches. They are best kept in water parameters of PH range 6.5-7.5, and temperatures of 22-28 °C / 71.5-82.5 °F.

The black phantom tetra is exactly the same as the red phantom tetra. They can be mixed together and they are both sturdy little tetra. They can both be successfully kept even by beginners. They are peaceful and are best kept with other small to medium size community fish. They are best in small or large groups as on there own they can be very shy.

They enjoy a diet of flake, small pellets, and granular foods. Also they enjoy treats of freeze dried, They will eat flakes, mini pellets, and granular foods. They will also like a treat of freeze dried, frozen or live foods. They only need feeding once a day at the most.

(MALES)

Male & female Guppy

Poecilia reticulata Common name Guppy.

They can grow up to 5-8 cm / 2 to 3 inches fully grown. They are best kept in water parameters of PH range 7.0-7.5, and temperatures of 22-26 Celsius / 72-79 ° F.

They come in a large variety of colours and different fins.
Males are more colourful and have larger flowing colourful fins. Females get bigger in the body, and have a lot smaller fins also not as much colour as the male.
Both males and females are peaceful, so can mix with small community fish. As they are a live bearing fish it is best to mix more females to males, as the males can pester the females a little to much.
With the guppies they do like a little aquarium salt in there water. Getting your salt levels checked is best before adding these fish in your tank.

They have a diet of flakes, small pellets, and granular foods, also treats of freeze dried, live or frozen foods.

Guppies are small fish, they only require small size foods. Feeding colour enhancing foods is best to keep there lovely colours. Flake, mini granular foods are best for them, with live and frozen as treats. With guppies we only recommend feeding once a day at the most.

Discus

Symphysodon sp common name Discus fish.

They can grow up to 20-26 cm / 8-10 inches. They live in water parameters of Ph range 6.0-7.0, and temperatures of 26- 30 Celsius / 78-86 °F.

The discus fish are a specialised fish, and really should be kept in there own tank. It is mainly because they do like temperatures warmer than most other fish do. There is such a wide variety of colours and some colours can be out standing. They are a very graceful fish and peaceful, so it is best not to mix discus with aggressive fish.

They do require regular water changes, however to much tap water can upset the discus. We would recommend before having discus to invest in a water system purifier, like a HMA system, this will take all the impurities out of the tap water and also the chlorine, to make it safe to use with discus or any other fish.
When breeding it is a good idea to use RO.
But we do advice with the discus fish to research some more about them as they are a specialist fish and do require more care than normal tropical fish.

They eat a variety of foods from flake, pellets and granular. They also do need meat in there diet like frozen beef heart, or brine shrimp, there is also discus specials with a mixture of foods in the cube.
They can also have a treat of bloodworm but you do have to be very careful feeding them blood worm.
We would recommend regular worming of the discus, especially if you feed them blood worm

Discus are a specialist fish, they require a lot more food as they lose weight easily.
Feeding granular foods, high protein foods, colour enhancing foods are good for them. Also frozen foods of brine shrimp and beef heart, and live foods like brine shrimp is needed to keep the discus happy and healthy.

Feeding twice maybe three times a day is best but with feeding this much food, bigger filters and more water changes are needed.

Angels

Pteropyllum common name Angel fish.

They can grow nearly 25 cm / 10 inches fully grown. They are best kept in water parameters of Ph range 6.5-7.5, and temperatures of 24-27 Celsius / 74-80 °F.

Angel fish are the most well known tropical fish. They certainly add a lot of grace and beauty to an aquarium. With such a wide range of colours, and fin lengths, and shapes, they are a majestic fish to have in a tropical tank.
They belong to the Cichlidae family, so they do have an aggressive side. Mixing them with small fish can be risky as when they grow they can get aggressive. They will mix in small groups or on there own. We would recomend if you are mixing them together in small group, to try and get them all the same sort of size, as the bigger the angel fish the more aggressive they can be towards the smaller size angel fish.

Angel fish can be greedy fish, however they only have smallish mouths so smaller size food is best. Flake, pellets, granular foods are good for them. But they do require meat in there diet so frozen, or live food is good to feed them.

Flake, pellets, and granular foods. They do require live and frozen foods in there diet to keep them healthy and happy. With there aggressive behaviour feeding once to twice a day can keep them from snatching at other fish in the tank.

Tiger barbs

Puntius tetrazona common name Tiger Barb.

They can grow up to 7-8 cm / 3 inches. They live in water parameters of PH range 6.0-7.5, and temperatures of 23-26 Celsius / 74-79 °F.

The tiger barb is a semi aggressive fish, they can be very nippy. We recommend not to mix them with fish that have flowing fins, like guppies and fighters. They are best mixed with other nippy fish. As the tiger barb is a playful fish, they are best kept in small or larger groups.

The tiger barb is a very greedy fish and will eat any food you put in the tank for them. Flakes, small pellets, and granular foods are best for them. Also with treats of freeze dried, frozen or live foods.

Flake, pellets, and granular foods, also frozen and live foods as a treat. They only need feeding once a day at the most.

PARROT FISH

(Well it goes without saying..lol)

Parrot Fish TROPICAL FISH There is no scientific name for the parrot fish, but it is also known as blood parrot cichlid. They are a hybrid of the midas and red head cichlids. They grow up to 20-26 cm / 8-10 inches fully grown. They prefer water parameters of PH range 6.5-7.5 and temperatures of 22-27 Celsius / 72-80 °F. The parrot fish was first created in Taiwan around 1986. Because they are a hybrid cichlid there is controversy over the ethics of creating the blood parrots. They can have a deformation with there mouth which has only a narrow vertical opening. This makes feeding them some what hard so you have to feed them smaller pellets or granular foods so they can eat it easier. They do eat frozen mussel as they get bigger but it needs ripping up in small pieces. As the parrot fish is a cichlid fish they can be very aggressive so mixing them with bigger fish is best. They are fine on there own or can be in pairs or small groups. We would recommend mixing them when they are smaller as they are less aggressive when small. They will eat small pellets, and granular foods. And also live and frozen foods are good for them.

Parrot fish are greedy fish they will eat anything you put in the tank, or at least try. They have such awkward shaped mouths its best to try feeding them on small size food. They will require live or frozen foods in there diet.

They only need feeding once a day at the most.

Otocinclus Algae Eaters

TROPICAL FISH

Otocinclus sp common name otocinclus catfish is a very small algae eating fish.

They only grow to about 3-4 cm / 1.5 inches fully grown. They live in water parameters of PH range 6.8-7.5, temperatures of 24-26 Celsius / 74-79 °F.

Otocinclus are peaceful little algae eating fish, because of how small they stay they are great in very small nano tanks. They are a popular algae eater to mix with discus fish as they are so peaceful and can take the warmer temperatures. Otocinclus can also eat hair algae so there a useful little fish to have in the tank.

There main diet is algae, but they will eat a little bit of food that falls to the bottom of the tank. And a nice treat is lettuce, cucumber, or courgettes.

Otocinclus are a very small algae eating fish. There main diet is algae and they can also eat hair algae. They are brilliant for helping to clean the tank. They will eat some sinking foods to, but if you have algae in the tank let them eat all that first before you start feeding them. They will eat through out the day on your algae but if you do want to feed them then once a day is more than enough for them.

SwordTails

Xiphophorus helleri common name swordtail fish are a popular community tank fish.

They can grow up to 10 cm / 4 inches. They live in water parameters of PH range 7.0-8.3, temperatures of 21-28 Celsius / 70-82 °F.

The swordtail fish is just the same as the platy fish, its just the males get a sword on there back fin and hey can grow a little bigger than the platy fish.
The swordtail fish are available in a few assortments of colours.

They are not an aggressive fish, however the males can be when they are breeding. They are a live bearing fish so it is best and having extra females to males, this can help calm the males down a little. To sex these fish you have to look at there bottom fin the anal fin. With males the bottom fin called the gonopodium is straight and a little clamped and close to the body, in females its more like a fin shape and is more fanned out. This is how you tell the sex on most live bearing fish. Also with the sword tail fish, the males also have the sword on there tail.
The swordtail fish do like a little bit of aquarium salt added in to the water, so we recommend testing slat levels before adding them in to your tank.

They eat small pellets, granular, and flake foods. Also a treat for freeze dried, frozen or live food is alSwordtails are greedy fish they will eat any food you put in the tank. We recommend spreading the food over the length of the tank so there is less pushing and shoving to get to the food. Feed the sword tails just once a day at the most.

Dwarf Rainbow fish

Mekanotaenia praecox common name praecox rainbow, or neon dwarf rainbow.

They can grow up to 8 cm / 3 inches fully grown. They live in water parameters of PH range 6.0-7.5, temperatures of 22-26 Celsius / 72-78 °F.

Neon dwarf rainbow fish are a playful fish so they are best kept in groups. They are usually peaceful so you can mix them with small size community fish. However not to small.
The neon dwarf rainbow are very quick moving fish so they can also be mixed with bigger fish.

They may have large mouths but their throats tend to be narrow, so small pellets or granular foods and flake are best for them. With treats of live, or frozen foods.

Dwarf rainbows have very small mouths so only require small size foods. They will eat anything you put in for them and they do like live and frozen foods as treats.

We would recommend feeding dwarf rainbows once a day at the most.

(PIC SHOWN ; MARBLED LYRE TAILED MOLLY)

Mollies

Poecillia common name mollies are a very popular community tank fish.

They can grow up to 8 cm / 3 inches fully grown. They live in water parameters of PH range 7.0-7.8, temperatures of 22-28 Celsius / 72-82 °F.

Mollies come in such a wide range of colours, most popular is silver, black, dalmatian, green, and there are so many more.
Also with all the different colours there are different types of fins too. There are the normal fins, lyertail fins (which is a long flowing moon shaped back fin), sail-fins (which have a really big top fin).

Mollie fish are suppose to be a peaceful community fish, however they can some times be a little nippy towards other fish. The males can be more aggressive when breeding. They are a live bearing fish so mixing more females with males can calm the males down. To sex these fish you have to look at there bottom fin the anal fin. With males the bottom fin called the gonopodium is straight and a little clamped and close to the body, in females its more like a fin shape and is more fanned out. This is how you tell the sex on most live bearing fish.

They do require some aquarium salt in the water as they can suffer if your salt levels are low. A good level of salt with mollies is 1 teaspoons of aquarium salt for every 2 gallons of water in your tank.

They like a diet of small pellets, granular foods, and flake. Also a treat of freeze dried, frozen or live foods is good for them.

Mollies are greedy they will eat any food you put in the tank. They are quick and will usually push other fish out the way to get to the food. So spreading the food over the length of the tank is a good idea to stop pushing and shoving. only feed them once a day at the most.

FIRE CRACKER TROPHEUS MOORII CICHLID

Preferred Water Parameters:

Temperature: 23-27 degrees celsius
pH Level: 7.8-9.0
General Hardness: Hard

Range: Lake Tanganyika: rocky habitat

Reproduction: Mouthbrooder, females incubate the eggs in their mouth until the fry are free-swimming.

Feeding: Herbivorous. Vegetable based foods necessary.

Additional Comments: Best kept in a group of 8-10 or more, very active species. Provide plenty of hiding places. Tropheus exist in numerous colour variants.

Tropheus is a genus of cichlids from lake Tanganyika. They are very beautiful and interesting to watch fish. These fish get about 6". Some of the most common Tropheus species are T. duboisi and T. moorii. There are several geographic variants of each species.

To keep Tropheus moorii you must be very dedicated and do your home work on them. On many levels keeping Tropheus can be just as difficult as keeping salt water reef tanks. You must keep water conditions at the very best and keep stress levels to a minimum and curb aggression as well. You must also give them the proper diet, when their diet is not proper they will bloat up. This article is to give you some advice and rules for keeping Tropheus moorii successfully.

FEEDING REQUIREMENTS

Tropheus moorii need to have the proper diet. With an improper diet they will get bloat, which will almost definitely result in the death of them. They are herbivorous and can be extremely sensitive to food high in animal protein. In the wild they are algae grazers. They can handle small amounts of protein. After all in the wild they consume micro organisms and small crustaceans that are in the algae when they are eating the algae.

Spirulina flakes are a good staple diet for them along with some frozen algae pellet. Try to make sure you get flakes with spirulina as the main ingredient, as many foods labeled spirulina have fish meal as the main ingredient. The flakes that contain spirulina or other algae as the main ingredient are often the most expensive but are very well worth it. Foods high in protein will cause bloat. They can also eat some spinach and peas occasionally.

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YELLOW BANDED TROPHEUS IKOLA

Scientific Name: Tropheus Moorii

Origin: Lake Tanganika, Africa

Family: Cichlidae

Other Names: Tropeus Annectens, Moorii, Brabant Cichlid Ikola, Tropheus Ikola

TECHNICAL INFO

Temperature: 26 - 28 c

Ph: 7.9 - 8.3

Gh: 18 - 22

Max imum Size: 10 cm

Minimum Tank Size: 100 ltr

Description

The Tropheus ikola is a moderately deep bodied fish that seems to have a larger head in proportion to their body, a down turned mouth, and the body narrows as it forms the tail. The caudal fin is fan shaped. There are a number of geographic variations of the Tropheus ikola, each with a different color patterning depending on the locale from which they originate. Color morphs include fish with yellow stomachs, striped tails, rainbow markings, and cross-stripes along with bright yellows, reds, and blacks.

Food

The most important aspect of Tropheus care is feeding. In Lake Tanganyika, T. ikola feeds on algae, containing crustaceans and aquatic insects, much like mbunas of Lake Malawi. In captivity, it may graze on algae and should be fed a high-fiber diet. T. ikola can be fed on such live foods as Brine Shrimp, Mysis, other crustaceans, aquatic insects, and black mosquito larvae. Its diet must include

Breeding

Coaxing males into spawning in captivity is certainly not difficult and if provided with a large enough harem, the males can fertilize eggs every third day. When they want to spawn, they will act even more aggressive than normally. Courtship consists of the male diving in front of the female, shakings his body and shimmying until she decides that she wants to breed with him. He will then lead her to his claimed territory where the two fishes will assume the well-known “T-position”. After some circling and nudging, the female will release her eggs.Tropheus ikola is a maternal mouth-brooder and the female will pick up the eggs as soon as they have been released. She will then prod the male's went with her mouth until he fertilizes the eggs inside her mouth.

Compatible with

Julidochromis, Neolamprologus, Eretmodus, Synodontis, Lamprologus, Altolamprologus, Pseudotropheus.

Note

Tropheus ikola is an aggressive fish that is sensitive to life in captivity. The diet, water chemistry, tank set-up, and behavior all play important roles in keeping Tropheus. Perhaps the most difficult in the care of Tropheus is feeding the proper diet. Once this obstacle, and initial acclimation is overcome, Tropheus are tough fish.

OTHER FISH SPECIES WE STOCK

CARE SHEETS TO FOLLOW

ANGEL FISH, CLOWN LOACH, BLACK SHARKS, SILVER SHARKS, BLACK RED TAIL SHARKS, ALBINO RED FIN SHARKS, TIN FOIL BARBS, ROSEY BARBS, CHERRY BARBS, PANDA BARBS, ODESSA BARBS, TIGER BARBS, GREEN TIGER BARBS, ALBINO TIGER BARBS, WHITE CLOUD MOUNTIAN MINNOWS, GOLDEN WHITE CLOUD MOUNTAIN MINNOWS, SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH (VARIOUS TYPES) NEON TETRAS, GOLDEN NEON TETRAS, BLACK NEON TETRAS, GOLDEN TETRAS, RUMMEY NOSE TETRAS, BLACK PHANTOM TETRAS, WHITE PHANTOM TETRAS, HARLEQUIN RASBORAS,SCISSOR TAIL RASBORAS, SEVERUMS (VARIOUS TYPES) RAM CICHLIDS (VARIOUS TYPES) GOURAMIS (VARIOUS TYPES) KRIBENSIS, ALBINO KRIBENSIS, 'L' NUMBERED PLECOSTOMUS (VARIOUS TYPES) SUCKING LOACH, GOLDEN SUCKING LOACH, CICHLIDS (VARIOUS TYPES) CATFISH (VARIOUS TYPES)

WE ARE NOW ONLY STOCKING PLECOSTOMUS THAT HAVE A GROWTH OF UP TO 7 INCHES WHEN FULLY GROWN, WE CHOOSE NOT TO SELL THE LARGER GROWING PLEC SPECIES WHICH QUICKLY OUT GROW EVEN THE LARGEST OF AQUARIUMS CAUSING THEIR GROWTH TO STUNT, WHILST THEIR INTERNAL ORGANS CONTINUE TO GROW , THEREFORE RESULTING IN A CRUEL DEATH. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO ALL THE OTHER SMALLER GROWING PLECOSTOMUS AND CATFISH THAT ARE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER WE WILL SPECIAL ORDER ANY OF THE LARGER SPECIES, ONLY BY PROVIDING US WITH PROOF OF THE CORRECT AQUARIUM SET UP TO HOUSE THE SPECIES