What fish should I keep

[fishman1]

I have a 180 gallon aquarium with a trickle filter and i was wondering wat type of fish i should keep i was thinking about african cichlids becaus they can stand the high ph of houston tap water or i might keep cichlas or geophagus colony I was hoping to create a colony of fish that i could breed any tips on wat i should keep?Thanks!!!!

[Fire_chair]

What are you interested in?

[marauder_77868]

How about a colony of some sort of Ophthalmotilapia?

[FrontosaurusRex]

You can never go wrong with Trophs. They are plentiful in Houston and if you are breeding them, you'll make your money back eventually. I personally am a little bias towards Frontosas though. Let us know what you decide.

[Darbex]

The pH shouldnt limit you. You can get almost anything to adjust to our pH. I have wild discus in 7.6 pH and they are supposed to be 6.4 pH.

[FrontosaurusRex]

The pH shouldnt limit you. You can get almost anything to adjust to our pH. I have wild discus in 7.6 pH and they are supposed to be 6.4 pH.

+1

[myjohnson]

Tropheus Moorii "Fill in the Blank"

[billansor]

Might I suggest one of the infamous tours that have occurred from time to time.........

There are several posts that have talked about that. If you indicate an interest in seeing what other HFB fishkeepers are keeping, you will probably get some invitations. Thai (MJ) can steer you into some really nifty people's setup. I believe that Thai and Geoff are the socialites when it comes to knowing who is who with fish in the trophs / petro regions.... and elsewhere....

Lots of good people down there with lots of good fish... Check out the gallery too to see what catches your fancy and eye..

Bill

[myjohnson]

I got nothing on Geoff dude. I know some of the newer exporters/importers but geoff knows most importer/exporters going back 10 years. I only been in the game for 4 years now. They don't call Geoff the King for nothing!

[billansor]

Your pretty cool in knowing who has what and where......

I did not mean that you knew who the exporter and importers were.. That was not what I meant...

You have a good set of friends down there, good with people, helpful with information and courteous to those looking for good information..

[myjohnson]

lol, actually most people think I'm jerk!

[paranoid1123]

Re: What fish should I keep

The pH shouldnt limit you. You can get almost anything to adjust to our pH. I have wild discus in 7.6 pH and they are supposed to be 6.4 pH.

+2

[fishman1]

I have had frontosas before and i do like them do you think i could raise a colony of 6 large frontosas 5 females 1 male? and do a water change once a week?

[Zulaab]

I like Charles' idea : Ophtahlmotilapia ventralis Gombe or Ophtahlmotilapia ventralis Nundo -- Charles have Gombe I believe, if you decide on that strain ask him if he has any fry for sale.

Trophs colonies are awesome.. I have several myself.. Then again I love my Cyps and Xeno's too...

[marauder_77868]

The Gombe are just now showing spawning behavior again...can't guarantee any for quite awhile, if at all. I was just recommending them because I like them. And actually I was thinking something like Ophthalmotilapia boops "Kipili"...I think they're also known as "Neon Streak", as I recall