Need your help re: trophues

[Red]

I am buying a group of tropheus, between Tropheus Moliro and Chimba. Which sp have more color. Your opinion will help. Thank you.

[algarciajr]

Those two are going to be pretty similar.

[Red]

That didnt help haha.

[BassTank]

i couldnt tell some of the sp reds apart so i sold the chimbas i had. if that helps.

[fshfrk]

Are they both W/C? Did they ever have bloat? How old are the colonies? Are they productive breeders?

W/C does not matter that much to me. Bloat either as long as it's not chronic. I do not want old fish. Breeding is a good thing to me.

I really do not care I just like trophs and petros.

[newb]

I realize that my Chimba are one of the groups being considered...but without being one-sided:


The Aqualog lists Moliro as being a brown-red in coloration while staying typically dark and exhibiting red when frightened. The Chimba are described as being brown-red and typically staying a carmine red. I think that Chimba are more red overall with a tinge of blue in the bottom fin. The Moliro tend to stay a darker brown/black color with a dominant red line near the tail end of the fish. Really just a personal preference...I for one like a lot of trophs that most dont (Canary Cheek for example).

[myjohnson]

All sp red are moody.

Listen to al. You think his comment is not helpful bc it's not what you want to hear.

If you are looking for a true reddish tropheus consider red rainbows or illangis.

All sp red mostly show the red color only when breeding. Most of the time they are more black.

[supadave]

Those two are going to be pretty similar.

+1

[tbui1178]

All sp red are moody.

Listen to al. You think his comment is not helpful bc it's not what you want to hear.

If you are looking for a true reddish tropheus consider red rainbows or illangis.

All sp red mostly show the red color only when breeding. Most of the time they are more black.

+1