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    How long does it take before tropheus are sexually able to breed, or does it depend on size? What is the largest tropheus that anyone has ever seen? Are 3" tropheus that have lost their juvie stripes able to breed?Also if their are too many males say 1 to every 2 females will breeding stop or diminish?
    Last edited by Victorp; 01-21-2013, 09:15 PM.

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    They can start to breed at 1yr.

    I have seen 7" dubs.

    3" no, but at 3.5" yea
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    • #3
      wow 7" thats like petro size

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      • #4
        I had some 6"+ trophs in the past. And i have seen them start to to breed at 3" but the female usually not hold or eat the eggs the first couple times
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        • #5
          first time breeding is the worst for alot of females bc they dont know how to hold the clutch and usually spit/eat it. As time progresses they will get the hang of it, magic size is around 3.5 but however ive had smaller females bred and hold to term. Its all about what you feed and how much and of course your water changes.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by New_Cichlid11 View Post
            first time breeding is the worst for alot of females bc they dont know how to hold the clutch and usually spit/eat it. As time progresses they will get the hang of it, magic size is around 3.5 but however ive had smaller females bred and hold to term. Its all about what you feed and how much and of course your water changes.
            Good point with the water changes my kirizas were breading at 3" like crazy but i also do daily water changes
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            • #7
              Originally posted by jhenry View Post
              Good point with the water changes my kirizas were breading at 3" like crazy but i also do daily water changes
              How much water do you change daily

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              • #8
                Probably 90% if i had to guess...
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by johnnymisty View Post
                  How much water do you change daily
                  100% daily water
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                  • #10
                    Wow and daily that much wont kill off the benifical bacteria

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                    • #11
                      Drain it down 75% fill it up and then drain it down about half way again and fill it up and let it go
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                      • #12
                        No i overfilter my tanks im running three 2260s on my new 215g and will be adding a large wetdry later
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                        • #13
                          Wow I though I was doing alot I do a 50-60% wc three times a week
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by LordBarron7692 View Post
                            Wow I though I was doing alot I do a 50-60% wc three times a week
                            That is alot im just crazy like to do things that people say you shouldn't do and make it work
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                              Re: Tropheus Questions

                              Originally posted by LordBarron7692 View Post
                              Wow I though I was doing alot I do a 50-60% wc three times a week
                              At one point I was doing 100% every other day and it felt like it still wasn't enough

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