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[schance]

well my south american cichlids all died i think the maid sprayed some **** in there and they all died ); im now thinking about trying some african i have a 90 gallon tank i was going to put some white sand and holy rock in there i need a place to get the fine nice white sand and something that will make a nice colony kinda leaning towards moori but dont know much about the colony fish and would appreciate any info on species and how many i should get for a 90 thanks

[cichlid1409]

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check out www.trophs.com

[armthehomeless]

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You stated that you are leaning towards moori. Are you talking about tropheus or malawi cichlids? I assume you are talking about tropheus since you referred to "colony" fish. Just wanted to clarify...

[schance]

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ya i know about like yellow labs and the more commin stuff so ya i guess i would be leaning towards trophs more. those are tanganikas correct

[eklikewhoa]

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I think colony and moorii can go both ways.....

We have a troph & petrochromis club here as well as a sub-forum with some good knowledgeable members.
Also the best information I have found on Trophs have been through Google, cichlid-forum.com and tropheusfanatics.invisionzone.com

[eklikewhoa]

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Correct, Tropheus are from Lake Tanganyika

[schance]

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i see ya dont mean to pose or anything EK but your tank is the **** and i'm thinking about trying to make a mini version of yours layout wise at least
also what about size wise how will a 90 far aprox how many fish should i have to keep a colony in there

[eklikewhoa]

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Thanks man!

IMO, for a 90 I would shoot for about 20 adults but make sure filtration and maintenance is kept up to speed for the fish.

[schance]

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i see i normally do AT LEAST weekly water change sometime if i have time i do more sadly IKE burned out my Rena xp3 motor so its now pumping at about 30 gph so ya get a new filter and what about algae and green water

[eklikewhoa]

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IMO, a single xp3 is very low filtration for a 90g filled with tropheus.

I would look into adding another xp3 at least.

[schance]

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well it was originally for jus the 6 south americans but they were all killed

[schance]

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i was thinking a 2217 would do the trick or more

[eklikewhoa]

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I would do at least 2x 2217s

[CichlidFan]

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and be sure to let the maid know of your suspecions and or concerns with regards to her cleaning around your tank.

CF

[myjohnson]

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90g 4 footer?

start with 30-35 fry (if you are getting fry).

ideal would be 20-25 adults.

filtration should be around 10x your tank size. which means about 900ghp through some kind of filters.  Wet/dry would be best.

good luck with keeping tropheus.....the addiction starts now.