Some information that may be helpful if you are into cichlids from lake Tanganyika, more specifically information about keeping the Tropheus cichlid clan from that lake in a tank.
The Tropheus clan consists of beautiful and lively fishes that are always a joy to watch in a well kept aquarium. They can be problematic if you don't know the basics about how to keep them, so here is some information that I hope can be useful if you are a beginner on these fishes. You don't want any of your fishes to die of course, but Tropheus are quite expensive fishes so you absolutely don't want them to die because of improper care.
Tropheus should always be together with enough of fishes of their own species, to avoid bullying, so at least 8 fishes of the same Tropheus species is recommended.
Tropheus should be given food with enough of vegetable content in it, otherwise their digestion organs may screw up. Flake food like Tetra Phyll is good, but the best, as well as the cheapest, food is homemade food like in the recipe I shared in a previous post here.
The aquarium should be at least 300 liters, or 80 gallon, to give them enough space to roam freely. Change about a quarter of the tank water once a week. Use powerful pumps to get the water circulated well in the aquarium. A diffusor is great to get the water oxygened well. It is good to add a few spoons of salt to the aquarium water when changing water.
If you follow these quite simple guidelines I think that you won't have any problems with Tropheus
If you are into Tanganyika cichlids, check out my newly started subreddit r/Tanganyikacichlids
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