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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bremmon on April 28, 2014, 03:46:39 PM

Title: Tropheus Duboisi Question
Post by: Bremmon on April 28, 2014, 03:46:39 PM
I bought a bunch of Duboisi from turtleman (Thank Emil!) they are 2 diffrent sizes.. 1st batch is about 1.25"-1.5"... the second batch are about .75"-1"  I eventually want to combine them into a 90g tank I already have set up for them.  Right now I'm keeping them in 2 -20g breeder tanks. I was thinking of combining them and putting them in a 55g for now until they are ready for the 90g. My question is, will the bigger ones beat up on the smaller guys if I combine them.. I know my moliro don't, but I have never kept duboisi before. Any advise would be great... Thanks.
Title: Re: Tropheus Duboisi Question
Post by: GrizzlysDad on April 28, 2014, 05:15:59 PM
They'd be fine together now.
Title: Re: Tropheus Duboisi Question
Post by: Stan M. on April 28, 2014, 08:51:53 PM
x2 on that!
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Post by: Ron on April 29, 2014, 08:15:30 AM
x3.
Title: Re: Tropheus Duboisi Question
Post by: Motorcity7.3 on April 29, 2014, 09:13:21 AM
No worries, I have 50 dubs some small,say.75" to 1"+ in a 150gal and there are zero issues with aggression or battling for food,also have 10 or so of my kachese fry in there with them
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Post by: four_by_ken on May 02, 2014, 07:27:16 AM
I agree... I say get them in the 90 gallon now.

Title: Re: Tropheus Duboisi Question
Post by: Bremmon on May 05, 2014, 12:15:53 AM
My only real concern now is that the 90g has 2 very large HOB filters Emperor 400's cycling about 800gph I think.. I'm worried the little guys wont handle all that water movement well... I think I may head to the LFS and buy a couple of established Pro V sponge filters. He sells them for $12 all ready full of gunk and fully cycled.
Title: Re: Tropheus Duboisi Question
Post by: Motorcity7.3 on May 11, 2014, 04:12:07 PM
On some of the fry tanks that were running hob's, I just took the blue filter pad material and covered the intake. The water movement,in my opinion,is beneficial. In the 150 I have my dubs, kachese in I have a power head going to keep a "current" going.