Tropheues brichardi Bolombora

[auratus]

Cool looking target design on this new wild caught female  (  just on one side)

[bob terp]

My Bolumbora's are at the top of my troph list. The ones I got from you are beautiful. I have 7 different types of trophs and am baby sitting about 5 types that are my sons. I actually got my first case of bloat on just one fish of my sons which occured after a move from Ohio.He's still alive after 6 days but he's huge and the Metro has not helped. There are about 25 trophs in the tank and the rest look healthy.

[auratus]

Glad to see the fish are doing well be careful bloat is VERY contagious

[bob terp]

The one did end up dying while I was gone for 3 days but the rest seem fine.I changed the water the day before I left and as soon as I got home and found him,it didn't smell at all so he couldn't have been dead long. I think it was a combination of my sons fish keeping habits and the time it took to tear down his tanks drive 6 hours from Ohio and putting it in an established troph tank.Its been at least 2 weeks since this all started and all the others are doing well. On another note I still haven't got the bolo's to breed but it may be because they're in with the Petro's I got from you. They go through the motions constantly but no results. Good luck on your new w/c,funny how some of the stripes are so different.

[auratus]

These Trophs have no problem breeding with Petros in the tank be pateint and they will breed going thru the motions is practice

[bob terp]

Thanks for the info, I was considering moving the petro's. I'll be more patient and try feeding a little more to maybe get the female fattened up a little and change up the tank some.

[mightieskeeper]

Very cool fish. You could say it is a natural design.