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How to keep Tropheus sp fish in an aquarium

Tropheus sp fish is a type of freshwater fish that lives in waters with moderate lighting levels. In the breeding process, Tropheus sp fish reproduce by laying eggs.

Tropheus sp fish can be kept in an aquarium or in a water tank. To maintain in this maintenance container, there are several things that we need to pay attention to so that the fish that are kept can grow healthily. namely, among them are:

1. water quality

Water for keeping Tropheus sp fish must have good water quality. The pH of the water used to keep fish must be 8. The hardness of the water in the aquarium or water tank is 20. While the temperature of the aquarium water used is 27 degrees Celsius.


2. Amount of water

The aquarium or water tank that will be used to keep Tropheus sp fish needs to be filled with water. The amount of water used to fill this aquarium must be appropriate, not too little. For the amount of water used is as much as 100 liters.

3. Feed

Tropheus sp fish that are kept in an aquarium or water tank need to be fed so that the fish can grow and live healthily. The type of feed given to Tropheus sp fish is in the form of artificial feed.

4. Rocks in the maintenance container

The aquarium or water tank used to keep Tropheus sp fish can be installed with rocks to make the aquarium look beautiful. By installing rocks in the aquarium, it will create an aquarium environment like the same environmental conditions as the environmental conditions where Tropheus sp fish live in nature.

In maintenance in an aquarium or water tank, Tropheus sp fish have a habit of swimming at the bottom, in the middle and at the top of the surface of the aquarium or water tank.

Tropheus sp fish during maintenance can reach a length of about 10 cm.

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