anyone here keep or kept petrochromis (or simochromis)?

[Mferko]

see these in with tropheus tanks alot but they seem to be very pricey and even more challenging than tropheus, was wondering if anyone here has experience with petros? their colors are amazing tho they have some big lips lol

examples:



u can find more nice pics on kbuntu's cichlid explorer website, great site

[effox]

Wow, those are colourful!

[kodak]

They get a lot bigger than trophs and are a lot more aggressive.

[Mferko]

is the diet the same? are they equally prone to bloat?
thx

[charles]

is the diet the same? are they equally prone to bloat?
thx

diet same, hardier than tropheus. I had the trev. petro. once.

[Mferko]

diet same, hardier than tropheus. I had the trev. petro. once.

i wish i would have met you back when you were still keeping all those tangs Charles :P but i hadnt even moved to BC yet

btw one thing ive noticed about my trophs is they seem to eat sand after i feed them and i read sand helps their digestion, do geos do the same thing is that why theyre called earth eaters??