My Hoplos

[simonas]

Had these hoplos a few months now bought 4 as tiny babies and now they are about 4 inch and very chunky. I have two males and two females judging by the pectoral fins which are long and reddish in the males

 

[tribalbrit]

I love hoplo's

 

[simonas]

they are great catfish, so active, little characters and make a decent feature for a tank

 

[tribalbrit]

Hoplo's are taking over. Saw two for sale on Aquarist classified, couldn't resist as were near me well 25 miles They are a pair male 6" female 5" lovelly fish. £15 well pleased!!! I now have 9 of these in my main tank and 2 growing on in my daughters tank which will soon need moving to mine.
How do I stop buying these fish!

 

[Squidward]

Very nice fish.

I have a pair in my tank.
Love them. But I find they can be a bit boistersous with smaller Cats at feeding time.

 

[tribalbrit]

not had that problem and I have cories, talking and banjo cats. started feeding tubifex cubes to the hoplo's straight out of my hand, very funny to see.

 

[trampas]

Hoplo's are taking over. Saw two for sale on Aquarist classified, couldn't resist as were near me well 25 miles They are a pair male 6" female 5" lovelly fish. £15 well pleased!!! I now have 9 of these in my main tank and 2 growing on in my daughters tank which will soon need moving to mine.
How do I stop buying these fish!

Start breeding them and become a seller , giving pleasure to other`s

 

[tribalbrit]

Yeh thought about that and every week when I do a water change the large male builds his bubble nest but shows no interest in the females.. I now have another large male. He doesn't build a nest but wont leave the females alone.. cant way them up??