TROPHEUS:

Tropheus is a small genus of eight species of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. Annecten, Black, Brichardi, Duboisi, Ikola, Moorii, Mpimbwe and Red. The genus Tropheus is widespread across all regions of lake Tanganyika, from Burundi in the North to Zambia in the South. Males and females are relatively similar as they are monomorphic. All species maternally mouthbrood their eggs and fry and it is this characteristic that provides their latin name. The name Tropheus is derived from the Greek "trophos" which means "to nurture". Most species occur along the coastal fringes of the lake at depths of less than 3 metres. These rocky shores, with numerous rocky outcroppings and boulder formations form a habitat that provides shelter and, due to the shallow depth and the long hours of strong sunlight, heavy algal growth on which the Tropheus feed. The only tropheus species to dwell further out and deeper in the lake is Tropheus Duboisi which in general inhabits deeper regions of the lake down to around 15-20 metres. All species are algal grazers and have underslung mouths adapted to rasping algae and microinvertebrates from submerged rocks

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gturmindright
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Going to mattenfilters Feb 11, 2019 15:18:56 GMT -5

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Post by gturmindright on Feb 11, 2019 15:18:56 GMT -5

So I've decided in the interest of saving money, saving time and saving space I'm switching over to mattenfilters. Anyone here have experience with that? I am very diligent with my weekly water changes and I don't think it'll be a problem. I have just barely enough substrate to cover the bottom so it basically gets a gravel vac every week. I'm running 75's with between 18-30 tropheus in each one. A 75 gallon actually holds 65 gallons and it gets a weekly 40 gallon water change. Thoughts?

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Post by mikevxr on Feb 15, 2019 3:41:22 GMT -5

I've never tried them although I've heard good reports from people using one side of their tanks covered with them and a power head. Must admit I'm reluctant to switch probably because I've used my own system successfully for about 6 years and Tropheus are happily breeding away (a bit too often). Let me know how you get on!

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