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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mikevxr Junior Member Posts: 269	Petro Trewavase May 14, 2019 2:38:15 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mikevxr on May 14, 2019 2:38:15 GMT -5 I'm adding an extra 400 litre tank to my fishroom - 5'x2'x18" I was thinking of 12 Duboisi and a small group of Petro Trewavase - is the tank big enough? Or bad idea?

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Petro Trewavase May 14, 2019 10:12:13 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by ... on May 14, 2019 10:12:13 GMT -5

I think it will work Mike but don't make the Petro group too small...if the M/F ratios are able to be chosen by you I would suggest 3M/9F of each species. Of you're buy fry I would start with 20 of each and vent to get the ratio you want as they reach a sexable size.

mikevxr Junior Member Posts: 269	Petro Trewavase May 14, 2019 14:00:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mikevxr on May 14, 2019 14:00:49 GMT -5 Think my fear is the Petros start killing each other as they grow 12 sub adults seems a reasonable number of each. Need to start saving.

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Petro Trewavase May 14, 2019 20:29:40 GMT -5 via mobile mikevxr likes this

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Post by brianyelick on May 14, 2019 20:29:40 GMT -5

I've kept Trews before and they were actually not horribly aggressive I had a group of 9 wc 3m 6f and they were great. I kept them with a group of 18 wc tropheus brichardi mtoto. It was a very cool busy tank. Also had them in a 120G.

135g lake Malawi
90g 23 WC T. Moorii Malasa blue fin yellow rainbows
90g 24 WC T. Duboisi Maswa
75g. 15 wc T. Brichardi mtoto 4 WC simmochromis Diagrama isanga
90g. 31 Tropheus golden kiriza
75g 9 lethrinops red cap itungi
120g Super Red Dragon Flowerhorn
55g 7 wc Telmatochromis sp. Lufubu

mikevxr Junior Member Posts: 269	Petro Trewavase May 15, 2019 2:16:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mikevxr on May 15, 2019 2:16:42 GMT -5 I just need to start saving now!

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