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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darkstar144 Full Member Posts: 58	Christmas Babies - Red Rainbows Dec 27, 2015 12:09:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by darkstar144 on Dec 27, 2015 12:09:35 GMT -5 The Red Rainbows Andrew hooked me up with produced another 13 fry this morning. Sorry for the poor quality pics.
	Currently Keeping: -WC Tropheus Moorii Kasanga Red Rainbows -F1 Cyphos.gibbs "Kitumba Purple"

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Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Dec 27, 2015 14:27:36 GMT -5

ha haaa! Awesome man! Congrats on the babies. good deal!

Those will be some nice RR. That colony is pretty one! It was sad to let them go but it was better for them than to put them in with a fresh colony and risk issues between them.

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Currently Keeping:
-WC T. Bulu Point, Ikola, Kantalamba, Maswa, Ulwile, B. Malagarasi (Green Wimple/ Maswa Brichardi) Mpulungu
-WC Eretmodus
-WC N. Tretacephalus
-WC J. Regani

ben Junior Member Posts: 382	Christmas Babies - Red Rainbows Dec 27, 2015 14:49:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ben on Dec 27, 2015 14:49:28 GMT -5 Great news, congrats.
	Currently keeping : 15 - WC Tropheus sp. Ikola "Kaiser"

riftwater Moderator Posts: 367	Christmas Babies - Red Rainbows Dec 27, 2015 17:43:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by riftwater on Dec 27, 2015 17:43:04 GMT -5 Nice! do you find Red Rainbows to be extremely aggressive? My old colony was certainly tough to handle and my single fish now has to shadowbox himself all day as everyone just leaves him alone.

Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 Administrator Posts: 2,343	Christmas Babies - Red Rainbows Dec 27, 2015 20:33:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Dec 27, 2015 20:33:41 GMT -5 I don't think so. But every colony is different.
	Andrew C. My YouTube Channel (KJV) Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:8, Romans 10:9-13, John 3:16-17 Currently Keeping: -WC T. Bulu Point, Ikola, Kantalamba, Maswa, Ulwile, B. Malagarasi (Green Wimple/ Maswa Brichardi) Mpulungu -WC Eretmodus -WC N. Tretacephalus -WC J. Regani

jumpman Junior Member Posts: 217	Christmas Babies - Red Rainbows Dec 28, 2015 18:58:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jumpman on Dec 28, 2015 18:58:02 GMT -5 Nice one!
	Currently keeping: F1 Tropheus Red Rainbow 'Kasanga' F1 Cyprichromis Leptosoma mpulungu Ancistrus sp. F1 Neolamprologus Multifasciatus

azndrift06 Junior Member Posts: 118	Christmas Babies - Red Rainbows Jan 14, 2016 14:32:14 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by azndrift06 on Jan 14, 2016 14:32:14 GMT -5 Nice...Congrats....

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