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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bobbybats2 Junior Member Posts: 126	mpulungu pineapple tropheus Jul 29, 2016 6:03:04 GMT -5 via Tapatalk tom1138784 and kyloren like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bobbybats2 on Jul 29, 2016 6:03:04 GMT -5 so I just picked up a group of WC mpulungu group of 12 .just got yesterday .

azndrift06 Junior Member Posts: 118	mpulungu pineapple tropheus Jul 29, 2016 7:34:47 GMT -5 via Tapatalk bobbybats2 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by azndrift06 on Jul 29, 2016 7:34:47 GMT -5 Beautiful fish.

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bobbybats2 Junior Member Posts: 126	mpulungu pineapple tropheus Jul 29, 2016 10:56:45 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bobbybats2 on Jul 29, 2016 10:56:45 GMT -5 bought them from top notch cichlids in Dallas

tom1138784 Junior Member Posts: 170	mpulungu pineapple tropheus Jul 30, 2016 13:48:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tom1138784 on Jul 30, 2016 13:48:47 GMT -5 nice! i love mpulungu i have a colony of them
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Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 Administrator Posts: 2,343	mpulungu pineapple tropheus Aug 5, 2016 0:46:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Aug 5, 2016 0:46:58 GMT -5 Same here! Looking good. Love me some Emps!
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