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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... Moderator Posts: 1,520	Tropheus Tank Decor, What do you use? Feb 23, 2016 13:53:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ... on Feb 23, 2016 13:53:42 GMT -5 That's a bummer to hear that Drew...i really like the look of the shade plants...are the bigger fluval lants standing up to the tropheus grazing challenge?

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Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Feb 23, 2016 16:49:49 GMT -5

I know. Yes they are. I gorilla glue Super glued one back into it's socket and will be putting that back in to see if it holds up. If you leave them loose, the Tropheus won't be able to yang on it and it will only get moved about a bit until they get the picture that they can't pull on it. This is the way it was before I anchored them. So that's the other option.

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