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	tropheus moorii nkonde Dec 6, 2016 16:46:40 GMT -5 via Tapatalk catstoy66 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bobbybats2 on Dec 6, 2016 16:46:40 GMT -5

Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 Administrator Posts: 2,343	tropheus moorii nkonde Dec 7, 2016 11:44:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Dec 7, 2016 11:44:45 GMT -5 Nice Bobby! You have a nice yellow looking group there it seems. Should prove to be a nice looking group as they approach spawning size!
	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

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Post by ... on Dec 7, 2016 12:02:06 GMT -5

Agreed...very nice bright yellow...do you mind sharing where you sourced them Bobby? They seem a decent size too...maybe 1.5-2.5"??
Just when I think you have all your space filled...bam...another tank and group. What are your plans as far as tank and group numbers goes?
Thx for sharing mate.

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Post by bobbybats2 on Dec 7, 2016 14:41:01 GMT -5

my plan is keeping most of groups in 75 gallon tanks . as I get more some of my other Malawi groups would have to go ..
my source was ***********
he is a great guy to deal with . I was very surprised with the sizing much bigger then expected.

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tropheus moorii nkonde Dec 7, 2016 15:56:34 GMT -5

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Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Dec 7, 2016 15:56:34 GMT -5

Yeah, the Nkonde hasn't been a very nice looking strain in the last 4-5 years.... SO it's made them a bit harder to sell them. I had a group and sold them off. Not many people wanted them. There were some photos on another site that made them look greater than what they typically are and this made any others sold look pour... So their popularity kind of died out... The old ones though had a nice deep cherry red to the head with a little violet on the bottom so it will be interesting to see how these turn out as I believe he gets his from an importer.

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

bobbybats2 Junior Member Posts: 126	tropheus moorii nkonde Dec 7, 2016 15:58:33 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bobbybats2 on Dec 7, 2016 15:58:33 GMT -5 these are suppose to be from **** .so hoping for the best

Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 Administrator Posts: 2,343	tropheus moorii nkonde Dec 8, 2016 10:15:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Dec 8, 2016 10:15:08 GMT -5 Yep, That's the one.
	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

catstoy66 Junior Member Posts: 125	tropheus moorii nkonde Dec 28, 2016 0:12:03 GMT -5 bobbybats2 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by catstoy66 on Dec 28, 2016 0:12:03 GMT -5 Those are sweet!
	~ Cat 125gal w/ 55gal sump 18 F1 Tropheus Moorii Ndole Bay Red 19 F1 Tropheus Brichardi Ulwile

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