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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cichlidlover818 Full Member Posts: 44	Red Rainbow Kasanga Alpha Juvenile Feb 9, 2017 3:16:23 GMT -5 via Tapatalk catstoy66 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cichlidlover818 on Feb 9, 2017 3:16:23 GMT -5

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catstoy66 Junior Member Posts: 125	Red Rainbow Kasanga Alpha Juvenile Feb 9, 2017 20:55:21 GMT -5 cichlidlover818 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by catstoy66 on Feb 9, 2017 20:55:21 GMT -5 Sweet! About how old/size is he now?
	~ Cat 125gal w/ 55gal sump 18 F1 Tropheus Moorii Ndole Bay Red 19 F1 Tropheus Brichardi Ulwile

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Feb 9, 2017 20:55:21 GMT -5 catstoy66 said:

Sweet!

About how old/size is he now?

He's just a lil over 3in right now, him being the biggest of the group. The rest of them are 2.50 to 2.75

jumpman Junior Member Posts: 217	Red Rainbow Kasanga Alpha Juvenile Feb 13, 2017 9:06:26 GMT -5 cichlidlover818 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jumpman on Feb 13, 2017 9:06:26 GMT -5 Looking very similar to mine at the same size, lovely colour!
	Currently keeping: F1 Tropheus Red Rainbow 'Kasanga' F1 Cyprichromis Leptosoma mpulungu Ancistrus sp. F1 Neolamprologus Multifasciatus

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	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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