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

New group of Tropheus cherry rainbow

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brianyelick Junior Member Posts: 207	New group of Tropheus cherry rainbow Apr 26, 2017 12:00:53 GMT -5 via mobile catstoy66 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by brianyelick on Apr 26, 2017 12:00:53 GMT -5 Just picked up the group last week f1 music cherry rainbow.
	135g lake Malawi 90g 23 WC T. Moorii Malasa blue fin yellow rainbows 90g 24 WC T. Duboisi Maswa 75g. 15 wc T. Brichardi mtoto 4 WC simmochromis Diagrama isanga 90g. 31 Tropheus golden kiriza 75g 9 lethrinops red cap itungi 120g Super Red Dragon Flowerhorn 55g 7 wc Telmatochromis sp. Lufubu

catstoy66 Junior Member Posts: 125	New group of Tropheus cherry rainbow Apr 26, 2017 22:36:18 GMT -5 Dharma likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by catstoy66 on Apr 26, 2017 22:36:18 GMT -5 Congrats! Do you have any pics yet to share? We'd love to see them when you do
	~ Cat 125gal w/ 55gal sump 18 F1 Tropheus Moorii Ndole Bay Red 19 F1 Tropheus Brichardi Ulwile

Dharma Full Member Posts: 43	New group of Tropheus cherry rainbow Apr 28, 2017 19:53:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dharma on Apr 28, 2017 19:53:41 GMT -5 Pictures!!! we want pictures!!!

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New group of Tropheus cherry rainbow

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