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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Tropheus Red Bishop & crew Feb 12, 2018 13:58:25 GMT -5

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Post by ItsMeMario on Feb 12, 2018 13:58:25 GMT -5

Hello everybody, I recently aquired a group of 24 adult red bishops from a guy in Toronto. I’ve been getting them switched over to my choice of foods which consists of omega one veggie flake, omega one veggie rounds, Kens spirulina and a mix of north fin veggie and krill pellets. I sold my other adult trophs to allow the bishops to be the dominant fish in the tank. Their colors are starting to improve, any advice on best foods to bring out red in fish? Also, I stay on top of my water changes.
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Mario

Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 Administrator Posts: 2,343	Tropheus Red Bishop & crew Feb 14, 2018 8:49:45 GMT -5 ItsMeMario likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Feb 14, 2018 8:49:45 GMT -5 Very nice looking tank there!
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