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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renoguy
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Plants with Tropheus Apr 5, 2018 20:23:15 GMT -5 Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 and reddhawkk like this

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Post by renoguy on Apr 5, 2018 20:23:15 GMT -5

For those of you who are thinking about plants with tropheus. Here is a pic of my high tech tank with 40+ Bembas and several different plants in my display tank. It works.

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... Moderator Posts: 1,520	Plants with Tropheus Apr 5, 2018 22:55:18 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ... on Apr 5, 2018 22:55:18 GMT -5 Good one mate. By high tech do you mean CO2 injection? If so what does you pH run at? Interesting stuff...

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Apr 5, 2018 22:55:18 GMT -5 ... said:

Good one mate. By high tech do you mean CO2 injection? If so what does you pH run at? Interesting stuff...

yes co2 injection. My starting ph is about 8.2 out of the tap and i drop it down to 7 with co2 injection, trophs are happy and plants are getting about 30ppm so they are quite happy as well.

Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 Administrator Posts: 2,343	Plants with Tropheus Apr 17, 2018 15:39:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Apr 17, 2018 15:39:05 GMT -5 Nice! Looks like a good setup. Are they attaching the plants at all?
	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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Plants with Tropheus Apr 17, 2018 20:26:17 GMT -5 gturmindright likes this

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They pick at the jungle vals a bit but they grow so fast it doesn't even slow them down. They are always swimming through them and they sleep in the plants. I also find the the thicker plants are great places for the fry to hide.

reddhawkk Full Member Posts: 11	Plants with Tropheus Jun 5, 2018 12:09:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by reddhawkk on Jun 5, 2018 12:09:49 GMT -5 Very nice tank! Are those more fish underneath in the sump/refugium?

renoguy Full Member Posts: 64	Plants with Tropheus Jun 5, 2018 22:37:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by renoguy on Jun 5, 2018 22:37:49 GMT -5 Jun 5, 2018 12:09:49 GMT -5 reddhawkk said: Very nice tank! Are those more fish underneath in the sump/refugium? Yes, that is my sump / grow out tank for fry.

renoguy Full Member Posts: 64	Plants with Tropheus Jun 16, 2018 12:47:22 GMT -5 reddhawkk likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by renoguy on Jun 16, 2018 12:47:22 GMT -5 Some updated pictures from the other day

Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 Administrator Posts: 2,343	Plants with Tropheus Jun 20, 2018 6:19:01 GMT -5 renoguy likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 on Jun 20, 2018 6:19:01 GMT -5 Very nice. I like the lush green look.
	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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