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CICHLIDS By: Gatekeeper |
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As Tropheus mature, they will go through a number of changes in coloration and generally end up looking fairly different than they did as fry. The most remarkable example of this is in Tropheus duboisi where the black polka dotted fry and juveniles grow up to show no sign of these markings whatsoever. The following animation shows an example of what you might expect to see as your duboisi mature into adulthood.
Tropheus are found (with the possible exception of T. duboisi) inhabiting the upper ten meters of the rocky biotope. The distribution of the species through the lake is not always contiguous and that may be the result of the varying levels Lake Tanganyika has shown over time: splitting and merging populations as lake levels increased or decreased, probably being three lakes during some periods of time. |
All Tropheus are algae grazer which, limits them to the more shallow are of the rocky habitat and according to Ad Koning "have been seen foraging in schools. All Tropheus are territorial and Male Tropheus have large grazing territories. In the aquarium I have witnessed Tropheus male tropheus take a 4ft area for territory in a 6ft tank. Feeding Tropheus is very important. They are vegetarians more or less. They feed mainly off the rock laden algae referred to as aufwuch. In the algae they are scraping they are also getting crustaceans and other small organisms. However, they are getting small amounts of these protein snacks. I recommend feeding them a quality Spirulina flake. supplemented with planktonic crustaceans such as mysis or cyclops and baby brine. Frozen food in not recommended at all. Water hardness is not crucial to proper Tropheus keeping. As long as your water is moderately hard to rock hard your fish will do just fine Tank Parameters
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