The genus tropheus is widespread across all regions of lake tanganyika, from burundi in the north to zambia in the south. Buy live tropheus duboisi maswa tropheus duboisi maswa. Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for tropheus for sale classifieds. It is one of the rarest and most beautiful species among the fishes of tanganyika. I would like to set up a second tank with a totally different theme. Breeding the tropheus takes good maintenance practice, and time.
Boulenger to publish the scientific description of tropheus moorii in 1898. Tropheus duboisi maswa from lake tanganieka with malawi cichlids. Tropheus brichardi is a species of cichlid endemic to lake tanganyika where it is found in areas with substrates of solid rock in the central portion of the lake. Tropheus is a small genus of six species of cichlids endemic to lake tanganyika in east africa. Below you will find a gallery of tropheus duboisi pictures. Tropheus duboisi duboisi cichlid can be kept with other lake tanganyika cichlids with similar demands.
Males and females are relatively similar, but do display obvious sexual dimorphism. Tropheus duboisi maswa 21 disi 4 erkek cek cumhuriyetinden ithal edilmistir. Theyre fed dainichi veggiefx,hikari cichlid excel,and osi spirulina flakes. Tropheus duboisi is one of the most popular cichlids from lake tanganyika. Safety notice from pets4homes never send money for a deposit or pay for a pet online. Nov 12, 20 intraspecific morphological variation in the cichlid tropheus duboisi from 10 localities over its entire known distribution area along the central eastern and northern shore of lake tanganyika was investigated. Before we got a bigger tank i got rid of my tropheus duoisi because of the high protein i feed to my other fish. Scott, neal pronek, encyclopedia of exotic tropical fishes for freshwater aquariums, tfh publications, 2005 lee finley, catfishes.
The genus tropheus is widespread across all regions of lake tanganyika, from. Tropheus duboisi maswa the socalled broad band tropheus duboisi is found along a 50 km coastline in northcentral tanzania, from south of lugufu river to just south of halembe village. This is my colony of wild caught tropheus duboisi karilani. This is a very slow growing species which may take a few years to reach sexual maturity. Throughout northern lake tanganyika, but concentrated more off the coast of tanzania.
Tropheus do best in colonies in their own species tank. Making a bladeless wooden fan scrapwood challenge ep38 duration. In the confinements of an aquarium, however, its behavior is adapted to. The species is found only in lake tanganyika, restricted to rocky substrates rubble or slabs in the northern portion of the lake. Stoeber, with lyrics from the year of the flood by margaret atwood.
Pricing tier is the same as always with a minimum order of 10. The general areas include ubwari peninsula near magara in burundi and in tanzania near bulu point and cape kungwe. Moore had caught for the british museum in 1895 and 1896, which were then later used by ichthyologist g. They are the best looking duboisi in our opinion and can be difficult to find. I recently started 3 colonies the first was 20 wild caught blue rainbows which were shipped to my local air port. Tropheus duboisi colony i have 20 tropheus with great colours and solid yellow bands which are even. Orville stoeber, with lyrics from the year of the flood by margaret atwood. The next 2 came form a local hobbyist 29 bembas and 21 1. Planted tank legends iaplc grand prize winner dave chow 360 view workshop duration. Using rnasequencing, we tested for differential gene expression between carotenoidcolored and white skin regions of a cichlid fish, tropheus duboisi maswa, to identify genes associated with. Upload your photos and videos pictures stamps, coins misc. Book and internet references for freshwater fish and plants.
Black bemba orange flame is found in the northern parts of lake tanganyika. Its popularity is mainly derived from the fact that juveniles have a gorgeous coloration pattern consisting of a jetblack body adorned with many light blue to white spots. Half a century of experience with tropheus species. Well i finally got the colony moved over to the new system. Sep 07, 2017 tropheus duboisi african cichlid up close hd. Tropheus is a small genus of eight species of cichlids endemic to lake tanganyika in east africa. Aquarium, tanganyika cichlid fish aquarium for sale in. Complex geographical variation patterns in tropheus duboisi. 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 1520 m. Complex geographical variation patterns in tropheus. Tropheus duboisi african cichlid up close hd 2 youtube. Males attain a somewhat larger size, but visual identification of sexes in the aquarium is virtually unachievable.
Tropheus duboisi by mike schaffran cichlid room companion. Tanganyika cichlid fishes fairy cichlid breeding julidochromis blue frontosa telmatochromis bifrenatus julidochromis cyprichromis leptosoma tanganyika cichlids. African diving tropheus at maswa, tanzania come along. Altolamprologus calvus black pectoral 3cm altolamprologus calvus black pectoral 45cm altolamprologus calvus perl congo 45cm altolamprologus calvus white chai. This fish has been in my tank for around 3 years and one of my favourites picking at rocks grazing algae almost constantly. Three subpopulations are distinguished in different parts of the lake.
I highly recommend the tropheus dubosi, but they are not beginner fish and it is best to keep only one in a tank, as they are not tolerant of their own kind. At that time, the males are typically larger than the females, and have a more turned up nose. Intraspecific morphological variation in the cichlid tropheus duboisi from 10 localities over its entire known distribution area along the central eastern and northern shore of lake tanganyika was investigated. Tropheus duboisi white spotted cichlid lake tanganyika. In between kirando and lubengela villages the maswa area is located. Meine geliebten tropheus buntbarsche haben mir ja schon in so vielen. Halembe duboisi have bright turquoise glowing spots and will get a nice thick yellow bar at full maturity. Tropheus maliro approx 17cm 100 byo bag or bucket text or message only other fish available pick up kipparing near redcliffe brisbane north side, 1246250889. Crescentic, whereas tropheus duboisi is encountered in deeper.
The tropheus duboisis maswa is an african cichlid from lake tanganyika. Tropheus duboisi maswa the socalled broad band tropheus. I used white pool filter sand in this tank rather than the play sand i have. The tropheus fry are safe in the tank especially in the tropheus duboisi tank because of the different pattern of the young. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Im running an eheim pro 2 2028 and an aquaclear 110 for filtration. Apr 18, 2014 planted tank legends iaplc grand prize winner dave chow 360 view workshop duration. This revealed significant differences between various populations that are geographically isolated.
I am currently running a 180g planted tank and love it. Ive had my tropheus duboisi ever since ive first started keeping african cichlids. The juvenile color pattern disappears when the fish gets mature and makes place for a blueblack body color with a white or yellow vertical band. There are currently no tropheus duboisi halembe yellow band available. The climate is very tropical which suits the tropheus with the warm water temperatures especially around the. The tropheus duboisi maswa by mastiffman duramax7man7 aug 4, 2018 16.
Annecten, black, brichardi, duboisi, ikola, moorii, mpimbwe and red. Tropheus duboisi duboisi cichlid is best kept in groups in large aquariums. I have a nice group of wc duboisi maswa and they have produced another batch of fry that ready to go. You will regret for not feeding tropheus duboisi maswa youtube. Males attain a somewhat larger size, but visual identification of sexes in. Tropheus duboisi colony i have 20 tropheus with great colours and solid yellow bands which are even they range in size from 57cm there feed on spectrum. Tropheus duboisi marlier 1959 juvenile in its beautiful coloration. Recommended tank mates for tropheus tropical cichlid fish. Breeding tropheus duboisi by ad konings cichlid room.
Kasanga family in 6 foot by severum aug 6, 2017 18. When did people start using maswa at the end of the name. Duboisi cichlid tropheus duboisi aquatic community. Tropheus duboisi wikispecies wikispecies, free species. Black, brichardi, duboisi, ikola, moorii, mpimbwe, sp. Jun 24, 2015 tropheus duboisi maswa the socalled broad band tropheus duboisi is found along a 50 km coastline in northcentral tanzania, from south of lugufu river to just south of halembe village. Buy live tropheus duboisi halembe yellow band tropheus. Theyre doing really well and they are so unbelievably. Contributed by donny plunkett i have 1 large male duboisi maswa in a 380 liter mixed malawi tank and i have recently acquired one dozen juveniles all maswas in hopes of establishing a. The aquarium shoulc be decorated using a lot of rocks that creates a lot. This cichlid is typically an aggressive fish that needs to be kept in large numbers, but has an awesome personality. Cichlids from lake tanganyika in africa are becoming more and more popular amongst aquarists and as such there are more of them being imported to the uk and usa. Aug 24, 2018 2 side view malawi tank decorated with one of our f models.
Tropheus duboisi and cyphotilapia frontosa by todd johnson. Ive heard tropheus are difficult to keep alive but so far its been 5 weeks and no bloat yet. Tropheus duboisi african cichlid close up hd youtube. Petrochromis cichlids have similar traits to tropheus and are strong natured too so these are a clear match for keeping with tropheus cichlids. The complete guide to the successful care and breeding of more than 100 catfish species, t. All species are algal grazers and have underslung mouths adapted to rasping algae and microinvertebrates from submerged rocks. Its more likely a hierarchical struggle between these two. The specific name honours pierre brichard 19211990 the aquarium fish exporter who provided the authors with the type. Black magara uremesi, beslenmesi, su degerleri ve davran. The genus is widespread across all regions of lake tanganyika, from burundi in the north to zambia in the south. Havent updated you all on my tropheus duboisi since i got them on mothers day. Apr 06, 2020 tropheus will often chase featherfins and nip at their long trailing fins. The first fishes from the genus tropheus were sent to europe at the end of the 19 th century. Neat looking tropheus that starts black with white spots, morps into a nice black fish with a blue face and yellow band there are currently no tropheus duboisi maswa available.
African diving tropheus duboisi maswa the socalled. Mar 11, 2009 tropheus do best in colonies in their own species tank. Tropheus duboisi maswa back to nature setup youtube. They are also aufwuchsfeeders and will stand their ground very well against tropheus. Breeding tropheus duboisi by ad konings cichlid room companion.
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