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Profile:
Distribution :
Lake Tanganyika.
Size
: Up to 6 inches.
PH
: 7.4 to 8.
Temperature
: 240 C to 300 C
Hardness
: Hard to
very hard water.
Diet
: Herbivorous diet
primarily made up of
aufwuchs,
which is a type of green algae. Feed them vegetable flakes and occasionally
blench vegetables such as spinach and cucumber.
Breeding
: Mouth
brooders. Fries are released within 28 to 30 days.
Sexual
Difference : Males are
normally bigger but difficult to differentiate.
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Description:
A
highly active tropheus with many colour variants. The coloration seems to
maintain throughout their life span. Maintain 1-2 males with groups
of females. Quite aggressive to conspecies and other fish as well.
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