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Profile and Description of African Cichlids

Description & Profile of Tropheus (Pemba, Orange Flame)

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

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.

 

Articles on Fish Food

Fish Food For Sale (suitable for Cichlids)
Fish Foods
Recommended Foods for Cichlids
SERA Flowerhorn
SERA Granu Green
TetraPro Vegetable Crisps
Types and Description of Fish Food

Fish Posters

Fish Face Poster
Frontosa Poster
Tropheus Duboisi Poster

Articles on Equipment Review

Aquarium Skimmer
DAZS Automatic Fish Food Feeder

 

 

Photo Gallery

Main Photo Gallery

Cichlid Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery of Tank set-up
Photo of Central American Cichlids
Photos of African Cichlid
Photos of South American Cichlids
Tank Photos on Community Cichlid Tank

Profile of Central America Cichlids

Amphilophus Citrinellus (Red Devil)
Archocentrus Nigrofasciatus (Convict cichlid)
Archocentrus Sajica
Blue Dempesy (Cichlasoma Octofasciatum)
Hypsophrs Nicaraguensis (nicaragua ciichlid)
Nandopsis Salvani
Parachromis Loisellei
Thorichthys Meeki (Firemouth cichlid)
Vieja Argentea
Vieja Bifasciatum (Red Head Monk)

Profile of South America Cichlids

Green Terror
Heros Notatus
Uaru Amphiacanthoides

General Articles

Common Fish Measurements
How to select C. Frontosa
Life Span of a Cichlid
Tropheus_obituary

Articles on Tank Set-ups

Tank set-ups

Central America set-up
Lake Tanganyika (Tropheus) Tank Set-up
Orignial tank set-up


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