African Cichlids
Tropheus duboisi
Tropheus duboisi
Photo: Mattia Nocciola · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8–9
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- Lives in a groupof 12 or more
- TemperamentAggressive
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Origin
- Lake Tanganyika (north)
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.0 – 9.0
- GH
- 10 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater (hard and alkaline)
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- Aggressive (toward each other; kept in groups of 12 or more)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 12
- Minimum aquarium size
- 300 L
- Diet
- Strictly herbivorous (spirulina, algae; animal protein causes bloating)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; maternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Juveniles are black with white spots; adults are dark blue with a yellow band. For experienced aquarists only: requires a strict plant-based diet and crystal-clear water.
