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  • What is this cichlid?

    A little over a year ago I picked up two small, very distinctive cichlids. I 'think' they are South/Central American, but have not been able to identify them. I am wondering if someone out there can identify them for me. When I bought them, they were almost a deep black, with brilliant white spots all over them. As they matured, they eventually lost all of their spots and are now almost black with a broad vertical white stripe just behind the pectoral fins, from top to bottom. They are in a community 46 gallon tank with bala sharks, Australian rainbows, Chinese algae eaters, corys, striped rafaels, and a plecostomus that is nearly a foot long. Though I haven't provided anything special for them the original pair (no discernible difference other than size) has now had two broods, one of 5  and one of 3. The adults are approximately 5 inches long. The male is extremely territorial and very attentive to the female, chasing after her almost constantly.

    Can anyone tell me what these fish are?

  • #2
    Re: What is this cichlid?

    welcome to the box danc
    a picture of these fishies would help to id them alot..... :wink:

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    • #3
      Re: What is this cichlid?

      those are tropheus dubouisi, an african cichlid from lake tanganyka
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      • #4
        Re: What is this cichlid?

        sounds like a dubosi tropheus to me....

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        • #5
          Re: What is this cichlid?

          Sounds to me like Tropheus Duboisi.  I don't know, off the top of my head, of another cichlid that changes from spotted to striped.  Does it look something like this?



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          • #6
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            • #7
              Re: What is this cichlid?

              heres a link to tropheus dubouisi.
              let us know if this is your fish
              FRENCH FRY!!!

              55g - Vieja Synspilum 'Biotope'

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              • #8
                Re: What is this cichlid?

                Tropheus duboisi it is! Thanks for everyone's help! If anyone in the Sugar Land area wants some, mine just keep breeding!

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                • #9
                  Re: What is this cichlid?

                  Welcome to the box danc.....congradulations on being a sucessful fish keeper/breeder.

                  Hope they continue to give you dozens of happy little fishies....

                  CF
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                  • #10
                    Re: What is this cichlid?

                    Welcome to the HFB :)

                    Without a picture we cannot be sure, but here is what I can tell you :)

                    There are two (potentially three) tropheus duboisi that it could be.

                    One the Tropheus duboisi Pemba  -  Note the size of the stripe and note that Pemba the stripe -- wider and more even -- extend further forward.


                    and the Tropheus duboisi Kigoma -- note not as wide as above.. and the band can be broken at either the top or bottom.  Some more blue exists in the body too.


                    and the Tropheus duboisi Maswa -- note yellow towards the top of the band


                    Less likely from your description, the Tropheus dubosis Karilani -- note really narrow white band


                    Tropheus duboisi Halembe -- note completely yellow band from top to bottom.  


                    The most common sold in stores in the Houston area I have run across are either Kigoma, Maswa, or Karilani with the latter two being the most common to get.

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                    • #11
                      Re: What is this cichlid?

                      those are sooo cool as young ones. I was sad when the spots went away. Thats when i first started and had no idea fish changed color and patterns. not that petsmart knew either.

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                      • #12
                        Re: What is this cichlid?

                        Just goes to show you that you don't need a huge colony to breed tropheus!!!!  TWO will do just fine!  

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