Tropheus Duboisi

nesolb · Post by **nesolb** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:02 pm

I'm currently breeding Tropheus Duboisi from Lake Tanganyika. They spawn every 3 - 4 weeks and I generally get 20 - 30 babies each time.

These are then placed in a 2 foot grow out tank until they've reached a reasonable size to be placed in the main tank, this is usually a couple of months.

I tend to have buyers for most of my baby batches so they very rarely get to go in to the main tank.

Damian

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:08 am

Hi Damian,

Sounds like a good little operation you have going there.

Would Tropheus Duboisi have the light blue face and the yellow vertical band? I'm afraid I get lost when it comes to Malawis.

Adam

Post by **Barbie** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:12 am

You got the coloration right Adam, but Tropheus are from Lake Tanganyika

. This is a picture of the T. moorii (or sp. red depending who you talk to) "Livua" that we keep a colony of. They are definitely interesting fish. Very active and colorful in a display setting, with an almost frantic schooling behavior while they battle for dominance constantly.

Barbie

NeoCult · Post by **NeoCult** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 10:23 am

i used to breed the neolamprologus brichardis from Lake Tanganyika

Dead easy to spawn and a funky little fish!

nesolb · Post by **nesolb** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:56 am

There are geographical variances when it comes to the Duboisi colouring. All have a blue face when adults but vary in the colour and width of their band, colour being white or yellow.

The Duboisi I breed have the white band, I beleive these are from the Burundi region.

Damian

P.S The babies are arguebly the most beautiful of all Tropheus young.

nesolb · Post by **nesolb** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 11:58 am

Hi Neo,

I had some Neolamp Brichardi too, they breed like rabbits!!!!

Damian

nesolb · Post by **nesolb** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:08 pm

Hi Barbie,

That's a beautiful Tropheus you've got there. Have you managed to spwan them?

I also keep Moori Red Rainbow and Murago. Watching them all at feed time always puts a huge smile on my face.

I have a little movie clip of some of my Duboisi babies, in 3GP format, which I could upload if anyone would be interested.

Damian

NeoCult · Post by **NeoCult** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 1:42 pm

nesolb wrote:Hi Neo,

I had some Neolamp Brichardi too, they breed like rabbits!!!!

Damian

lol they sure do i ended up having to give away loads as i had far too many for any one shop etc

Post by **Barbie** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 12:24 am

Yes, we have fry from the Livua colony. I rarely remove the holding females and the Eretmodus tend to pick off any fry that are released in the tank. I do still occasionally save a batch or two, as I love the look of the little ones swarming around with all of the larger fish. I just strip the females and let the fry grow for a few weeks in another tank and reintroduce them after a rock shuffling party and a good feeding. Rarely even a single loss, but I hear that's not necessarily the norm for them.

Barbie