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|stub=Yes | |stub=Yes | ||
|name=White Spotted Cichlid | |name=White Spotted Cichlid | ||
| − | |extra_common_names=Dwarf Tanganyikan | + | |extra_common_names=Dwarf Tanganyikan cichlid |
|species=Tropheus duboisi | |species=Tropheus duboisi | ||
|image=No_Image.png | |image=No_Image.png | ||
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|origin=:Lake Tanganyika, northern range. | |origin=:Lake Tanganyika, northern range. | ||
|sexing=:Not sexually dimorphic. Males mature (display adult coloration) sooner, and tend to have an upturned, versus a rounded as females tend to have, snout. Ultimately, the best way is by examining the vent, which an expert can determine with | |sexing=:Not sexually dimorphic. Males mature (display adult coloration) sooner, and tend to have an upturned, versus a rounded as females tend to have, snout. Ultimately, the best way is by examining the vent, which an expert can determine with | ||
| − | |tank_compatibility=: | + | |tank_compatibility=:although aggressive with conspecifics, it is compatibly peaceful with other fish. |
|diet=:Herbivorous, herbivore food, as well as vegetable leafs, will suffice. | |diet=:Herbivorous, herbivore food, as well as vegetable leafs, will suffice. | ||
|feeding_regime=:Daily. | |feeding_regime=:Daily. | ||
|environment_specifics=:Typical rocky Tanganyikan tank. | |environment_specifics=:Typical rocky Tanganyikan tank. | ||
| − | |behaviour=:Reputed to be aggressive, these | + | |behaviour=:Reputed to be aggressive, these are fairly peaceful to most tankmates, with aggression reserved to tankmates with whom it will establish a pecking order with. |
|identification=:As juveniles these fish are black with white spots. As they turn older, they will lose the spots, develop a blue head, and gain a vertical band down the middle - the band is yellow if the fish is from Tanzania, and white if from Burundi. | |identification=:As juveniles these fish are black with white spots. As they turn older, they will lose the spots, develop a blue head, and gain a vertical band down the middle - the band is yellow if the fish is from Tanzania, and white if from Burundi. | ||
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