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Cichlids

Altolamprologus calvus
Altolamprologus compressiceps

Benthochromis tricoti

Callochromis macrops
Callochromis melanostigma
Callochromis pleurospilus

Chalinochromis brichardi
Chalinochromis popelini

Ctenochromis horei

Cyathopharynx foae
Cyathopharynx furcifer

Cyphotilapia frontosa

Cyprichromis leptosoma
Cyprichromis sp. "leptosoma jumbo speckleback rainbow"
Cyprichromis microlepidotus

Enantiopus melanogenys

Eretmodus cyanostictus
Eretmodus sp. "cyanostictus full bar"

Gnathochromis permaxillaris

Julidochromis dickfeldi
Julidochromis marlieri
Julidochromis ornatus
Julidochromis regani
Julidochromis transcriptus

<Lamprologus> brevis
<Lamprologus> calliurus
<Lamprologus> caudopunctatus
<Lamprologus> multifasciatus
<Lamprologus> ocellatus
<Lamprologus> similis
<Lamprologus> speciosus
<Lamprologus> stappersi

Lepidiolamprologus hecqui
Lepidiolamprologus elongatus
Lepidiolamprologus meeli

Neolamprologus brichardi
Neolamprologus buescheri
Neolamprologus crassus
Neolamprologus cylindricus
Neolamprologus falcicula
Neolamprologus kungweensis
Neolamprologus leleupi
Neolamprologus marunguensis
Neolamprologus nigriventris
Neolamprologus pulcher
Neolamprologus savoryi
Neolamprologus sexfasciatus
Neolamprologus signatus
Neolamprologus tetracanthus
Neolamprologus tretocephalus

Ophthalmotilapia nasuta
Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

Petrochromis_trewavasae

Tanganicodus irsacae

Telmatochromis vittatus

Triglachromis otostigma

Tropheus annectens
Tropheus sp."black"
Tropheus brichardi
Tropheus duboisi
Tropheus sp."ikola"
Tropheus moorii
Tropheus sp."red"

Variabilichromis moorii

Xenotilapia flavipinnis
Xenotilapia ochrogenys
Xenotilapia sp. "papilio sunflower"
Xenotilapia spilopterus

Non cichlids

Aethiomastacembelus ellipsifer
Brycinus sp."tiger"
Synodontis multipunctatus
Synodontis petricola

Facts

Lake Tanganyika map

Tropheus duboisi
MARLIER, 1959


	Photo © Michael Persson
Tropheus duboisi "Maswa"

Trade names and synonyms
Maswa duboisi.

Size
Can reach approximately 12 - 14 cm (4.5-5.5 in).

Food
Only shrimpmix.

Aquarium
350 litres (75 gal.) and above.

Habitat
Found in rocky habitats with a rich layer of sediment, at depths between 3 and 15 metres.

Breeding
A mouthbrooder which is easy to spawn.

General
Tropheus is best kept in larger groups of fishes. Tropheus duboisi suits well as company for other species from the Tropheus genus.

Distribution
Tropheus duboisi occurs all around the Lake Tanganyika.
The most attractive variant is the one with a broad white ribbon from "Mazwa" wich is found near Cape Kabogo.
This is also the most common variant in tanganyikatanks. Juveniles Tropheus duboisi has the characteristic spotted pattern which dissapear at adult age.


	Photo © Michael Persson
A juvenile Tropheus duboisi.