Description
These grazing cichlids from Lake Tanganyika are known for their beautiful navy to black juveniles, covered in bright white spots. As the fish matures, this gives way to a completely different, but equally beautiful pattern of a dark body with a blue face, and a white to yellow vertical "belt" behind the gills. Like all Tropheus the main bulk of their diet should be vegetable matter such as kelp flakes, nori and Spirulina; too much protein in their diet has severe negative effects on their health.