ID Please - Freebie Unknown Fish

[gill]

Guys Anyone Know what this is,
Hes been in the LFS for nearly a year in with variuos tropical fish. and has never nipped another fish.
just spends his time sifting gravel.

 

[tank125]

Tropheus moorii "?type?" I cannot guess what type there are too many!

Needs a lot of plant matter to graze on. Aggressive towards conspecifics, if you want more add them now at the same size while they are small.

They are from Lake Tanganyika = hard water/high pH

 

[M|L]

you'll probably get a better response in the rift lake cichlid forum.

 

[gill]

ok thanks guys, will try that

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Yep thats a tropheus Moori we sell a lot of em at work.

 

[gill]

Thanks Guys, It Is a Kopembwa (Tropheus moorii),
Never knew there were grazing cichlids before.
Very Interersting little fish to watch. Just spends his/her time grazing on the vallis and sifting sand.
Very Glad i got him/her, The wife Likes him/her aswell, so that is an extra bonus.

 

[tank125]

your zebra danios won't be so glad when that thing gets comfortable!

 

[proaquatics]

free t. moori SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gill]

thanks