ID please

[headbanger_jib]

went to the LFS saw these little guys they are kind of less than an inch
and they looked awesome , the lfs owner said these guys grow to be jet black with lots of whiteish spots the thought that came to my mind was polleni, but somehow i doubt that, can someone tell me what these are

here are a few pics

















thank you

 

[fishdance]

Tropheous duboisi. Unsure what variant at that size but possibly maswa. Most duboisi lose the cute white spots when they mature.

 

[proaquatics]

agree
brutal sometimes
but truly sweet fish

 

[Lupin]

Tropheus duboisi was my guess as well.

 

[headbanger_jib]

thanks guys

 

[mike dunagan]

What are you keeping with them?

 

[headbanger_jib]

What are you keeping with them?

i did a little googling about them and found out that they have to be kept in big groups (min 10) and those were the only ones available there at the lfs
so i returned them

the black globules in the plastic are zebra snails if thats what you were referring to

 

[addicted2cichlids]

yup, duboisi's! most common and the easiest to identify! these were the first tropheus i started off with!

 

[nishant_datta]

did u get 'em from chennai ??? some good breeders there . . .

 

[bigdee]

duboisi's my fav cichlid their a bad ass fish