Duboisi Cichlids

[Douglas4701]

So am I correct that when these fishies grow up that their black base and white spots go away and they flip into a blue head, yellow chest and brownish black tail?

 

[cezza44]

The colours depend on the kind of Duboisi, but the they certainly lose the spots and look very different when older

 

[Freakgecko91]

The colours depend on the kind of Duboisi, but the they certainly lose the spots and look very different when older

Tropheus duboisi IS the species?

 

[cezza44]

Yeah but there are at least five different strands of them, most get yellow stripes, at least 2 get white stripes instead

Cichlid Profiles

 

[Freakgecko91]

I just wanted to make it clear to anyone reading the thread that duboisi is indeed a species, and not a genus you are correct on the color morphs, mostly from different locations within Tanganyika.

Just wanna make clear it wasn't an attack, just said it for clarification

 

[cezza44]

No worries, wasn't disputing that is was the species. Although in hindsight perhaps 'strand' was a poorly chosen word, colour morphs is better

 

[Freakgecko91]

Even color morphs tends to point towards human made colorings, as in opted geckos or bearded dragons, where they've been selectively bred for certain generic mutations that create different colors. "locales" or "locations" may be a bit better, but I still feel like there's a word I'm forgetting that I just can't seem to get off my tongue...grrrr this is gonna bug me!

 

[Douglas4701]

I am rehoming one if anyone is in the Dallas ftw area. Baby.