Tropheus sp. 'ikola'

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Information

This vibrant colored cichlid (family Cichlidae) is found in the Lake Tanganyika.

Care tips

  • Rocky Tanganyika tank setup
  • Mainly herbivore eater
  • Spirulina based diet
  • Feed several times per day (small amounts)
  • Aggressive (keep in species specific tank)
  • Keep as a colony
  • Mouthbrooder

Tropheus sp. 'ikola' is also known by Kaiser Tropheus, Kaiser I and Tropheus moorii ikola.

Below you can find photo and video collection of the Tropheus sp. ikola that my father have kept in the past.

Please contact me if the provided information is faulty.

Photo gallery

This photo gallery contains images. Photos were taken between 2008 and 2009. Latest photos are always at the top. Click on each image for full-screen view.

Video gallery

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