Spotted Duboisi Cichlid

Spotted Duboisi Cichlid:  Duboisi Cichlid is an African cichlid, it is often called the White Spotted Cichlid.

They are unique and found to Lake Tanganyika in Africa.

Spotted Duboisi Cichlid offer an intriguing and satisfying addition to your aquarium due to their distinctive physical makeover and vivacious nature.

I. Size

• Average Adult Size: 12 cm (4.7 in).
• Maximum Adult Size:12 cm (4.7 in).
• Swimming Level: all areas of the aquarium

II. You would love the fish because…

Spotted Duboisi Cichlid is known for its drastic physical change as it grows, which is one of its defining traits.

The colour of juvenile fish is jet black with numerous tiny white dots. These spots completely disappear as they become older, and their heads take on a blueish colour.

A substantial golden band that extends just behind the pectoral fin also grows on them. The Duboisi Cichlid can reach a maximum length of five inches.

The head of this fish is larger than the body, which gets smaller toward the tail. The heads of adults are blue or bluish grey. The body’s remaining portions are primarily black with a few blue flashes and a starkly contrasted strip (yellow or white) running along the centre.

Young specimens feature a lovely colour pattern with a matt black body and several spots that transition from blue to white sky. They are sometimes referred to as “The Pearly Butterfly” because of their persistent body colour, which lasts for over a year. To learn more about this subject, we encourage you to read our article on the anatomy of fish.

 III. Is this fish species peaceful or hostile?

• Recommended: 1
• Overall friendliness : Peaceful
• Friendliness with own kind: Peaceful
• Friendliness with other species: Peaceful yet not so peaceful

IV. Species compatibility

• Peacock Cichlids
• Electric Yellows
• Gobies.

V. How to feed this species?

Omnivores include the species of Tropheus. They are specialised aufwuchs feeders in the wild, and aufwuchs is a term for stringy, stiff algae that is adhered to rocks. They consume algae and the bacteria it carries that have been scraped from the rocks. They must be fed a spirulina-based flake and pellet in the tank.