Blunthead Cichlid – Tropheus Moorii “Ilangi”

Blunthead Cichlid – Tropheus Moorii "Ilangi"
"They don’t call me Blunt head for nothing… So, let me be blunt!
I rule! Why? Because I am the very first Tropheus discovered, and THAT was over 100 years ago!"

   With more than 40 different color morphs,

the Blunthead Cichlid may actually have a variety for every color of the rainbow!

   The Blunthead Cichlid Tropheus Moorii was described over a hundred years ago (1898), and was the first of their genus be recognized. This is actually a small genus of fish in Lake Tanganyika, Africa, but with over 120 known color varieties. They are very specialized feeders which restricts their habitat to rocky areas with good algae growth. But they can be found spread throughout this enormous lake at almost every single reef, and each area has a unique color variety… (More)