Peter Schupke - African Cichlids II. Tanganyika I. Tropheus - Uitgever: Aqualog
Lake Tanganyika, situated in the heart of Africa, is one of the most fascinating bodies of water in the world. It is also one of the largest, as well as deepest, freshwater lakes to be found on Earth.
In nummerical terms the cichlids (family Cichlidae), dominate Lake Tanganyika, as regards both species and individuals. One of the peculiarities of the enus Tropheus, found only in Lake Tanganyika, is that these extremely specialised fishes are unable to cross large areas where there are no aggregations of rocks that form their particular habitat. As a result these cichlids have evolved distinct variants, easliy distinguished by their coloration, in practically every rocky zone. Because coloration plays a major role in the courtship of these cichlids, they are often incredibly colourful.
All the colour variants known to date - more than 120, including the newest discoveries, never before pictured in print - are here for the first time portrayed in words and photos in a single book. In the course of more than 10 years of intensive involvement with these fishes, the author, Peter Schupke, has compiled all the informations available on these spectacularly attractive Tropheus. The most recent research, using the latest scientific methods (such as DNA analysis), has been included.
The aquarist is provided with all the information rquired for the successful maintenance and breeding of these fishes in the aquarium. Aquarists and scientists alike will find in this Aqualog a unique work of reference, which, like all Aqualog lexica, can be kept up to date over the years to come by means of supplements.
(Engelstalige uitgave; afmetingen (h x b) 29,5 x 21cm; 190 pagina's; hardcover)
