{"product_id":"duboisi-cichlid-tropheus-duboisi","title":"Duboisi Cichlid (Tropheus duboisi) Stunning African Cichlid with Spotted Juvenile Pattern","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"275\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"299\"\u003eDuboisi Cichlid\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"319\"\u003eTropheus duboisi\u003c\/em\u003e) is one of the most iconic African cichlids from Lake Tanganyika. Juveniles are famous for their \u003cstrong data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"468\"\u003eblack bodies covered in bright white-blue spots\u003c\/strong\u003e, while adults transition to a bold \u003cstrong data-start=\"504\" data-end=\"517\"\u003eblue head\u003c\/strong\u003e with a \u003cstrong data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"554\"\u003eyellow or white body band\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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