Name: Astatoreochromis alluaudi (Pellegrin, 1904)
Synonym:
Common name: Alluaud's Haplo
Location: Lake Victoria, Lake George, Lake Edward, Lake Kyoga and several rivers
Adult size: 7 inches (19 cm)
Diet: mollusk crusher (omnivore)
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Personal notes: I was very fortunate to obtain seven Astatoreochromis alluaudi from Marco Weiss in Germany. This was made possible through the efforts of administrators at the web forum www.CichlidsOfVictoria.com. When they arrived in May of 2010 they were 2 inches to 3 inches long. I currently have 2 males and 3 females. They bred twice in June 2010 and then once again in September 2010, February 2011 and March 2011. I have these five cichlids in a two species 75 gallon tank with rocks, sand and a few Anubia barteri and java fern plants. They are unusually shy, but that may be because there are so few fish in the tank.
Above is the dominant male Astatoreochromis alluaudi
I took the above pictures when my male was enticing one of his ladies to breed
The above mature female isn't as colorful as the male, but for a Victorian cichlid she is pretty colorful.
Above is the dominant male.
The young male above has more distinct vertical barring and is not quite as yellow as the fully mature adult.
Above are a couple of young females.
Above is the holding female moved to a 10 gallon breeder tank. And then the fry growing out
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