Below is the male Haplochromis sp "fire red ugandan"

the female below:

A rock dwelling cichlid from the Ugandan shores of Lake Victoria (mbipi) that I purchased from my LFS. The Haplochromis sp "fire" grows to only about 4 inches (11 cm) long. As this male was maturing he was not as colorful as I had hoped. But that's the trouble with many victorians .... if they are not the dominant male in the tank then they often won't color up nearly to their potential. I had one male and three females. One female bred but did not carry the fry to term. As you can see the females are the typical silver-sided fish just like so many of the victorians. I kept this group for only about two years. This is one of the more commonly available victorians around my area.

Juvenile male above

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