Below is my 3" long male Haplochromis sp "flameback". (And yes, the red is that bright almost all the time now. Even without a female companion.) Haplochromis sp "flameback" is the name for this specific species although, the term "flameback" is often incorrectly used as the common name for many Victorian cichlids. The Haplochromis sp "Kyoga flameback" is a correct name given to another species

I bought five Hap Flamebacks from the LFS and unfortunately they were almost completely wiped out by a parasite within a few months. The above male is the sole survivor. The LFS told me they came from Old World Exotic Fish.

The above picture shows two of the juvenile females shortly after their purchase. Unfortunately this is the best picture I have in the short period of time I had them.

My young male survivor shows his stressed colors in the above left picture. In the above right picture, you can see the horizontal line that often appeared in the juvenile male and still ocasionally makes an appearance.

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