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Show Us The Different Species of African Rift Lake Cichlids..

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I'm going to do whatever it takes to revive this thread lol...whose with me? Post pictures of African cichlids you own or want to own! (please include the names, not just pics) :headbang2

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How about this one Pantera? :)

Astatotilapia calliptera "Zambezi"

Believe it or not, I own one, a young male. They are a psudo-Victorian, well, they look like a Vic but they are from Lake Chilwa and Lake Malawi. A renown fish guru once told me that they are the blue-print or ancestor of the first haplochromine in Lake Victoria? I was also told that they are super aggressive, but mine is a real wimp, but he is still small so maybe he turns into a tiger at full adulthood. I'll try to get some shots of him.
 
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Here's my dominant sp.44, just caught him in a yawn so he actually has his dorsal fin extended. He rarely has to really "color up" as he is completely unchallenged in his 125g. Just wish I had a few girlfriends for him, then his color would really pop!

Pictured in the background is the only female (astatotilapia latifasciata) Vic in his tank. She dwarfs him in size and is approx 5 yrs old, much too old to be starting a family.

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