Red Dragon African Cichlid?

only fish I have seen referred to as a red dragon cichlid is Flowerhorns - I presume its not one of those.

Could it be these ? http://images.search.yahoo.com/sear...=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-501&fp_ip=IE&x=wrt&js=1&ni=21

check some of those red fish pics out - they are a jacobfreibergi genetic strain created in germany...the same guys 'made' these http://www.cichlids.com/pictures/pic/Sunburst_Peacock_and_Neo_Helianthus.html the red fish in the centre

edit wooops ! they're not aulonocara, at 80 bucks a pop !

I've had one - he was beautiful. Expensive fish though at 80 bucks ! Mine was considerably cheaper, but I bought him tiny....and in euros.

In my experience they are quite a bit more aggressive than many aulonocara species; which undoubtably has to do with the intensive breeding selection of more vivid colours to produce that brilliant colouration.

it can be tough to pick out a nice juvenile peacock under the store lights; try and go for the most reactive fish, the one that follows your finger, and certainly not one that appears to be being picked on...of course, that is also getting you the most aggressive fish too. It took a few months before mine began to hit his full colours. When they have just arrived in the store they will be quite pale often, however within a day or so they have all usually gotten very bright; this is often because they will have been kept in hormonally treated waters in the breeders tanks, and this artificially boosts the colours, so the brightest peacock a day or two after arrival will not necessarily hold those colours; that's why you often look more at personality. Ideally purchase a week or so after they have arrived, when the hormone effect has substantially reduced...of course often all the nice fish are gone by then...so trial and error somewhat, plus providing ideal conditions at home, and you have a good chance of seeing their best colours.

I don't know how he will go down with your mbuna/brichardi mix though.