Victorian cichlids

[Bre001]

Very nice! I am not familiar with the Victorians so it is nice to see them! They are pretty....

They are not even anywhere near as pretty as they will get...Those are all just babies, so if you think they're pretty now just wait a little bit.

I will share a few pics of mine...I had posted a couple on the photo thread but will also add them here.

Here is a pic of 1 of my unknowns just starting to color..

Paralabidochromis Chromogynos

Xytichromis "kyoga flameback" This was my maturing male I lost a while back...

I will also be getting some Paralabidochromis "fire" uganda soon.

 

[LadyBarbara001]

Absolutely right Bre. I just love your Chromogynos. He's the most beautiful fish!

Vics are funny, at an inch they can start to color, and have babies! I have a couple of one inch fish holding mouthfuls of fry right now.

 

[Bre001]

Absolutely right Bre. I just love your Chromogynos. He's the most beautiful fish!

Vics are funny, at an inch they can start to color, and have babies! I have a couple of one inch fish holding mouthfuls of fry right now.

Your Chromo's will look like this too once they get a touch bigger.

 

[Pittbull]

Wow sweet vickies aye that paralabido is awesome buddy..

 

[jpappy789]

Awesome! I don't see many victorian keepers on AC so it's nice to see some great pics!

 

[LadyBarbara001]

Unfortunately, I've had no success with my Atatotilapia Latifasciata. I've only had viable fry once, and those disappeared very quickly. I had read that they were excellent mothers, but mine didn't read that obviously. I am rehoming them to someone that may have better luck with them.

I'm keeping Haplochromis sp. "Kenya Golds", but at not even an inch, they are just little gray fry right now. I should be getting a colony of Haplochromis sp. "Ruby" in the near future, but those will be really small too. I got most of my Vics very small and have enjoyed watching them grow and develop.

 

[efors]

Wonderful lovely fishes! I'm in shock right now! I want to say thanks for all the info about Lake Victoria. And LadyBarbara001 and Bre001, welcome to AC; from now on you have a #001 fan in me.

 

[LadyBarbara001]

Wonderful lovely fishes! I'm in shock right now! I want to say thanks for all the info about Lake Victoria. And LadyBarbara001 and Bre001, welcome to AC; from now on you have a #001 fan in me.

Aren't you sweet!! I love to share pictures and info about my fish. I am quite the fish geek. I try to research a little bit every day, and learn something new about my fish.

 

[LadyBarbara001]

I wanted to share this photo. It's about a month old. The fry are growing well, and doing well. I got 10 out of this batch, with one more I may need to cull.

These are Neochromis Omnicaeruleus fry. That is the mom, and she's very protective of her babies. I got a chance for one picture before she scooped them up.

Neochromis Omnicaeruleus isn't an endangered fish, although they are rare in the hobby. Their status seems to be good in the wild. They are fairly aggressive towards their own species...I had them kill a holding female before I could get her out.



Dominant male

 

[Pittbull]

she looks sweet good job on the fry..