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Victorian Cichlids
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This beautiful cichlid from the Lake Victoria region features a silver body with wide, black, triangle-shaped markings along the dorsal half. Dominant males will develop a bright red patch
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The Red Tail Sheller is from Lake Victoria, hailing from Hippo Point and Mbita Point. Dominant males are dark grey and may have some blue iridescence along the flanks.
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This beautiful fish features a silvery body with shades of yellow, orange, and red on its flanks. It has black bars and stripes, sometimes forming a checkerboard pattern on
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The Ruby Green cichlid from Lake Victoria earned its nickname from the obvious brilliant red and green coloration it features. Many other colors decorate this beautiful fish, as well,
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Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor, the Dwarf Victorian Mouthbrooder, originates in the rivers around Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, and the upper Nile River. Males are golden yellow with red in the dorsal
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Pytochromis Hippo Point Salmon, was previously referred to as Haplochromis sp. In Lake Victoria, it is found at Hippo Point, Kenya. There it feeds on small snails in the
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This beautiful cichlid from the Lake Victoria region features a silver body with wide, black, triangle-shaped markings along the dorsal half. Dominant males will develop a bright red patch
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![Haplochromis sp Flameback Hap - Juvenile]()
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This hap features a silvery coloration with black markings and the namesake red flameback coloration from head through the base of the dorsal. This particular hap is a rather
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![Haplochromis sp Albino Ruby Green - Juvenile]()
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Albino Ruby Green Haplochromis are white with yellow-orange flanks and bright pink in the dorsal region from the head to the end of the dorsal fin. These cichlids are
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Christmas Fulu, formerly named as a Haplochromis, is a magnificent cichlid from plant infested, muddy bottomed rivers and lakes of the Victorian basin. They are light blue with red
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Astotilapia nubilis is a prolific species, often producing broods in numbers of 40 or more. They are native to the waters of 8 different African lakes and their connecting
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Dominant male Ruti Island Nyererei have a beautiful black body with a red back, tail, anal fin, and dorsal, and yellow bars along the middle of the body. The
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