Haplochromis
All Red

Thank you Armke's for allowing me to use your picture.

This is a really bright and colorful fish that does very well in a community tank.  I had them in with my Lake Tanganyika cichlids in my 75 gallon tank and had no problem.  The males, like a lot of Haplochromis, are aggressive towards the females when they want to breed.  You must have lots of rocks and hiding places for the females.  There should be at least 3 or 4 females per male in order to spread the males attention to the females out.  I never got these fish to breed because I lost the only male I had.  I ordered these from a private breeder and friend in Mich.  so I was unable to get any more as he sold his off.  This is a mouth brooding species, see my breeding page for information.  This fish can be sexed because the males get nice bright colors at a young age and the females stay a very dull color.  You can sex the fish by Venting (see link below) if you know what you are doing.

Adult Size: Males 6" or 15 cm & Females 4.5" or 11 cm