Name: Haplochromis sp. "Fire"

Synonym: Paralabidochromis sp. "Fire"

Common name: Fire Red Ugandan

Location: Northern Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga

Adult size: Male: 4 inches (10 cm), Female: 3 1/2 inches (8 cm)

Diet:

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Personal Notes: A rock dwelling Victorian cichlid (mbipi) from the Ugandan shores of Lake Victoria (and/or from Lake Kyoga?). I purchased 2 male and 9 female Hap sp. "Fire" in 2010. The dominant male shown below is still young at around 2" long. The Haplochromis sp "fire" grows to only about 4 inches (11 cm) long.

In the picture on the left he is flaring his fins at one of the females. On the right this same male is in a more mellow mood. Note how the excited male shows more red and brighter red as well as a more pronounced bar through the eye. I'm keeping these 11 Victorians in a single species 55 gallon tank.

The male above is the sub-dominant male

A couple of females above

It seems that the Haplochromis sp "Fire" were fairly common in the late 1990's and then were unavailable for a number of years. I purchased the 1 male and 3 females shown below in 1998. They were in a community 55 gallon tank and never really showed much color. The males below look quite a bit different but then these pictures were taken with my very old 2 megapixel camera.

Above is the male Haplochromis sp. "Fire" aka Fire Red Ugandan:

A female Hap sp "fire" above.

Juvenile male above

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