Name: Haplochromis sp. "Rockkribensis"

Synonym: Paralabidochromis sp. "Rock Kribensis"

Common name: Rock Krib

Location: Lake Victoria (Mwanza Gulf, Tanzania)

Adult male size: 4 inches (11 cm)

Diet: insectivore

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Below is a young male Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) sp. "Rock Kribensis" Mwanza Gulf:

Female rock kribs below:

Dominant male Rock Krib below left and sub-dominant male below right:

As you can see, in this color variant, the female is pure yellow/black with no red at all. This is one of the few Victorians in which the female is NOT a bland silver or grey fish. I believe that this cichlid was previously described as species #22. According to Ole Seehausen's book it looks like it comes from around Python Island or Mwanza Gulf on the shore of Tanzania in southern Lake Victoria. This variety of rock kribensis is fairly common in the hobby. It is much different looking from the very rare blue colored rock kribs I have from the shores of Uganda. I have two males and six females.

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