anybody keeping victorian cichlids ?

[Paul B]

Always quiet in this section but apparently there has been more interest in them over the years.
Do any members keep any ?

[Paul B]

Some recently kept fish including the rare Haplochromis sp.'fire'


this cropped up on a German importers list but had to buy 40 of them ! After comparing them to the American strain you can see they are similar but not the same, possibly not pure but no others are available

sp.'orange rock hunter' i have put some of these through previous auctions, are they still kept? a critically endangered fish kept by few


Neochromis rufocaudalis SaaNane


Mbipia lutea Makobe Is. (no its not sp.44 but sometimes traded as and has been hybridized with )

[Darren Evans]

Some nice fish there Paul - there must be some users on here keeping them as they always sell at auctions

[Paul B]

I had 6 different ones ear marked for Sundays auction but as you know couldn't make it. Good fish are always hard to get so its nice to know who is keeping what

[melmyl15]

I have a hap from lake Victoria which is extremely similar to the photos you have posted here, however the Orange and yellow on the body seem to be in reverse. i wonder if you take a look at these photos, do u have any ideas towards the identity of my fish?
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Thanks
Mel

[Paul B]

could be one of many or any combination of several species.
my first picture of sp.'fire' is a possible hybrid but is all we have of this type

[edwink]

Hi,

I've finally managed to get a proper pair of Pundamillia Nyerei Ruti Island, and am now seriously concidering go to an all Vic tank. But there's not many suppliers out there for something a bit different then the punda and sp44. Any suggestions?

Kind Regards,

Edwin