Had the camera out earlier.

few more

ah, you make me green with envy :lol:

awesome pics, and what wonderful colours. I love your yellows in particular. do let me know if you sell babies in the future.

I have to agree awesome photos and awesome fish From the looks of it Phoenix he may have some yellow fry in the future

nice pics

nice fish firenzenz

No worries phoenix. These guys breed well and have fry coming through all the time.

Have all sorts of fry at the moment.

nice!

The one on the towel is interesting,shows the shape really well. What prompted that? Did you have to splay the fins? (and did you and the camera get soaked when it flicked up?

nice!

The one on the towel is interesting,shows the shape really well. What prompted that? Did you have to splay the fins? (and did you and the camera get soaked when it flicked up?

Cheers!

Copadichromis Azureus male in net lon the towel.

I was transporting back from a breeding tank to display tank so took the shot and as you say it does display shape and colours well.

The double fish shot is other male in display mode as he tries to deal with his mate back.

I just laid the fish down tail first still in net on towel and he looked great without touching him.

Took less than 30 seconds.

very cool 8)

Just awesome, never really liked african cichlids, but you got me thinking about it now, amazing colours! Well done.

I like the daffoldi (?). very nice fish and cool photo

great pics!

If you have gone green Phoenix44 perhaps your Dr will prescribe some Erythromycin

Not to be rude but may I ask what the fish is in the last photo?

Navarre

Thats chilumba Nav

LOL

ahhh yes it all comes rushing back to me

Thanks

Very nice shots & great looking fish. That is an outstanding electric yellow male too, nice thick black bands.

Frenchy

Nice fish, thanks for sharing

Amazing fish colours

Thanks for sharing

What do you feed them?

I Feed mine a various diet of Nutrafin MAX Spirulina Flakes + Hikari Cichlid Excel also some wardley Shrimp pellets and the occasional white or bloodworm's.

The last photo does it for me, may i ask what the exact name of it is. reason is i see you replied that it was a chilumba nav did a google search to no avail. (my google fu could be bad) :-?

Aulanocara Stuartgranti Chilumba

Try Cichlid Forum under species profiles

Very Nice fish and ...well...very nice

I am Nav (short for Navarre)

Yeah the daffoldi is awesome, so bright in colouring. How old is it?

Yes the colouring around eyes and gill plates get better with age.

The alplha pair are about 2-2.5 yrs.

There were are few to start but the other males were being nailed so they went.

There is one other in with the pair which alpha male will tolerate so assuming sub-dominant female.

Had a few spawns. they are cool to watch then as one spawn will babysit another.

I feed a combination of foods, mostly vege and shrimp based

A couple of shots;

young Aulonocara Jacobfriebergi male-

Copadichromis Azureus male