_Melissa_
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I am so confused! So I have had this male hap the lfs so as a "Victorian Hap" that would rarely get colorful but had clearly defined egg spots and so I decided to get a female to see if that makes a difference and in hopes of them breeding. Instantly after the female was added the male colored up with black stripes and a little red and yellow. Its been 2 days since the female was added and tonight I look in the tank and I see the MALE is holding! I have had fry from other malawai cichlids and from all my research its always the female that holds... Here are the pics to show you! ![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Female![Female.jpg Female.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/49/49574-d31a44494d9d3f80e5d39949924e31e1.jpg)
Male![male.jpg male.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/49/49575-7206aa05c2a69af9014c7f0ad2ba9782.jpg)
Female
![Female.jpg Female.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/49/49574-d31a44494d9d3f80e5d39949924e31e1.jpg)
Male
![male.jpg male.jpg](https://www.aquariumadvice.com/data/attachments/49/49575-7206aa05c2a69af9014c7f0ad2ba9782.jpg)