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I think you can actually watch the whole thing on YouTube! I dis one night at work. Lol

Okay. So the Flameback is actually <i>Haplochromis sp. 'flameback </i>; so if a knowledgeable person is referring to them as haps, then they prolly know what they're talking about. Lol But I'm guessing your LFS just knew they were haps and didn't know they were flamebacks Yours def are...

"Cichlids of Lake Malawi" by AD Konnings And "Cichlids of Africa, volume 1: Haplochromides"

Tank shots; a whole nother "issue" of setting up a tank. Lol

Absolutely get the white!!! And if your lighting is good, they'll be stunning! Lol My list: 75 gallon ------------- Haplochromis sp. "Flameback" Electric Blue Hap (Scinaechromis fryeri) Electric Yellow Lab (L. caeruleus) Astatotalipia latifiscia (don't know it's common name. Lol) Rusty...

Electric Yellow Labs (Labridochromis caeruleus) Yellow-tailed Acei (pseudotropheus sp. Acei) Kenyi (maylandia lombarido)- aggressive. Try to avoid to start Honestly, you're best bet is to get a good reference book/ ID book. So that you can look in the tanks and research on the spot. I've got...

Thanks! Anyone know any good books?

It's unnatural and cannot be good for the offspring...

Thank you guys!! I guess the biggest thing I was curious about was if it is possible to grow frags in a 20 gallon, but it sounds like I can! Thanks!!!

Yes. Either a bunch of different males or about 3-5 species with 1m and 3/4f. What are you looking for? Do you wanna deal with babies? - I switched to an all male so that I don't have to strip and grow out an deal with babies. Lol How much color do you want? - I also switched to males for...

I do not support intentional crossbreeding. It's against nature and will have long term detrimental effects on cichlids as a whole. However, selective breeding (color morphs, albinism, and other recessive traits) is fine in all regards.

My fish seem to be most social/ tolerate each other best when they're eating- cause who wouldn't be happy?! I feed 2-3 times a day, but in real small amounts; it forces them to all be near one another, plus, it teaches them that motion out side of the tank is good and that they shouldn't hide! Lol

It's hard to say. Right off the bat, I would say female based upon lacking the black on the pec fins. However, I do see white coloring on re throat and other places, which points to crossbreeding. If that's the case, it could be a male with poor colors...

Lol. Yeah don't mess with a stable thing when it comes to cichlids! Haha And yeah. It's hard to break that attachment sometimes!

Well if you're after color and variety, have you thought about going to an all male tank? I recently just returned a bunch of fish to the lfs and kept only some choice males: Electric Yellow Lab (Labridochromis c.) Electric Blue Hap (Sciaenochromis fryeri) Zebra Obliquens (Astatotilapia...