Convict cichlids

SauRon/Shaun
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Cichlasoma then Archocentrus now Amatitlania nigrofasciatus(nigrofasciata)

Kongo and Zebra cichlid older names
Commonly as Convict Cichlid
wikipedia article with pics


Series of images of reproduction. Top to bottom: 1. Female with eggs, 2. One day old larvae, 3. Three day old larvae, 4. Five week old fry.

Juvenile convict cichlids are monomorphic until they reach sexual maturity. Unusually for fish, the female is more highly coloured.[4] She has more intense black bands across the body, and pink to orange colouration in the ventral region and on the dorsal fin. In contrast, the male is mostly gray with light black stripes along the body. On the other hand, male convict cichlids are larger than females, and they have more pointed ventral, dorsal and anal fins which often extend into filaments. In addition, older males frequently develop vestigial fatty lumps on their foreheads.

 

In that case I definitely have a female.

Was under the impression the males flared up with colour, but clearly I was wrong.

Thanx





In the background.


Although I was convinced that's a hump forming very slowly.

 

definitely female a male normally have a hump on the head and his fins is much longer whats the size of the female

 

I'd guess 7.5cm total length, but could be more.

About 2 years old.