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This
fish is a New World cichlid.
A man has to admit what a man has to admit. I was attracted by this
cichlid's photos showing the red colors of the breeding male. A
really beautiful fish. However, I never saw these colors in my
tanks. I had a pair and, suddenly the female died for no apparent
reason. I acquired a big female to replace it but then the male was
afraid of her. I went back and bought a smaller female similar in
size. I must admit I was never successful with this particular
species. I lost all four of them no matter how hard I tried. It
seems that sometimes you just fail with a species even though this
one is regarded as particularly hardy. Not kept anymore.
The bottom photo is a 12 month old
firemouth, a "child" of Francesco's pair.
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