Allie

These guys are nearly 2 months old now. We sold the parents and are growing out 8 of these guy to have a new colony. I want to start fresh with fry of most of my new species. I love the acei Tanzania's purple.
I have a thing for purple of any shade fishies lately.

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platy ben

hey allie, nice little guys you got there!

Are they a type of african cichlid?

Allie

Yup Malawi mbuna species..one of 4 acei species found in the lake.

cichlidlover

I have those! I read they were mouth brooders. Is that true?

Allie

Yup all Malawi cichlids are mouth brooders.

cichlidlover

that's what I tought. I bet it was great to watch them swim into their parent's mouth

laur.laur.234

those are so cool!

COBettaCouple

I love them! They remind me some of our Hongis.

Allie

Yup but when they are side by side with my hongis you can see a huge difference. I think the adult coloring of the hongi would look awesome with the purple of the acei.