The Eureka Red Peacock Cichlid – Yellow Morph (Aulonocara jacobfreibergi) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family. It is also known as the Freiberg’s Cichlid or the Fairy Cichlid.
The Eureka Red Peacock Cichlid – Yellow Morph is the yellow variant. It is greenish-to-yellowish with a red-orange head and a yellow tail. It has tinges of blue on its bottom lip and bottom fin.
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The Haplochromis Cichlid (Haplochromis nyererieor Pundamilia nyererei) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids.
The Haplochromis Cichlid male has metallic green, blue, pink, and orange scales on its side. The female Is less colourful. The male and female have a humped forehead and a projected lower jaw.
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The Quetzal Cichlid (Vieja melanura) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids. It is also known as the Redhead Cichlid or Firehead Cichlid.
The Quetzal Cichlid male has metallic green, blue, pink, and orange scales on its side. The female is less colourful. It has a humped forehead and a projected lower jaw.
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The Eureka Red Peacock Cichlid (Aulonocara jacobfreibergi) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids. It is also known as the Freiberg’s Cichlid or the Fairy Cichlid.
The Eureka Red Peacock Cichlid is greenish-to-yellowish-grey with a red-orange head and a yellow tail. There is also a yellow variant.
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The Yellow-Tail Acei Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Acei) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids. It is a Mbuna cichlid.
The Yellow-Tail Acei Cichlid has a yellow tail. Its body is blue, blue-purple, or grey.
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The Sabaki Tilapia (Oreochromis spilurus spirulus) is a medium-sized freshwater ray-finned fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids.
The Sabaki Tilapia male is a golden-yellow colour with bright blue areas on its fins. The female is yellowish with a series of side blotches. It has rounded yellow eyes. It has thick lips and a down-turned mouth.
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Which male animals make the best fathers?
In the animal kingdom, there are many examples of mothers taking sole care of their young, and many examples of both parents raising their young together, but there are also father animals who solely look after their young.
When mothers look after babies, it is called maternal care. When fathers look after babies, it is called paternal care.
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The Gunther’s Mouthbrooder (Chromidotilapia guentheri) is a freshwater fish in the cichlid family.
The Gunther’s Mouthbrooder is tan-brown in colour. The female is more colourful than the male. She has a pink belly and a metallic white stripe on her dorsal (back) fin. It has a wide, down-turned mouth.
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The Jaguar Cichlid (Parachromis managuensis) is a large freshwater fish in the cichlid family. It is also known as the Managuense Cichlid and the Aztac Cichlid.
The Jaguar Cichlid has a yellow-bronze oval body, with vivid black spots. It has a series of large black dots running horizontally along the middle of its body.
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The Livingston’s Cichlid (Nimbochromis livingstonii) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family of cichlids.
The Livingston’s Cichlid is a thin fish with a large mouth. It is usually mottled brown and white. Its dorsal (back) fin often has blue colouring with an orange-red or white line.
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The Electric Yellow Fish (Labidochromis caeruleus) is a freshwater fish in the Cichlid family. It is also known as the Lemon Yellow Lab, the Blue Streak Hap, and the Yellow Prince.
The Electric Yellow Fish is a thin, laterally compressed fish. It is bright yellow with red eyes.
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