My "small" Cichlids

murfins

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This is Zephyr -



Connie (she was in the worst condition of any fish I had ever seen and will never fully recover) -



ChiChi (the only one I've brought home whom was a young/baby) -



Gina (I'm lucky to capture her at all - she is quick and very shy) -


 

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LOL I can't see most of Gina, I'm guessing she's a Ram?

Connie and Zephyr look to be males to me, but regardless, Zephyr has some of the most brilliant colors I've seen on a firemouth in a very long time.
 
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Zephyr is a male, Connie is a female (see the red in her abdomen area?) and Gina is a Salvinis.
 

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Great photos! It's quite difficult to get good shots of fish like that.
 
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Thank you. Yes, the trick is taking tons of photos and then lucking out with a few that are keepable.
 
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Thank you. Just so you know, these are all Central American.
 
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