I've link the images in so that other hobbyists may have a visual impression of this HYBRID species.
As for agressiveness, it's not a characteristic exclusive to HYBRID species. A lot of naturally occuring species of cichlid and catfishes also exhibit this characteristic.
Very occasionally, female specimens do slip into the trade. It's hard to find them due to their "unattractiveness" as they are less colorful than their male counterparts. Also, breeders would prefer not to release females to the hobbyists to prevent the species from being home bred and thus affecting their supply.
From what I understand, mature specimens can at best only reach 8 cm.
Cheers,
Last edited by benny; 9th Jun 2007 at 15:42.
I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?
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