Male looks good to me, most males dont get red anyway, nice metallic finish on cheeks , no bars , spotting all through body. a little different , but i would of been happy with them, do u still have them? and how big are they now? I have m/f wc from peru that i got from cichlids of the americas, They are really red and colored up with adult colors almost like their breeding, cant wait till they get 8 or 9 inches. I cant imagine what they will look like. male has dropped bars and has good spotting all through the body,will put them up when I get some good pics which should be any day now.