Lufubuchromis relictus

[Milingu]

Just wanted to share the first pictures of the Lufubuchromis relictus I got a few month ago.

The pictures were taken without flash and without any light above the aquarium. Its just the morning sunlight.

 

[Deadeye]

Wow! Those are amazing! I’ve always found sunlight to bring out the best colors in any of my fish.

 

[deeda]

Gorgeous fish and great video of the male's bower and trying to entice the female!

 

[FJB]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Milingu]

Fry from 2nd Mai.

 

[Milingu]

Update:

The fry are still quite small. Maybe 1.5 inch. But they are getting quite massive.



The mother is carrying eggs again.




The father is getting quite fat...

 

[Milingu]

The female released fry in the morning and they stayed outside the whole day till I started changing the water.

 

[Joshuakahan]

Wow! Those are amazing! I’ve always found sunlight to bring out the best colors in any of my fish.

I’ve noticed that too, especially with African cichlids. I saw a video somewhere I can’t remember of a tank that had a tube attached to a skylight instead of electrical lighting and it looked amazing

 

[Milingu]

Besides the broad spectrum of sunlight the direction matters a lot. In most cases sunlight hits the tank from an angle. Especially in some Tanganyika cichlids light from the side can make a huge difference. I know somebody who has an additional light from the side for featherfins and it makes a huge difference. You suddenly see completely new colours.

 

[Joshuakahan]

Besides the broad spectrum of sunlight the direction matters a lot. In most cases sunlight hits the tank from an angle. Especially in some Tanganyika cichlids light from the side can make a huge difference. I know somebody who has an additional light from the side for featherfins and it makes a huge difference. You suddenly see completely new colours.

I know what you mean. All of my tanks are in the garage and when I open the garage door, all of my fish look much more colorful