they are my favorite cichlid . this one died 2 days after the pic. she laid eggs and a day later she looked like she was sick next day she died no other fish in the tank was sick ,and nothing was added or removed from the tank. so to this day i still don't know whatever happened. going to a swap meet for cichlids and i will pick up a few more and start over.. i will say when they hit about 5" they get mean real mean.