!!!!WARNING--Predatory Hap--WARNING!!!!

[MalawiTango]

LOL!

I picked up a group of these EXOCHROMIS ANAGENYS from a buddy of mine. I got 3M/6F and im in love with these guys. The males are 7-9 inches while the females are all about 6 inches. I thought they were going to take over my tank but they just go with the flow with the only aggression being between the males. My 6 inch Ruby Red peacock is still king of the tank. Heres a few pics:

male bottom female top

FEMALE

fully colored up male:

article I found about them:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/e_anagenys.php

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Those are nice. Not a species that ive come across before.

Look a bit like Rhamsoschromis.

 

[navygirl76]

oh they are beautiful! i love their color and shape-i love haps!

 

[Marius]

Nice pick up. He's coloring up nicely.

 

[Pharaoh]

very cool fish. Interesting shape on the nose.

 

[bobgobucks]

Are all their noses like that or was that one lying? LOL

 

[anthony martinez]

nice fish i had those before and the tanganyikan shark.

 

[MalawiTango]

Thanks guys! Like I said they are Predatory Haps but a really cool fish in your tank.

 

[MalawiTango]

Are all their noses like that or was that one lying? LOL

LOL

this was taken from the Cichlid-forum.com profile on the Exos:

Its mouth has a unique beak-like shape, being laterally compressed. This adaptation affords a strong grip on its prey, which is caught in a sideways stroke of the head. It hunts mbuna from a tilted angle of the body, probably to prevent detection.

 

[hitemup4u]

And you had them in the classifieds. Right after you put them up and then took them off the market, I found about a 6" male. I lucked into mine and he is like you said a "go with the flow" fish