Daniel,
Yes. The ones in the background come from Lake Tanganyika and they are Cyphotilapia Frontosa "Burundi" and a Neolamprologus Tretocephalus. The tretocephalus are pretty cool in the fact they are so small but so agressive. They have little man syndrome especially in a tank full of Lake malawi haps that are 10"+. They are another one of my favorites exhibiting yellow, blue, black, and white. There are some different species in the lake that show more yellow than others throughout the body. Same species but I believe they call them Yellow/Gold Trets. I can tell you that they don't put up with ANYTHING. Another one like this is Neolamprologus Lelupi!! These are another one of my favorites as they exhibit a real ORANGE pattern. I will try and get some pictures of my male and post them. They are all my favorites as I haven't meet an African Cichlid I don't like yet; physical characteristics not personality
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Lichnochromis Acuticeps "Malawi Gar". These are pretty uncommon and EXTREMELY NICE. The male here exhibits a nice teal green pattern with a red anal fin. They are a predator in the wild but in captivity they are pretty laid back!! I am currently working on a strain of these to illustrate more of the shocking color they exhibit. In my opinion, this is one of the underrated fish in Lake Malawi; whether it is b/c it is not well known or people just don't like them is the question I still ponder myself with.
Otopharynx Lithobate "Zimbabwe Rocks" male. These come from an outstanding strain which develop the blaze at a VERY VERY early age. Once they mature the fins will lengthen and the colors will become much more vibrant showing the orange/yellow highlights in the dorsal/caudal fins.
Dimidochromis Strigatus "Sunset" male. I put these in a class with the Lichnochromis' b/c they show SO MUCH color. Yellow, red, green, blue, brown, white, and definately become better with time. A lot of people don't know about this fish but once they become "popular" there will be many BEAUTIFUL strains of these. I would like to see the red behind the gill plate go more up the body much like an Aulonocara Ngara Flametail.
Nimbochromis Fuscotainatus. These species are MY ALL time favorite as they have so much personality. They are extremely agressive but when mixed with the right tankmates they can really become docile. LOOK at his colors; red, brown, blue, white... Definately a nice fish to introduce to ANY show tank!! Definately will have space in my tanks for these!!
Champsochromis Caerelus "Malawi Trout". These are a nice fish but require some patience from the hobbyist. Once maturation has been accomplished this fish is not short of a knock out. They exhibit, green, brown, blue, yellow, red, and much much more. Their fins are actually what I believe HAP enthusiasts are after as once they are about 3-4yrs old their fins will lengthen out much like a frontosa!! Granite, this takes some work, however, once accomplished is a great asset to any SHOW/Community tank as long as the fish occupying are at least 8" or so.
Buccochromis Rhodesii "Yellow Lepturas". As illustrated in the picture their colors are VERY VERY vibrant. Look at the blue in his face!! These are a VERY VERY agressive species but if mixed with the right tankmates he can co-habitat with other cichlids. Also, with the fins they fins lengthen out and end up like the Champs almost!!
Tyrannochromis Nigriventor "Orange Spot". These exhibit colors like the Nimbochromis Fusco but in regards to physical characteristics they look different. They are also a predator in the wild but I see that they are very docile in captivity as long as there isn't any 3" fish in the tank (he ate a lelupi that was 4" in one swoosh). These are pretty rare as they are usually a seasonal find within the hobby.. You might get lucky and find some hobbyists that have them but 9 times out of 10 they haven't even heard of them.
Fossochromis Rostratus. As seen in the picture he is definately a beautiful speciman but requires time to get to fully mature. When they mature the blues, greens, browns, and blacks start developing on the top of the body and transect through the body. They are pretty cool personality wise as you can see them "SAND DIVING" throughout the tank trying to pick up any nutrients that might be at the bottom of the tank. Also, if you try to catch them they will BURY themselves in the sand and DISAPPEAR!! This is truly a unique trait only available with this species!! The pheno's will do this also, but ONLY in ponds!!
Protomelas steveni "Yellow Chin". These are an extremely cool fish very much turning out to look like a "panfish" because of their physical characteristics. They also show ALL kinds of colors and if the strain is of good quality the fish will exhibit a vibrant yellow underbody with a BROWN anal fin!!
Copadichromis Mloto Ivoryhead "Lupingu". These are definatley a cool type of fish showing their BLUE irradescent color on their bodies off. They also have a white strip intermingled with the blue all the way down the top side of their body. Once acclimated properly to the tank and there is little to no agression this fish will turn JET BLACK!! My wife refers to these as "Tar BABY" because of this characteristic.
Chilotilapia Euchilus "Thick Lips". This fish is absolutely gorgeous and a must see in person. The colors don't show up in pictures as they exhibit a nice blue tint throughout their body with reds, greens, blues on their fins. On the domesticated fish the lips are pretty small but if you can get ahold of a F0 speciman the lips are HUGE much like a Melanochromis labrosus. I believe they are much bigger than that type of Mbuna.
Aulonocara OB Peacock. Yet a hybrid (man made type derived from interbreeding 2 different genus of fish) these fish exhibit all kinds of colors. My strain is known for the Red, BLUES, and LONG VENTRALS as seen in the picture!! If you can find some Albino's of these I would definately get some because the splits show so much color and are much more intense (albino characteristics).
Paratilapia bleekeri "Maralambo". These fish come from the coast of Africa from Lake Madagascar. You can see within the picture that they are also a BLACK fish with irradescent blue/green hues on the spots of this fish!! A definate must have to any show tank!!
Aulonocara Red Top lwanda. These are another cool peacock exhibiting blue and yellow colors throughout their body. If properly raised their fins also become pretty long in relative to the body length!!
Hope the pictures and the captions are good!! Thanks again.