Iodotropheus sprengerae (Rusty cichlid)

It's hard to capture what their coloring is like. Here are a few pictures of males.





Juvies that are the offspring of the three original males

Femles are not so colorful

Holey Crap Betty!!! Those pictures are amazing!!!

Great job

Awesome Rusties!!!

I had these on my radar for quite a while but it seems the look of this species can differ greatly depending on the line, I never was able to find any that I was happy with. Yours are beautiful!

BTW awesome photos!

Great looking Rusties Betty. I finally got some after looking for a year for some. I can't wait till they grow up, hopefully they will be half as amazing as yours.

Awesome shots! the males colors are great

Thanks!

I really do enjoy the rusties. They have quite a bit of spunk without being too aggressive. Mine (the males) are friendly and will come into my hand when I'm working in their tank.
A small picture...

Beautiful fish...

Very nice pics.

Great stuff Betty! Really nice looking males. They look great when they color up like that . Must say that you have an impressive stocklist of mbunas.

Thank you Håkan. I like the few Tangs that I have recently started with, but mbuna are still my favorites!! They seem more like pets. I can't see myself not having them.

Aura wrote:Thank you Håkan. I like the few Tangs that I have recently started with, but mbuna are still my favorites!! They seem more like pets. I can't see myself not having them.

I agree with you. I will never be without mbuna in my tanks. Love there aggression, energy, and color range.

I have kept Rusties since I started keeping African cichlids!

But last night, my last Rusty died!

They do make a great community tank cichlid among Mbuna.