General information - Red devil is the common name for two species of cichlids.

in Australia red devil are Amphilophus Citrinellus wile in North America red devils are Amphilophus labiatus,

both species are red to pink in coloration. as a fry they have strips on their body as they grow to 3 inch

they start to get their red coloration, their way to the mature coloration is steal far, some will

develop patches of color,patches of black, black spots on the body end even black strips.

It is easy to distinguish between male to female, males are larger and develop hump as they grow,

males have elongated anal and dorsal fins, most of the red devils in markets are not pure they are

cross breed with the Amphilophus Citrinellus.      

Common Name - Red Devil. 

Scientific Name - Amphilophus labiatus

Family – Cichlidae.      

Origin - Central America, found in the lakes of

Nicaragua and Managua.        

Size – Adult size is about 36 cm (14 inch). 

First discovered - Gunther, 1864.  

Nutrition – His nutrition based on meaty food, in captivity he eat commercial food, frozen food and some

keepers feed the red devil with live food such as worms, shrimp and even small fish.  

Behavior – extremely aggressive. 

Maintenance and care - Minimum Tank requirements 80 gallons, if you want to keep a  

pair you will need 90 gallons for them.

this fish need plenty of open swimming space, also recommended to change water often and good

filtration is needed. As substrate you can use fine gravel, don’t bother to decorate his tank

he will  do it by himself.           

Water Parameters - 6 to 25dH, PH 7.0 to 8.0, 70°F to 80°F (21°-27° C).   

Breeding – The red devil is a substrate spawner, the couple will dig a hole in the substrate and

then laid their eggs in it. The female laid 600-800 eggs that will be fertilized by the male, after 3-5 days

the eggs will hatch.

The couple will determinedly protect the fry. In order to breed those guys you will need to make them

their own tank, at the time they have fry their aggressive is something you can't ignore,

they will not hesitate to attack fish that are bigger than them or even to attack the keeper hands. .