Red breast cichlid. Scientific name: Cribroheros longimanus — Latin for long (longus) hand (manus), i.e., “long hand”.
In the wild, it ranges through Central America from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua down to Costa Rica.
Breeding size: 5–7 cm (capable of spawning)
Maximum size: 13.5 cm (males)
First spawn in Vietnam: 6/6/2020. District 4, HCMC.
Video: parents guarding the eggs.
Photo 1: the parents on 23/5/2020.
Photos 2, 3: adult specimens, courtesy of Leonard Bove, posted in the American Cichlids Association group.
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