Blood-red Jewel Cichlid Hemichromis lifalili

The Blood-red Jewel Cichlid, with turquoise blue "jewel" spots and black blotches on its cherry red body, is native to the central and lower Congo River Basin. The body of both males and females reddens when breeding.

It grows to 10cm long and is aggressive to other fish. Other fish in the Hemichromis genus are also native to Africa and are also called "Jewel" cichlids. Some can look similar, especially the Red Jewel, H. bimaculatus, of West Africa, which has a small, extra black spot at its tail base.