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Kevin Stevens
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Cichlid enthusiast and paleontologist.

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So in German, cichlids are called ‚Buntbarsche‘, which literally means ‚colorful perches‘. While they‘re not related to true perches, I guess the ‚colorful‘ part fits quite well. 🐟 #photography #fishkeeping
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A female mouthbrooding Lake Victoria cichlid (Paralabidochromis sauvagei). 🐟 #fishkeeping #photography
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
An African hamerkop bird at Gelsenkirchen Zoo. A close relative of shoebills. #video
November 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Towards the end of the clip, you can see the dominant male watch the two fight. I suspect that the male also prefers to mate with dominant females. We‘ll see in the next few days. 🐟 #fishkeeping #video
October 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
There is a common misconception that female cichlids are always peaceful, which these two female ruby green cichlids were eager to disprove today. 🐟 #video #fishkeeping
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Charco Palma pupfish, a small Mexican freshwater fish that is extinct in the wild. These are from the ex-situ breeding program at Münster Zoo. 🐟🧪
October 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Nice dynamic shot of one of my Lake Victoria cichlids. 🐟 #photography #fishkeeping
October 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
October 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And the third spot is coming back now that the male is sexually mature. Shows that egg spots are not just egg dummies but also indicate social status. 🧪🐟 #photography #fishkeeping
October 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Paralabidochromis sauvagei from Lake Victoria. My fish are of the southern variety of this species, their ancestors originally come from Makobe Island. In the north of the lake, males are actually blue. 🐟 #fishkeeping #photography
October 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
For several days now, the male‘s having no success with displaying to female no. 2. 🐟 #fishkeeping #video
October 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
And the end result: teenage pregnancy (which is normal, basically most cichlids are already sexually mature at a young age). 🐟 #fishkeeping #video
October 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
After the large 2021 flood here on the river Ruhr, literal Corbicula shell beds were formed.
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Phyllodont teeth probably being the most extreme case.
October 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The male has also started courting the females. 🐟 #video #fishkeeping
September 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The sexual dimorphism of the growing P. sauvagei cichlids becomes continuously more pronounced. 🐟 #photography #fishkeeping
September 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The P. sauvagei from Lake Victoria are so far great fish. One of the most common Victorians in the hobby in part because, unlike most ‚Haplochromis‘-relatives, the females are also colorful. My trio is still young, will be interesting to see them growing up. 🐟 #fishkeeping #photography
September 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New profile 🐟 pic
September 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
September 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Some cichlid spawning voyeurism. 🐟 #fishkeeping #video
September 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I get the feeling those two are not going to become best friends. 🐟 #fishkeeping #video
September 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A Ruby Green cichlid gets in the way of two sparring P. sauvagei females. 🐟 #fishkeeping #video
September 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
He has a peculiar look from the front. 🐟 #fishkeeping #photography
September 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Growing nicely. 🐟 #fishkeeping #photography
August 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Drinking European paper wasp, Polistes dominula. #photography #insect
August 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM