Did I ID him correctly? Is it a him?

[myunluckyfishies]

I have recently became the owner of a very interesting and enjoyable powder blue cichlid from I guess one of the lakes in central Africa, lives with two electric blue johanni cichlids with no issues. Upon my search for knowledge as to his origins I came across a few pictures that look just like the one I took but wanted to ask all the experts here just to be sure as my fish does not have the black colorization at the end of his fins. Picture is a little fuzzy but what else can you expect from an IPhone taking pictures through glass and water at a moving target.

So far my research says he is a Pseudotropheus socolofi, Powder Blue Cichlid Pindani.

 

[SinisterKisses]

Not a socolofi. Juvenile socolofi are barred, and have a black stripe along the dorsal.

Either an M. callainos or M. estherae (blue).

 

[JRB__]

hey SinisterKisses,
Is this a Juvenile socolofi?? I haven't been able to identfy these little fellas yet and they are barred so I thought I'd check.
I know the photo quality is pretty bad, let me know if you'll need better pics.

 

[SinisterKisses]

No, those aren't socolofi. They look like hybrid kenyi (M. lombardoi). Or at the very least, poorly bred kenyi.

 

[JRB__]

No, those aren't socolofi. They look like hybrid kenyi (M. lombardoi). Or at the very least, poorly bred kenyi.

hmm thanks alot, at least thats another person who suggests that there may be a breeding pair or at least one kenyi that is breeding with something eles in my new tank.

 

[Matt Nace]

My guess is the M. callainos(after looking it up in my Atlas) . I wish I could identify Africans like SK can /bows down before her.