Somewhat off topic but...
It's a metriaclima sp. zebra 'chilumba' as I and Cichlid-Man have stated (I actually breed them, and, more specifically, they're the Luwino Reef variant). Also, I'm a "him".
They're a fairly large zebra species and get upwards of 8 inches. My avatar is small and it might be hard to see the differences between it and the pseudotropheus elongatus especially due to the angle of the shot, but note the classic metriaclima species stocky build and non-elongated body in these pics:
(incidentally, the BB zebra in the avatar, first photo and bland 'purple' BB zebra at the top in the second pic are all the same fish; in the 2nd photo the other male was running (and accomplishing) a dominance play on him and he temporarily reverted to submissive patterns in that shot).
A 75gal may make for a small tank if stocked with three n. livingstonnis (which approach a foot in length) and a trio of red snooks (which, if I'm thinking of the correct species, approach a foot in a half in length).
I'm an african cichlid fan so my recommendation would be to use the 75gal for what ever other fish you have (tropicals?) and use the 100-210gal for larger african cichlids such as a decent frontosa colony.
It's a metriaclima sp. zebra 'chilumba' as I and Cichlid-Man have stated (I actually breed them, and, more specifically, they're the Luwino Reef variant). Also, I'm a "him".
They're a fairly large zebra species and get upwards of 8 inches. My avatar is small and it might be hard to see the differences between it and the pseudotropheus elongatus especially due to the angle of the shot, but note the classic metriaclima species stocky build and non-elongated body in these pics:
(incidentally, the BB zebra in the avatar, first photo and bland 'purple' BB zebra at the top in the second pic are all the same fish; in the 2nd photo the other male was running (and accomplishing) a dominance play on him and he temporarily reverted to submissive patterns in that shot).
A 75gal may make for a small tank if stocked with three n. livingstonnis (which approach a foot in length) and a trio of red snooks (which, if I'm thinking of the correct species, approach a foot in a half in length).
I'm an african cichlid fan so my recommendation would be to use the 75gal for what ever other fish you have (tropicals?) and use the 100-210gal for larger african cichlids such as a decent frontosa colony.
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