I just acquired some cichlids in a large tank and the lady I bought them off doesn't what they are apart from they're African. I've been on the web sites and I can't seem to identify most of them. I have one really large fish that's the boss of the tank and likes to be on his own. He's got a round body, really large fins that are slightly frilly, a blunt shaped nose and he's blue and white. He's not got blue stripes but it's more like it's just patterned all over him. He's my favourite one in the tank. I also have 2 that at the moment are a brown colour with dark stripes down they're elongated body, dark small fins and a greyish head. The lady said when they're older the fins will get darker and they're head will be a cobalt blue. It doesn't help to identify them when they're going to be changing colour. Anybody got any ideas?
Identify my fish
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okay I borrowed a digi cam from my friend so now I have some pics. I was thinking the yellow one was either an Orange Lalupi or a Red Zebra. He's really friendly and always comes up to the glass to say hi. The Blue one with the stripes i was thinking might be a Demeson. He's really shy. The brown one I have 2 of and their fins will get darker and they'll get a Cobalt Blue head. The big Blue and White one that's the boss of my tank I'm totally stumped on, I can't find anything remotely like him so I hope you guys can help.
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#1 - Hard to say, Definently a Mbuna of Lake Malawi. Possibly a mix? Looks to have the head feature of a Labeotropheus?
#2 - Again, definently a Mbuna, though species i am not sure yet. At first glance, a strain of Cynotilapia afra. Could even be a Pseudotropheus demasoni?
#3 - Metriaclima estherae (I believe its P. estherae now but either name works) Aka Red or Orange Zebra.
#4 - Looks like a general OB Peacock to me. Exact species in the mix i don't know.
EDIT: Another glance and #2 could also be a Pseudotropheus elongatus (Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus")
#1 - Hard to say, Definently a Mbuna of Lake Malawi. Possibly a mix? Looks to have the head feature of a Labeotropheus?
#2 - Again, definently a Mbuna, though species i am not sure yet. At first glance, a strain of Cynotilapia afra. Could even be a Pseudotropheus demasoni?
#3 - Metriaclima estherae (I believe its P. estherae now but either name works) Aka Red or Orange Zebra.
#4 - Looks like a general OB Peacock to me. Exact species in the mix i don't know.
EDIT: Another glance and #2 could also be a Pseudotropheus elongatus (Pseudotropheus sp. "elongatus")
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(Oh yeah! This just came to me after looking at my avatar: Does he look like that?)
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(#3) I agree! Is he starting to get little red teeth? If he's a male & it looks like he is (large egg-spot), WATCH OUT! If he's anything like mine, he'll grow up to be an A-HOLE!!! He may start to give the one whom you say is "the boss of the tank" a run for his money.
Can't really put in my two cents for the others 'cause I have no idea except that the last pic (fish.jpgdefinately appears to be some sort of Peacock to me.
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(#3) I agree! Is he starting to get little red teeth? If he's a male & it looks like he is (large egg-spot), WATCH OUT! If he's anything like mine, he'll grow up to be an A-HOLE!!! He may start to give the one whom you say is "the boss of the tank" a run for his money.
Can't really put in my two cents for the others 'cause I have no idea except that the last pic (fish.jpgdefinately appears to be some sort of Peacock to me.
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