Visual Identification Sites/Listings?

[HomeSweetFishTank]

I recently obtained 3 Cichlids which I'm not sure what kind they are. I'm wondering if there is any site or listing which you know of that has a picture index where I can try to visually identify them? I guess alternatively I could post some pictures, but you all know how trying to take a picture of them can be a PITA sometimes...

 

[FroggyFox]

Definitely post some pictures for us if you can and we will try to help...alternately you can check out our profiles section for a lot of cichlid profiles. http://www.myfishtank.net/reviews/showcat.php/cat/5

 

[SinisterKisses]

Yeah, post up some pictures. Often, they don't even have to be that clear to be able to identify the fish, or at least point you in the right direction.

 

[HomeSweetFishTank]

Thanks to the both of you. I'll check the profiles section and I'll also get some pictures up. Stay tuned.

 

[HomeSweetFishTank]

OK, here are the pics. I looked through the profiles briefly, but I've done a bit of looking before and not come up with much. I originally thought the yellow one was a Bumblebee, but his stripes never get as dark as the pictures I always see in profiles, as well as his skin is iridescent (which I didn't see anything about for bumblebees). Any ideas?

 

[FroggyFox]

Orion where you at?? I have NO idea!

how big is the 2nd one? it almost looks like a brevis

that third one sure is pretty...I dont think I've seen that coloring with a long stripe like that. It looks like a demasoni except the stripes are the wrong direction lol Maybe like a tret??

 

[HomeSweetFishTank]

The 2nd one is about 1.75-2". He's the coolest out of the three!

As for the third, I have seen quite a few demasoni (both in person and pictures), but like you say the stripes go horizontal instead of vertical. This would be my guess though, as the coloration and fin structure is almost identical to my friend's demasoni (minus the whole horizontal stripes thing).

 

[silver dollars]

Well all three of them are Mbuna cichlids. The 2nd one looks like a zebra(?). Not too sure on the first one, but the 3rd looks like an auratus(sp?)

 

[Katie217]

The third is blue right? If so its a johannii (male) or maingano. the first looks like a p. aurora (i think...) and the middle one really low quality yellow lab? (the bars are what makes me think low quality, if it is infact a lab)

 

[HomeSweetFishTank]

I think you're right with the big yellow one. I just looked up all of those profiles and especially the Pseudotropheus Aurora looks like a match for him. I'm not sure which of the two the blue guy would be, most of the pictures I find for both look very close. The middle guy is bright white, the flash just made the colors a bit weird. When he shows his stripes, he's black and white like a zebra, but he's very small so I'm not sure. Dang you all are good though, I've been looking for these three for awhile now!

 

[Katie217]

maybe the middle one is a white lab?

 

[HomeSweetFishTank]

That HAS to be it for the white guy. He looks just like this picture when he's got an attitude. The only thing that's not showing in this picture are the vivid black stripes, which also appear. Thanks for your help, everyone. I'll post pictures of the whole tank when I finish the rip down/rebuild in a few days.

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