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Cichlid-Man

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Ohhhh tough one ;)

Hmmmm well we know he isn't a 7-striped so he isn't a Kigoma. It looks as though he has a tint of yellow to him so that means we could really rule out Zaire (one of the most sought after kinds). Well....wow this is tough because most kinds look pretty much alike.

Well my guess would be you have Cyphotilapia frontosa Burundi. Just because it is prob the most poular kind and from this pic of a young Burundi - http://www.cichlid-forum.com/photos/art_cyphomaniac_05.jpg

Hope you got a big tank! Something along the lines of...oh idk....200gals? Yo are gonna need it if you keep all 13 to full grown adults. But they make a mighty fine show tank if you can house them. ;)
 

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Looks like a burundi. If it isn't sold as something else, you can usually assume it is a burundi as everything else is so much pricier.
Did you see some japanese ichthyologists have split frontosa into 2 species rather than one? I don't have the details they used, but it's quite controversial.
 

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now, i could be wrong but a bare minimum for one is probably a 55 gal:(

It looks like a Zaire Blue Frontosa.

Oh well look at the bright side, you got nicer looking fish than the fish you originally wanted:p
 

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I'm not sure, but not so much bigger than a 55. Frontosa are so inactive that as long as you can keep water quality up to snuff you can pack them in. 4 foot * 18 * 18 inches
 

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