Hi just a quickie... I wandered if someone could ID the following fish for me please.

First is a Malawi (2 pics)=



Secondly is a Tanganikyan (spelling)=
[It's the black, white and blue stripey fish I need ID'ing]




And just out of pure interest... can someone confirm if the following Malawi is a juvenile Msobo not yet at full colour?




thanks in advance

Unfortunatly I can't identify the Malawi. But the Tang is a Tretacephalus, also know as the five bar cichlid and the poor mans Frontosa. He'll max out at around 6 inches.

The first pic I'm pretty sure is a Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt"

I agree with Knucklehead on the second pic, a Neolamprologus tretocephalus.

The last picture looks more like a maturing male pseudotropheus flavus than any "msobo" I could find.

looks like perlmutt to me as well

thanks very much.

I'm going to find a new home for the five bar cichlid because I think it'll end up causing problems.

Can anyone sex the Perlmutt from those pics for me please?

thanks

...and by the way-

Is the flavus definately one? Reason i suspected it was a msobo juv was because of this article- http://www.african-cichlid.com/Msobo.htm

If you look at the bottom it shows a time line of colour changes.

help lol

I'm pretty sure it's a flavus and not a msobo, maybe Ferris can tell for sure.

As for the perlmutt, I suspect you have a female. The males are generally a creamy white with faint vertical markings, while the females' markings are dark. You could always vent her to be sure though.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/l_perlmutt.php

I'm pretty sure it's a flavus and not a msobo, maybe Ferris can tell for sure.

As for the perlmutt, I suspect you have a female. The males are generally a creamy white with faint vertical markings, while the females' markings are dark. You could always vent her to be sure though.
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Oh right well thanks again for that.

I'll have to wait till he/she grows a little to see what it is because to me it's still debatable. I'll try getting a better pic too!