Cichlid Id Please!

[Dalaran]

Sorry for the not so good pic, camera is quite a few years old now

So I inherited this Cichlid from a friend who needed to sell his tank but could not get rid of this baby fish, the purchaser didn't want anything with a cichlid in it lol. Right now it is in my quarentine tank until I can find out what it is, and make sure it is rid of disease. Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[kribensis12]

I'm not sure what it is, but it's quite pretty!

 

[Dalaran]

I'm not sure what it is, but it's quite pretty!

Thanks! Even got a small amount of shineyness by the gills!

 

[Dalaran]

After I had a chance to do a little more research I believe it is a Kenyi Cichlid. Does this match up?

Thanks.

 

[kribensis12]

From what I've seen, it doesnt look like a Kenyi cichlid

 

[mixmaster jay]

it looks abit like labidochromis hongi i can't really see properly but have a look at one google it lol and see what you think

 

[Dalaran]

Thanks guys!

I was able to get a couple better pics on my girl friends camera this evening. They should be a little clearer anyways.

He's got a shiney patch by his gils on both sides, dark stripes throughout the body, a little yellow on his tail on the bottom and the fin underneth is completely yellow. His dorsal fin seems to be the same colour as his body, which is why I don't think labidochromis hongi fits, from what I see at Google images anyways.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Ace Of Spades]

Looks like a Peacock imo or some sort of Hybrid

 

[Dalaran]

Looks like a Peacock imo or some sort of Hybrid

Hmmm hybrid makes sense. I guess a Kenyi generally has fewer stripes and probably not a patch of colour.

Any ideas what kind of hybrid I might be dealing with?

 

[Ace Of Spades]

Peacocks are hybrids anyway arn't they?

I thought they was just another species of lake malawi. Mbuna, Peacocks and Hap's are three seperate species I think.

 

[Ace Of Spades]

aulonocara is what peacocks are, i thought peacocks were a man bred fish that dont exist in the wild, i could be wrong but im sure ive read it somewhere

Peacocks are the nickname for Auloncara, just like all Mbuna are not called Mbuna you have Labidochromis, Pseu etc etc etc......

 

[dthoffsett]

aulonocara is what peacocks are, i thought peacocks were a man bred fish that dont exist in the wild, i could be wrong but im sure ive read it somewhere

There are quite a few man made "species" on the market (and unfortunately more coming every day), but the Aulonocara genus is commonly referred to as peacocks and are naturally occuring.

Technically all the cichlids of Lake Malawi are haplochromines, however they have been broken down into smaller groups, the mbuna (literally means rock-dwelling), peacocks (so named for the highly colorful males) and haps (all the left over speices).

Dalaran - I honestly couldn't say what peacock you have or if it is indeed a hybrid, I'm not good at identifying peacocks, hopefully someone else will know.

 

[Dalaran]

Thanks for the help.

Can anyone confirm if I do indeed have a peacock or just another hybrid?

He has gotten a little bit bigger so I will try to take another picture or two if I can tonight.

 

[Dalaran]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=171221

The second picture down on the link above really looks like the cichlid I am housing.

I believe mine might have a couple more vertical stripes and yellow on the anal fin but it seems very similar, the shiny part is in the exact location as well. I would be willing to bet he is one of these, atleast a mix of one.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

 

[fifer78]

[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=171221"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=171221[/URL]

The second picture down on the link above really looks like the cichlid I am housing.

I believe mine might have a couple more vertical stripes and yellow on the anal fin but it seems very similar, the shiny part is in the exact location as well. I would be willing to bet he is one of these, atleast a mix of one.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

First thoughts were Melanochromis joanjohnsonae - but people suggesting it is a peacock is making me doubt this a bit. I don't see a peacock in it but it is possible???

http/images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...sa%3DN%26um%3D1