Fish For Id Please

[darrel69]

Ive recently found that this fish i have isn't what i thought it was.

I thought it was a female to this guy...

But its not.

Any sugestions ??? Ive put a thew up so you can get a good look...

Thanks.

 

[PRW1988]

Looks like a hybrid between a Ice blue zebra cichlid and a damesonia(spelling?)

 

[darrel69]

He/she is wild caught btw... does hybridization occur in the wild ? I didn't think it did ???

 

[darrel69]

anyone ??? noone know ???

 

[dthoffsett]

The closest I could find is Pseudotropheus sp. "Elongatus Chailosi", and I'm not too confident in that.

[URL="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=860"]http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=860[/URL], if you look at the last picture in the drop-down menu you'll see the similarities.

You might PM Ferris and see what he thinks.

Out of curiosity, what species was it sold to you as?

 

[Ferris]

I would say almost certainly P.Elongatus. Take your pick which one - many of them look very similar and it's difficult to say without observing the fish for some time. Have a look through the Elongatus pics in the link below and you should get a match.

<a href="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/results.php?genus=167" target="_blank">http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/results.php?genus=167</a>

 

[dthoffsett]

I would say almost certainly P.Elongatus. Take your pick which one - many of them look very similar and it's difficult to say without observing the fish for some time. Have a look through the Elongatus pics in the link below and you should get a match.

<a href="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/results.php?genus=167" target="_blank">http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/results.php?genus=167</a>

What do you know, I got that one right.

 

[kubora666]

my fish looks JUST like that.
but he was yellow when i got him. and is apparently P. Sauloisi.
but this pictors look JUST like him. and the Saulosi ones dont.
is it possible hes a hybrid? so he starts of yellow but ends up looking more elongatus than sauloisi ?

 

[dthoffsett]

my fish looks JUST like that.
but he was yellow when i got him. and is apparently P. Sauloisi.
but this pictors look JUST like him. and the Saulosi ones dont.
is it possible hes a hybrid? so he starts of yellow but ends up looking more elongatus than sauloisi ?

No idea just off of your description, any chance of posting a pic?

 

[the biffster]

HERE TRY THIS


http/cichlidae.com/gallery/default.php

 

[kubora666]

i tried to take pics earlier i couldnt hes too fast. very aggressive lil ******* too

 

[darrel69]

ok, thanks for the suggestions.

kubora666 were u get your fish from ?

 

[darrel69]

Out of curiosity, what species was it sold to you as?

The guy i got it off told me it is a female Black Dorsel Zebra. She was part of a wild caught pair... Her, and the male you see in the first and third pic.

Im 99% sure he said 'Black Dorsel Zebra'. The guy was irish and spoke really fast lol. He's also (apparently, though does seem it) well experienced and highly reccomended by alot of people were im from.

 

[Ace Of Spades]

Oh My God, Where did you get that fish its beautiful, If you find out what it is please tell me

 

[Ace Of Spades]

I was looking through on of the pics of Cichlids at the top of the page and just looked at someone Aulonocara hansbaenschi "red shoulder peacock"
and it kinda reminded me of your fish, Worth a guess.