Fish Id Please

[samiam9818]

Hi all,

My friend gave me a few of her fish that she could no longer care for and she doesn't remember the type they are. I know she gave me one electric yellow but i'm having trouble figuring out what the rest are.

here are a few pics (sorry about the poor quality)

White fish:
http/i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu49/sa...18/DSCN2410.jpg

Brownish-orange fish with darker spots
http/i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu49/sa...18/DSCN2411.jpg


Thanks for the help!

 

[dthoffsett]

Any chance of clearer pics? I know it's hard since they move so fast.

Does the white one have red eyes? If so, it's probably Pseudotropheus socolofi Albino, if not perhaps a male Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt".

I can't see much on the second pic either, based off your description and what I can see perhaps a peacock species?

 

[samiam9818]

i will try to get some better pics.

but the white one does have red eyes and it looks as if his fins are starting to get a reddish tint to them also.

thanks for the reply!

 

[samiam9818]

i have never owned cichlids before so i'm wondering if the fish that i currently have are even compatible. To me it seems like the white fish bullies all the others (electric yellow and 2 mystery fish). Should i consider rehoming him?

My tank is 45 US gallons.

 

[dthoffsett]

i have never owned cichlids before so i'm wondering if the fish that i currently have are even compatible. To me it seems like the white fish bullies all the others (electric yellow and 2 mystery fish). Should i consider rehoming him?

My tank is 45 US gallons.

How long is your tank? Mbuna are best kept in a 4ft (55gal) tank due to their need to plenty of territory. Some aggression is perfectly normal, make sure you have plenty of hiding spaces.

Here's a link for more info on keeping them: [URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=299333"]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=299333[/URL]

 

[samiam9818]

hi again,

i just redesigned my tank to hopefully make it more cichlid friendly. Do you think I have enough rocks and hiding spots? Should I change anything around?

 

[dthoffsett]

Looking pretty good, you could probably add another layer or two of rock on if you wanted.

 

[M.R Otter]

Those fish are realy common in pet shops Identifying them would be easy:

The first picture contains an Albino socolofi Cichlid.

The second picture contains probably a Red zebra cichlid.

Those two cichlids are realy easy to breed too, once they reach maturity they get both active and aggressive, good lookin cichlids you have there too