Fish Id Please :)

[fishchick]

thanks

 

[Malawi MaD]

Hmm, Well its definitely a Malawi cichlid (mbuna) but to me it looks like a hybrid. Its got a Pseudotropheus socolofi kinda look just without the blue body colour. Its dorsal fin and anal fin are quite pointed to that of a socolofi species. Its a hard one, where did you get him?

 

[fishchick]

from a lfs.. He was very young, and just recently obtained his bright colors on his dorsal, pectoral and anal fins while breeding one of my females that closely resembles him..

another user in the tropical discussion forum suggested Aulonocara maybe? any thoughts on that? thanks

 

[Malawi MaD]

from a lfs.. He was very young, and just recently obtained his bright colors on his dorsal, pectoral and anal fins while breeding one of my females that closely resembles him..

another user in the tropical discussion forum suggested Aulonocara maybe? any thoughts on that? thanks

Do you have any pics of the female he bred with??
Nope hes definitely not a Aulonocara breed, as you may know the Aulonocara species are the more open water fish of lake malawi where as your's is definitely a mbuna (the rock dwelling fish of lake malawi).. Some pics of the female could make things a little easier never seen your male before mind you, so he could be a hybrid or a poorly bred socolofi or something totally different that is rare and unique

 

[Mystil]

He looks abit like my Metriaclima Zebra Maisoni reefs at the head end but they dont have that darker colouration on the fins.

I would wait to see what his breeding colours are when he is doing his thing with a female then take a snap again.