Fish ID x 2

[SarahBravo]

I bought what i hope are 2 afras at the weekend. However, seeing as I had to borrow a cichlid book off the shelf and give the LFS guy a picture so he could net me 2 afras out of their 'mixed cichlid tank' I'm not really sure I got what I asked for. One looks reasonably close to my very untrained eye, but I'm very doubtful about the other. Any opinions would be cool!! Oh, and they both look like they've got egg spots - does this mean they're both male?

Thanks peeps!

Fish 1 - Possibly Afra

Fish 2 - Don't know!!

 

[Oddball]

I'm gonna have to keep an eye on this topic, I have a trio of the bottom fish, a male and two females the fact thgat i dont know what they are dosent stop em breeding!

 

[Wyld-Fyre]

I don't own this type of fish, but it looks like a young Pseudotropheus saulosi.

 

[G_Sharky]

I don't think that's a ps. saulosi...I have one and when they are young they are yellow and only the males would turn blue...The first one looks like a white top afra, kinda like mine, although i couldn't really see if it has a pirahna looking teeth, the second one could be a female or a ps. cobalt zebra...

 

[Blacky]

i have 2 like this with out the black stripes they look the same even with the white bits on the bottom fins

mine are blue moori dont know the difficult name

 

[Oddball]

The black bars took some time to develop im my three, when they began to appear for 90% of the time they started breeding...........

 

[Apocalypse]

Pseudotropheus zebra.

It is definitely not of any afra species, which is a Cyanotilapia sp.

 

[keane]

take your pick from any of these!!!!

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=967

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=855

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1321

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=782

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1680

Sorry Sarah...i'm not being too helpful here am i

Didn't realise there were so many that were so similar!

Good luck!!

steve B)

 

[Ferris]

The top 2 pics, which i assume are the same fish, I'm pretty sure are of an Afra, Cyanotilapia Afra to be precise. I have one and I'd swear yours is the same based on the pics you've posted. Not so sure about pics 3 and 4

 

[loafybones]

We have four of these, 1 male and 3 female they are "White Topped Afra" the LFS that supplied these are very knowledgable on this type of fish and have supplied us with many, See the link below to see our male WT Afra, your first fish is definately a male, you should see this one parading his area, dancing whenever a female passes soon at about 2" When it is likely to breed the pale blue upper of the fish will fade to almost white.

The other is possibly a female, though it is too young to tell, the females go a dull blue/brown when around 1.5" and the stripes fade drastically, however with the stripes being quite visible, it could be a male, it's colours receeding because of the first fish being domininant (Only 1 will colour up)
Good Buy

Rich


See this link

 

[BigFishSmallPond]

I was in a similar situation and mine is definately this one:
http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1321
very cool fish he changes color depending on his mood (eg when hes angry/excited u see his stripes clear as day; but when hes relaxed they disappear.)
Great fish, but seems to be fairly aggressive =]

 

[loafybones]

We've got a Demasoni too, the people in the fish shop weren't sure what they were though but we've had a look on t'internet and decided that's what he is. Well pleased because i was looking for them everywhere!