Need Help Identifying These Cichlids

[GoinNuts]

I got this guy about a week and a half ago and he was solid white and sold to me as a pseudotropheus socolfi albino. However, he's now aquiring the look of a pale Red Zebra:

I really like him, though. He's got quite the personality. Other than breeding (which I'm not interested in doing) what are the concerns with hybrids?

This one, my dh brought home yesterday. He liked the blue color and noticed the black fin-stripe and assumed it was 'related' to our Electric Yellows and would be compatible:

Currently, I have the following in my 55 gal:

2 Electric Yellows
2 Red Zebras
1 Female Kenyi
2 Albino Corys

TIA!

Lisa

 

[Ginge]

The first looks like an albino red zebra to me and the other is either a
http/www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquar...l_maingano.html
or a
http/www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquar...na_johanni.html.

 

[brewyn]

I would say that the 1st photo looks like an albino greshakei (the red tinge makes me think its a hybrid) the second photo looks like an elongatus blue.

 

[Ferris]

1st one is almost certainly a hybrid and 2nd one looks like a Johanni to me.

 

[GoinNuts]

Thanks, everyone! I looked up all the ones suggested, and at present he most closely resembles the johanni.

Since no one went "ACK! Get 'em outta the tank!" I'm assuming they are okay to live peaceably and well with what I have?

Lisa

 

[Ferris]

Hi Lisa,

You will almost certainly need to re-home the cories i'm afraid, they won't last 5 minutes with adult Mbuna. Synodontis catfish are one of the few species that are compatibile with Mbuna as they grow much larger than cories and have a strong bone stucture, which acts like armour to protect them.

Your Kenyi is a particularly aggressive species but no immediate concern there, just keep an eye on things and make sure the other fish aren't being picked on.

Try and avoid multiple males of the same species, this will lead to heightened aggression as one will become dominant and not tolerate the other(s).

Looks like you've got juveniles there, this is the best way to stock an Mbuna tank IMO. They are seriously aggressive fish and allowing them to grow up together is a good way of dealing with this.