What Fish Are These?

[stephen.h89]

Hi, i went and bought 2 new malawis today, but the shop didnt kno what they where and i have no idea, they look sort of like blue dolphins but are lighter blue and have stripes on them, i already have 3 blue dolphins about the size of the fish i bought today and they dont look the same to me, does anyone know what they could be, unfortunately i cannot get a pic of them as i have no camera but i will be looking at pics on google. thanx in advance

they look sort of like this but with vertical stripes: http/www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http/www.freewebs.com/malawimoon/Cobalt-Blue-Zebra.jpg&imgrefurl=http/malawimoon.webs.com/thefish.htm&usg=__QNNE_cP2C6fVPgEjeCYeOxVD60Q=&h=380&w=500&sz=53&hl=en&start=0&sig2=VyK4XcLZDK11g34CBb_k0A&zoom=1&tbnid=8nDzioVYeZD8MM:&tbnh=146&tbnw=192&ei=X26KTI35I8SOjAel4P2TBg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djuvenille%2Bblue%2Bmalawi%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1228%26bih%3D769%26tbs%3Disch:10,240&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=133&vpy=177&dur=2103&hovh=163&hovw=215&tx=148&ty=109&oei=X26KTI35I8SOjAel4P2TBg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0&biw=1228&bih=769

 

[betta989]

im thinking those are electric blue chilchids not sure

 

[stephen.h89]

thats what i though but they have changed slightly in appearance since i got them home so i cant compare them at the minute

 

[VaegaVic]

http/webzoom.freew...n/Scar-Face.jpg

Do they look like that?
If so, they're called C. Afra I believe.

 

[Realtree]

http/webzoom.freew...n/Scar-Face.jpg

Do they look like that?
If so, they're called C. Afra I believe.

The C.afra is a genus like Pseudotropheus or melonachromis and like these there have numerous colour variants.
The genus basically describes body shape - here is a pic of my C . Afra "jalo reef"

Hope that explanation helps