Which Is Which

[rewlyn]

can anyone tell me whichones are mbunas and which ones are haps, etc, please and thanks
im my 40g ive got
2venustus
2 maingano
2 cobolt blue
1 aratus
1 red zebra
1 hongi
and 2 of these(blue with yellow fin)

 

[dthoffsett]

2venustus - Nimbochromis venustus, hap, carnivore, reaches around 10"

2 maingano - Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos, mbuna, omnivore, reaches around 4", like all Melanochromis these guys are pretty aggressive

2 cobolt blue - Metriaclima callainos, mbuna, herbivore, around 5", I kept 6 (2m/4f) of them in a 75gal, had some pretty nasty fights between males

1 aratus - Melanochromis auratus, mbuna, herbivore, around 5", IMO they shouldn't be in the trade as they are one the most aggressive available

1 red zebra - Metriaclima estherae, mbuna, herbivore, around 5", pretty much the same as the cobalts

1 hongi - Labidochromi sp. "Hongi", mbuna, herbivore, around 6", both males and females have high conspecific aggression

Hope that helps.

Edit: Oops, forgot your mystery fish.
Looks to me like one of the Sciaenochromis fryeri variants, have a look at the link to see if you can match yours. Sciaenochromis

 

[rewlyn]

2venustus - Nimbochromis venustus, hap, carnivore, reaches around 10"

2 maingano - Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos, mbuna, omnivore, reaches around 4", like all Melanochromis these guys are pretty aggressive

2 cobolt blue - Metriaclima callainos, mbuna, herbivore, around 5", I kept 6 (2m/4f) of them in a 75gal, had some pretty nasty fights between males

1 aratus - Melanochromis auratus, mbuna, herbivore, around 5", IMO they shouldn't be in the trade as they are one the most aggressive available

1 red zebra - Metriaclima estherae, mbuna, herbivore, around 5", pretty much the same as the cobalts

1 hongi - Labidochromi sp. "Hongi", mbuna, herbivore, around 6", both males and females have high conspecific aggression

Hope that helps.

Edit: Oops, forgot your mystery fish.
Looks to me like one of the Sciaenochromis fryeri variants, have a look at the link to see if you can match yours. Sciaenochromis

thanks but could not find my mystery fish in there

 

[rewlyn]

i was thinking of stocking my DIY with these but once again not sure which is haps, mbuna, etc once again thanks
Pseudotropheus demasoni
Maylandia barlowi
Labidochromis textilis
Copadichromis azureus
Copadichromis trewavasae
Aulonocara stuartgranti
Pseudotropheus minutus
Labidochromis ianthinus
Maylandia zebra
Pseudotropheus saulosi

 

[dthoffsett]

thanks but could not find my mystery fish in there

Hmmmm, any chance of a clearer pic?


Pseudotropheus demasoni - mbuna, herbivore, around 3", have such high conspecific aggression should be kept in groups of 12+

Maylandia barlowi - mbuna, herbivore, around 5", extremely aggressive

Labidochromis textilis - mbuna, omnivore, around 3.5", very peaceful and shy, beautiful fish if you can source it

Copadichromis azureus - hap, carnivore, males 7.5", females 5", mildly aggressive

Copadichromis trewavasae - hap, carnivore, around 6", peaceful though mildly aggressive towards conspecifics

Aulonocara stuartgranti - peacock (hap), carnivore, 6", peaceful though mildly aggressive towards conspecifics

Pseudotropheus minutus - mbuna, herbivore, around 4", mildly aggressive

Labidochromis ianthinus - mbuna, omnivore, around 3.5", fairly peaceful

Maylandia zebra - maylanida zebra is a collective name commonly used for one of 3 species,
1. Metriaclima Callainos - mbuna, herbivore, around 5", I kept 6 (2m/4f) of them in a 75gal, had some pretty nasty fights between males
2. Metriaclima estherae, mbuna, herbivore, around 5", pretty much the same as the cobalts
3. Metriaclima zebra - mbuna, herbivore, 6", aggressive

Pseudotropheus saulosi - mbuna, herbivre, 4", for their size they are pretty feisty little fish.

If you have others you are wanting to look up you can check here Profiles , or feel free to post, I enjoy researching them.

 

[rewlyn]

ill see what i can do

 

[rewlyn]

i did some hunting and found that my mystery fish is an white top acei, so mystery solved, and thanks for your help peeps

 

[rewlyn]

i also now have 2 taiwan reefs and 2 mbamba, once again please i.d.

thanks
rewlyn

 

[dthoffsett]

2 taiwan reefs
Protomelas sp. "Steveni Taiwan" (Taiwan Reef), hap
[URL="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1235"]http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1235[/URL]

2 mbamba
There are two different species commonly called mbamba, both are mbuna
Labidochromis sp. "Mbamba"
[URL="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=737"]http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=737[/URL]

Cynotilapia sp. "Mbamba" (Lion's Cove)
[URL="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=700"]http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=700[/URL]

 

[rewlyn]

2 taiwan reefs
Protomelas sp. "Steveni Taiwan" (Taiwan Reef), hap
<a href="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1235" target="_blank">http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1235</a>

2 mbamba
There are two different species commonly called mbamba, both are mbuna
Labidochromis sp. "Mbamba"
<a href="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=737" target="_blank">http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=737</a>

Cynotilapia sp. "Mbamba" (Lion's Cove)
<a href="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=700" target="_blank">http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=700</a>

thanks dthoffsett
i had a look and found mine was the yellow top mbamba
your knowledge is amazing

 

[dthoffsett]

thanks dthoffsett
i had a look and found mine was the yellow top mbamba
your knowledge is amazing

Your welcome. My knowledge isn't all that amazing, when you research every fish before you buy it to see if it will work in your tank for several years you'd be surprised at what you pick up. That and having cichlid-forum profiles on my favorites menu. Besides, I'm obsessed with researching things, it's how I've always learned, something piques my interest and then I research it until I find out everything I can before moving to the next subject. Fortunately, IMO you can never learn it all with mbuna.

 

[rewlyn]

thanks again last night iwent and got some bumblebee cichlidscan you please id and if so send me that forum link

thanks
rewlyn

 

[dthoffsett]

thanks again last night iwent and got some bumblebee cichlidscan you please id and if so send me that forum link

thanks
rewlyn

Pseudotropheus crabro

 

[lalo99]

Are all those fish in a 40 G tank? If so you are way overcrowded. The crabo will ned at leats a 75 gallon tank. Ther are very aggressive as adults. The haps will aslo grow too large for the tank. For a 40 Gallon tank I would stick with dwarf mbuna. basically anything that stay 4 inches and under as adults.