View Full Version : Anyone know what type of african cichlid this is?
greenearthlawns
05-29-2009, 9:52 AM
I got this fish from a friend who needed to sell his tank and he doesn't remember what type it is. He said he thinks it's a v-rock? I have no idea what a v-rock is I can not find out anything on that type... He got her (almost possitive it's a female) from Ned's Fish Factory about 2 yrs ago... She's a really cool cichlid and was happily swimming around but I think the Ruby male has been chasing her and injured her just a bit but now he's been leaving her alone and she is recovering form her minor injury you can barely see it... hopefully these pics are good enough to get an ID on her?
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1913&pictureid=23012 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1913&pictureid=23012)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1913&pictureid=23074 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1913&pictureid=23074)
Looks like it could be a Lithobate “Zimbabwe rocks”. It looks like a female I have
greenearthlawns
05-29-2009, 11:01 AM
I thought it looked like a lithobate as well.. Thanks!
CichlidsRool
05-31-2009, 10:00 AM
yes it is a female lithobate now you are going to need a male :)
greenearthlawns
05-31-2009, 10:50 AM
Yeah thats what I was thinking too but I already have so many fish but hey whats a few more ;)
cgronko
06-05-2009, 2:02 AM
i dont think its a lithobate just because it doesnt have the 3 spots on it...
Malawi Hawk
06-06-2009, 9:46 PM
I think it is a female peacock. At first I thought it was a female Placidochromis Electra"Deep Water Hap" but the top fin colors to me look like a peacock
kingyella
06-07-2009, 12:47 AM
it has the eyes and head shape like a juvenile lithobates, but it doesn't look pure, maybe a hybrid.
CichlidsRool
06-07-2009, 12:38 PM
it has the eyes and head shape like a juvenile lithobates, but it doesn't look pure, maybe a hybrid.
here we go with the hybrid stuff.It is not a hybrid just because picture is not clear it dose not mean that it's a hybrid..:D
greenearthlawns
06-07-2009, 6:08 PM
Definitely not hybrid got it from uncle Neds =) I'm sure it is a Lithobate because the previous owner called it a z rock I just wasn't sure what a z rock is but now I know it means a type of Lithobate~ Thanks for all you guyzes help ;)
cgronko
06-08-2009, 12:29 AM
well here is my female lithobate z rock.... notice the 3 black bars... i thought this was a distinct feature of a female z rock or do i just have specific species of z rock??
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t248/cgronko/lithobait.jpg
cgronko
06-08-2009, 12:31 AM
wait maybe yours does have the 3 bars, i just cant really tell because of the blurry pic
greenearthlawns
06-08-2009, 7:07 AM
yeah she does have those but they aren't that dark... she is a little color faded though because she is a rescue from a very aggressive tank she was in previously..
kingyella
06-08-2009, 5:22 PM
here we go with the hybrid stuff.It is not a hybrid just because picture is not clear it dose not mean that it's a hybrid..:D
its all good, i said maybe... just doesn't look like a female lithobate in that picture, but now that i see th op mentioned the fish was stressed, maybe thats why the spots on the side weren't distinctive.