View Full Version : ID my fish please
boredcpl
08-26-2005, 10:05 PM
i was told this was a convict..
lemcc
08-26-2005, 10:14 PM
well the fish in the back in the 2nd pic is a convict
the other fish looks african
fishyboi
08-26-2005, 10:23 PM
It looks like a bumblebee cichlid, I owned a bumble bee cichlid and it kinda looks like that.
sleepyflight
08-26-2005, 10:35 PM
Ok gents....ya'll are killing me and need to study up;) The one in the back in the second pic is a convict....marbled or just a really half @$$ banded. Your other fish is a Kenii....female.....males are blue.....Mbuna fam. I believe. One of my superiours on here will correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty pos. on this one :)
sleepyflight
08-26-2005, 10:36 PM
And yes, she's African
boredcpl
08-26-2005, 10:37 PM
what ever it is it is very aggresive and trys to kill anything in the tank.. and it loves to redecorate
sleepyflight
08-26-2005, 10:48 PM
Any of those rock dwelling Africans are pretty agressive for size and will find some places to hide if you don't give them some...
guppy
08-26-2005, 11:01 PM
They all look alike to me, Africans drive me nuts.
thamunsta
08-26-2005, 11:03 PM
They all look alike to me, Africans drive me nuts.
same
SinisterKisses
08-27-2005, 12:41 AM
Ok gents....ya'll are killing me and need to study up The one in the back in the second pic is a convict....marbled or just a really half @$$ banded. Your other fish is a Kenii....female.....males are blue
Lol, I'm sorry, but that's funny since you just finished telling everyone else to study up :P Its a kenyi alright, M. lombardoi to be exact...but its a MALE!
FEMALES are blue, males turn golden yellow :D
spryandspringy
08-27-2005, 12:52 PM
I can't believe someone sold you that as a convict!!! :ROFL:
I agree with the identifications already posted, and am not at all surprised that this little beastie is kicking ass on the rest of your fish!
repair
08-27-2005, 7:04 PM
They all look alike to me, Africans drive me nuts.
Guppy I can't belive your dissin my boys :cry: ..... I love all my cichlids.... and my other fish that aren't important enough to call by name. :ROFL:
sleepyflight
08-27-2005, 7:05 PM
Lol, I'm sorry, but that's funny since you just finished telling everyone else to study up :P Its a kenyi alright, M. lombardoi to be exact...but its a MALE!
FEMALES are blue, males turn golden yellow :D
OK, ok, bite me;) I assumed....which makes and @$$ out of U and ME:) that typically the male will be the more vibrantly colored.....atleast I didn't tell him it was a convict:p:)
boredcpl
08-27-2005, 7:22 PM
I can't believe someone sold you that as a convict!!! :ROFL:
I agree with the identifications already posted, and am not at all surprised that this little beastie is kicking ass on the rest of your fish!
i didnt buy it.. my next door neighbor gave it to me..
Not dissin, just despairing of ever learning to identify, they all look like aba aba food to me.
Nate_N_Nicole
08-27-2005, 8:16 PM
Man dont get so upset... :cry:
But it is kinda funny... :ROFL: UR trying to put the others down buy not knowing, "study up" and you didnt even know your self so eye for an eye I guess... :headbang2
But anyways because sleepy pointed out we all know now... So tough up bud!!! Try not to give out bad info next time :thumbsup:
sleepyflight
08-28-2005, 8:56 AM
Man dont get so upset... :cry:
But it is kinda funny... :ROFL: UR trying to put the others down buy not knowing, "study up" and you didnt even know your self so eye for an eye I guess... :headbang2
But anyways because sleepy pointed out we all know now... So tough up bud!!! Try not to give out bad info next time :thumbsup:
Hey turkey!! Didn't I put enough smiley's in so as to let everyone know it was a shot WELL deserved and taken?? Here lemme put some more in :D :screwy: :OMG: :duh: :woot: :grinno: :drool: ;) :) :hitting: :owned: least I gave him the right kind :woot: I think we all need to twist our nipples and smile, enjoying the moment :thumbsup:
d20monsteroscar20
08-28-2005, 9:11 AM
I used to have one just like that, I called him bumble bee but i m sure kenei or whatever you spell it, is their comom name. they can be very aggressive, however mines wasnt.
sleepyflight
08-28-2005, 9:16 AM
I'm pretty sure the "bumble bee" has lateral running strips...
SinisterKisses
08-28-2005, 11:51 AM
I'm pretty sure the "bumble bee" has lateral running strips...
A 'bumblebee' cichlid is a Psuedotropheus crabro...and they don't really have horizontal stripes, they have vertical barring like a kenyi. A crabro's barring is much heavier though, thicker, and 'messier' - not as well definited, towards the bottom they kind of 'bleed' into the next bar. Also, in this case, the females are yellow, while the males turn a dark brown. Crabro's are a brighter yellow, kenyi males are a golden yellow.
Crabro female:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/photogallery/images/Pse_crabro_01.jpg
Crabro male:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/photogallery/images/Pse_crabro_02.jpg
Kenyi female:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/photogallery/images/Met_lombardoi_02.jpg
Kenyi male:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/photogallery/images/Met_lombardoi_05.jpg
Nate_N_Nicole
08-28-2005, 10:18 PM
lol Sleepy.... Currently twisting nipples :woot:
SinisterKisses
08-29-2005, 1:02 AM
Lol sorry Sleepy, I can't resist an opportunity to prove someone wrong, who's previously told everyone else to 'study up' ;) Forgive me??
hmmm... the one behind is convict wherelse the front one is normal mbuna cichild that cost not more than $5.
PeacockBass
08-29-2005, 9:12 PM
That could very well be a female.
Females will change color if a male is not present, or when brooding young. This has happened to me many times. Males are generally much brighter and lack the intense baring aswell.
Now, it could be that this fish is stressed, and therefore is showing the black bars.
Nate_N_Nicole
08-29-2005, 9:33 PM
That is true females will change color but that is Yellow clearly a male... Female might change to a off color blue or might have a hint of yellow (on the top fin mostly) but that one is all yellow... I would garentee that it is a male... And male alot of the time still show there black bars, I think it is just either bad coloring from food habbits or not being the alpha male...
SinisterKisses
08-29-2005, 9:41 PM
Yes, females can take on some male colouration, but not to that extent. If they do, its more of a dirty mix of blue and yellow, like a male in transition, not full out golden yellow colouration like in that picture. And that fish doesn't have to be stressed to be showing his barring...they never really lose it, it just fades, but any change in mood will darken it up.
wism_chan
08-30-2005, 12:34 AM
Looks like african to me...
SinisterKisses
08-30-2005, 12:49 AM
^^^already established a few times over :P
boredcpl
08-30-2005, 1:05 AM
P. Kennyi is a colorful fish full of character. Often labeled as Pseudotropheus kennyi , the true classification of P. Kennyi Cichlid is Pseudotropheus lombardoi , as described by Burgess in 1977. This fish is still best known as the Kennyi in most publications. Like most of rock dwelling fish (Mbuna) of Lake Malawi, the Kennyi will require large rock formations with many hiding places. The males are rather territorial and should only be housed with dissimilar types of cichlids. In an unusual twist, the juveniles and females are blue colored (with 4+ black vertical stripes) while the adult male is yellow-orange with a few dark stripes. The more vegetable material in the diet, the deeper the orange will become. Best kept in harem fashion, one male and several females, the Kennyi can reach a length of 4". A typical African Cichlid mouthbrooder, the female will incubate the eggs for 14-21 days before releasing the free swimming fry. During this incubation time she will hide and most likely not eat. The Kennyi will require frequent partial water changes to maintain optimal water parameters.
found this info on www.petsolutions.com thanks for the id ppl..
MAN I LOVE THIS SITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sleepyflight
08-30-2005, 11:04 AM
Lol sorry Sleepy, I can't resist an opportunity to prove someone wrong, who's previously told everyone else to 'study up' ;) Forgive me??
Totally:) Being right is fun, never upset with someone giving the right info:p I just have to twist the crank a bit :D And your avatar makes up for it. Look up Luis Royo, you might find some stuff you like:)
SinisterKisses
08-30-2005, 11:37 AM
Lol, you like my avatar, huh...I'll go look it up after work ;)
Red Devil
02-23-2006, 5:34 PM
Can anyone ID this red devil's sex.. having a hard time trying to sex them..here is the pix and thank you..
fishman76092
02-23-2006, 11:04 PM
Epic callout.....
I was scrolling down hoping that Id get first shot.
Gothyc_samurai
02-24-2006, 1:01 PM
hey, isnt it a member of the dolphin variety? im a n00b when it comes to malawis