Identifying little cichlid

[RedRaven]

Like with any species the temperament varies with the individual, the last one I kept years ago was anything but placid. Regularly pushing all the other inhabitants around. It did not attempt to kill the smaller tankmates, haps, nimbos etc until they got over the six inch mark but I failed to stock anything above that size with the Milomo in the aquarium. This was a bulky 8-9" specimen. Beautiful but problematic in the future I will only keep species like this in larger aquariums as my 180 wasn't enough.

 

[Al KW Tan]

Like with any species the temperament varies with the individual, the last one I kept years ago was anything but placid. Regularly pushing all the other inhabitants around. It did not attempt to kill the smaller tankmates, haps, nimbos etc until they got over the six inch mark but I failed to stock anything above that size with the Milomo in the aquarium. This was a bulky 8-9" specimen. Beautiful but problematic in the future I will only keep species like this in larger aquariums as my 180 wasn't enough.

Ohh.. So, the placid fish is still not goldfish/molly placid. ?

 

[Deadeye]

Ohh.. So, the placid fish is still not goldfish/molly placid. ?

Cichlid placid is like what any community fish calls mean.

 

[Al KW Tan]

Cichlid placid is like what any community fish calls mean.

Yea.. You're right. I guess I just seemed to have raised the bar on 'mean', when my jag hybrids paired up. ?

 

[Milingu]

Cichlid placid is like what any community fish calls mean.

P. milomo is not even placid for a Placidochromis.

 

[Al KW Tan]

P. milomo is not even placid for a Placidochromis.

Oh.. Really? OK then, Thx. At least I now know it's average haps level of aggression .

 

[Al KW Tan]

P. milomo is not even placid for a Placidochromis.

Based on what you wrote earlier, it doesn't even sound like they're placid. Who named these guys anyway? ?

 

[Al KW Tan]

Based on what you wrote earlier, it doesn't even sound like they're placid. Who named these guys anyway? ?

My bad.. Its actually RedRaven that wrote that. Apologies.

 

[Milingu]

Based on what you wrote earlier, it doesn't even sound like they're placid. Who named these guys anyway? ?

When they were described by Eccles and Trewavas the generotype / type species was Placidochromis longimanus which is quite placid for a hap.

 

[Al KW Tan]

Growing fast..but after having it for a month, I still got no idea what species it actually is. ?