Another ID thread!

[dthomasi]

This fish was bought as "Assorted African" from Petsmart. After I kept it for a while I attempted to ID but so far the only brilliant yellow Africans I have found are labs with the black stripe on the dorsal.

Any Ideas??

Thanks!

 

[bigspizz]

The nicer labs have no black. I think you got a nice fish.

 

[mike dunagan]

never heard that nicer labs have no black... I thought that the nicer ones do have black and really nice by looks females and males are hard to tell apart.

 

[dthomasi]

That was my next question...how to tell if it was a male or female?

 

[mike dunagan]

look up venting it will work with all african cichlids of size... this is the only way to be sure with labs... good labs should not show sex in coloration. I only know when some are by venting or they start holding... multiple labs in a tank works great...

 

[tarheels910]

Looks like a hybrid to me.

 

[N-E Cichlids]

This fish was bought as "Assorted African" from Petsmart. After I kept it for a while I attempted to ID but so far the only brilliant yellow Africans I have found are labs with the black stripe on the dorsal.

Any Ideas??

Thanks!

Not a lab by any means. Looks like it has some blue lines in the tail (may just be the picture though). I would tend to agree that it is some sort of a hybrid. All africans cross breed especially the Mbunas which is what you have there.

Quick venting lesson.

Male = Both holes the same size
Female = rear hole bigger than the front one.