Help ID cichlid
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It looks like a hybrid or something but could be some type of acei but not sure. I’m usually really good with cichlid ID but this I’m not sure
Overall impression looks like a Copadichromis. Maybe azureus though its quite dark.
The face and body shape also look like Copadichromis.
As far as you can see in the pictures the shape of the caudal fin looks more like a Copadichromis than Stigmatochromis.
The face and body shape also look like Copadichromis.
As far as you can see in the pictures the shape of the caudal fin looks more like a Copadichromis than Stigmatochromis.
But the main thing that makes me think its not copadichromis is the color difference. Copadichromis is blue while this fish is black or light gray at times. Do you think this can possibly be the rare stomatilapia pindu?
Copadichromis range in color from blue, red, to blackish. Also pecking order and surroundings can determine how vibrant the colors are. I've had fish in the past that didn't fit in and they would turn a muddy black color.
It could end up being a hybrid, this could also mix up the color.
It could end up being a hybrid, this could also mix up the color.
As james said, they can be blackish if not well or surppressed.
They are certainly not Stomatepia.
Here is one of my male Stomatepia mongo as comparison. S. pindu looks nearly the same. Just more black and a slightly higher body.
