Help needed to identify an african cichlid

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DeerHunterLou

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I just bought this little guy from a mixed tank at pet supplies. He was in with a bunch of mbuna and I picked him because I've never seen coloration like it before. The stripes are a yellowish orange and in between them it is a very light powder blue, also the belly is white. If anyone knows what species it is I'd really appreciate the info. In my unprofessional opinion I believe it is some type of mbuna due to its shape.

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Albino melanochromis auratus. On second thought, by your description, it sounds like labidochromis textilis/melanochromis joanjohnsonae. I can't see any of the blue colors on my screen though.
 
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Albino melanochromis auratus. On second thought, by your description, it sounds like labidochromis textilis/melanochromis joanjohnsonae. I can't see any of the blue colors on my screen though.
It dead on matches the google photos for labidochromis textilis! Thank you I was thoroughly stuck on identifying this one!
 
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