i got this african at petco but it was only labeled as an assorted african cichlid so can anyone please help me figure out what type it is. PLEASE!!!!!!!!View attachment 603114
I need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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all i know about ths cichlid is that is an african. can anyone telll me what type it is, I would also like to know male or female? View attachment 603239
Mbuna, and unless you KNOW the species (you bought it as wild caught or from known wild caught parents) you have to assume it is a mutt.
I was gunna say a yellow top Mbuna, but the colors don't exactly match up, and from the pic, i can't tell exactly the shape...
im not an expert on rift valley cichlids but it might be Metriaclima zebra but the picture is a bit too small to tell. Im basing that on the coloration of the dorsal fin and the baring on the flanks. If it is M. Zebra i believe the males have egg spots on the anal fin.
Hopefully someone else will come along who knows more than me. I'll be impressed if im right
Hopefully someone else will come along who knows more than me. I'll be impressed if im right
i agree it looks like a male zebra..fishyzoo;5037648; said:im not an expert on rift valley cichlids but it might be Metriaclima zebra but the picture is a bit too small to tell. Im basing that on the coloration of the dorsal fin and the baring on the flanks. If it is M. Zebra i believe the males have egg spots on the anal fin.
Hopefully someone else will come along who knows more than me. I'll be impressed if im right
fishyzoo;5037648; said:im not an expert on rift valley cichlids but it might be Metriaclima zebra but the picture is a bit too small to tell. Im basing that on the coloration of the dorsal fin and the baring on the flanks. If it is M. Zebra i believe the males have egg spots on the anal fin.
Hopefully someone else will come along who knows more than me. I'll be impressed if im right
I can definitely see this