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I can't believe someone sold you that as a convict!!! :ROFL:

I agree with the identifications already posted, and am not at all surprised that this little beastie is kicking ass on the rest of your fish!
 
guppy said:
They all look alike to me, Africans drive me nuts.

Guppy I can't belive your dissin my boys :cry: ..... I love all my cichlids.... and my other fish that aren't important enough to call by name. :ROFL:
 
SinisterKisses said:
Lol, I'm sorry, but that's funny since you just finished telling everyone else to study up :P Its a kenyi alright, M. lombardoi to be exact...but its a MALE!

FEMALES are blue, males turn golden yellow :D
OK, ok, bite me;) I assumed....which makes and @$$ out of U and ME:) that typically the male will be the more vibrantly colored.....atleast I didn't tell him it was a convict:p:)
 
spryandspringy said:
I can't believe someone sold you that as a convict!!! :ROFL:

I agree with the identifications already posted, and am not at all surprised that this little beastie is kicking ass on the rest of your fish!
i didnt buy it.. my next door neighbor gave it to me..
 
Not dissin, just despairing of ever learning to identify, they all look like aba aba food to me.
 
Man dont get so upset... :cry:

But it is kinda funny... :ROFL: UR trying to put the others down buy not knowing, "study up" and you didnt even know your self so eye for an eye I guess... :headbang2

But anyways because sleepy pointed out we all know now... So tough up bud!!! Try not to give out bad info next time :thumbsup:
 
Nate_N_Nicole said:
Man dont get so upset... :cry:

But it is kinda funny... :ROFL: UR trying to put the others down buy not knowing, "study up" and you didnt even know your self so eye for an eye I guess... :headbang2

But anyways because sleepy pointed out we all know now... So tough up bud!!! Try not to give out bad info next time :thumbsup:

Hey turkey!! Didn't I put enough smiley's in so as to let everyone know it was a shot WELL deserved and taken?? Here lemme put some more in :D :screwy: :OMG: :duh: :woot: :grinno: :drool: ;) :) :hitting: :owned: least I gave him the right kind :woot: I think we all need to twist our nipples and smile, enjoying the moment :thumbsup:
 
I'm pretty sure the "bumble bee" has lateral running strips...

A 'bumblebee' cichlid is a Psuedotropheus crabro...and they don't really have horizontal stripes, they have vertical barring like a kenyi. A crabro's barring is much heavier though, thicker, and 'messier' - not as well definited, towards the bottom they kind of 'bleed' into the next bar. Also, in this case, the females are yellow, while the males turn a dark brown. Crabro's are a brighter yellow, kenyi males are a golden yellow.

Crabro female:
Pse_crabro_01.jpg

Crabro male:
Pse_crabro_02.jpg


Kenyi female:
Met_lombardoi_02.jpg

Kenyi male:
Met_lombardoi_05.jpg
 
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