Just a couple fish at the LFS I'm looking for positive IDs on. Thanks guys
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ID these fish please
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Theres so many malawi cichlids so no guaruntee. But my guess is. Melanochromis auratus, and melanochromis "johanni"
Auratus are nasty little buggers. Stay away from them if you have anything other then just mbuna.
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Auratus are nasty little buggers. Stay away from them if you have anything other then just mbuna.
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I think your correct, I'd be adding them to a tank with 6 adult cichlids of which they would certainly be the smallest.
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If i were you i would add 3 or more. Mbuna tend to pick on the new guys if you add only a couple. Back when i had them i had the best luck with adding 5 at a time. Anything less i almost always had casualties. Thays with the presumption your current stock consist of mbuna
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Only one of the 5 fish is Mbuna. It's a mixed liter, odds are I won't be adding anything
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While often confused with P. johannii, I believe the blue mbuna is P. cyaneorhabdos. I kept a group many years back. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=756
I think the fish you're referring to as an Auratus is actually Melanochromis chipokae. The photos aren't the greatest so I'm going off of the tail coloration but since it has black spots throughout the tail that means Chipokae or some type of mix being lfs assorted.
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Here's a couple better pictures, not that they will necessarily change anything.
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