ID this fish please

[urmegr]

I picked this fish up at my LFS the other day. what is it? It's about 6 inches .

 

[toxicfish]

I know it is african...

 

[urmegr]

I know that - thanks - a little more help please....

 

[SinisterKisses]

Male M. lombardoi (Kenyi)

 

[ogre929]

Male M. lombardoi (Kenyi)

ditto

 

[cmersits]

yup it's a lombardi male, I have one that is blue, but I think it's a male because its digging nests but it should soon turn yellow like yours

 

[SinisterKisses]

It also shouldn't be kept in an american setup (firemouths I can see in the background). Dietary and water needs are completely different.

 

[urmegr]

I live in hawaii and fish are hard to come by here. I have the firemouths in to keep the aggression down - my peacocks were getting very aggressive, so I needed to crowd the tank a little. The firemouths weren't my first choice - but it was alll I could get at the time - they'll go in a different tank later. They have helped mellow things out in the tank.

 

[Taz2478]

you can mix fish, most of em are tank raised anyway.

Find you a nice blue one like that and watch your tank get full

 

[SinisterKisses]

you can mix fish, most of em are tank raised anyway.

Find you a nice blue one like that and watch your tank get full

No...find a nice blue one that you like and watch it get killed. You'd need at least 3 or 4 females for that male, or else he's just going to pick them off.