Lake Victorian I.D.
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They look like Mbipi mbipia to me did you get them from a local fish store?
Here is a post from our local cichlid club on this species.
http://www.hillcountrycichlidclub.com/hcccBB/viewtopic.php?t=5252&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Here is a post from our local cichlid club on this species.
http://www.hillcountrycichlidclub.com/hcccBB/viewtopic.php?t=5252&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Ya I got them from a LFS called golden fish aquarium and the lady had no idea what the male was. The female was labeled as a fire red uganda but looks nothing like female fire reds I've had in the past. This Male is etremeley dark blue/ black and before use to be really light gray when he was smaller.
I am going to say that you have a male Astatotilapia Nubilus. The slope of the forehead is a dead giveaway for it being the Nubilus. He definitely has the look of a hap. More pics would help too.
With the female, it is hard to say. One might almost think that it is a Pundamilia Neyereri "Red Flank" female. You can see some of the barring and what looks to be just a hint of red, but that could also be glare. With females, sometimes it is just a guess. More pics would help, especially if you can catch her being aggressive and showing a little mroe coloration.
With the female, it is hard to say. One might almost think that it is a Pundamilia Neyereri "Red Flank" female. You can see some of the barring and what looks to be just a hint of red, but that could also be glare. With females, sometimes it is just a guess. More pics would help, especially if you can catch her being aggressive and showing a little mroe coloration.
nice fish either way although its usually pretty hard to find out what type fish it is especially with females
