madagascar cichlid or tilapia??

[Alexxxxsv14]

need help guys i saw this awesome fish at my lfs for 25 bucks. all black and blue dots all over the tail. I think i want to get it but idk the real name so i can google it. The guys from my lfs said madagscar cichlid or some tilapia idk but can u guys provide some pics of this species if u can id it by my descriptions

 

[Citrinellus]

Sounds like paratilapia polleni.

 

[Jory]

paratilapia polleni.

 

[Fishes33]

or it could be a paratilapia bleekeri

polleni = small dots

bleekeri = big dots

 

[Citrinellus]

^ Oh, forgot about bleekeri. I'm not that skilled in african cichlids.

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

theyre africans ?? aww bummer