mbuna ID Please...

[meanbestorque]

I purchased this at my LFS and it was labled Mel. Auratus-Albino. I know it'a not an albino auratus because albinos have the yellow/white. Does anyone know what kind of auratus this is?

Thanks for the help.

 

[frozen-fire]

looks like a regular auratus.

albinos are yellow with white like you said... and also with red eyes. They are recently popping up all over the place.

 

[meanbestorque]

I thought it was a little strange because i would think it would be either yellow or blue, if it was a "regular" auratus, unless he was stressing in the tank at LFS and lost his/her color...

 

[frozen-fire]

auratus are yellow with black horizontal bars.

 

[meanbestorque]

That's what i was saying. It would be either yellow (with black bars, female) or blue (with black bars, male). The one i purchased is white, so i was wondering if anyone knows if this is caused by stress, or if it's a different type of Auratus (i.e. Albino).

 

[Otherone]

Could be a cross breed or still fry their born white w/ faint bars but it's Auratas

 

[mike dunagan]

Melanochromis parallelus will turn blue if male and older.

PS. auratas never turn blue. The males are black. If it has blue it is another melanochromis instead sorry.

 

[meanbestorque]

ohh okay. can anyone tell if this is a male or female by the pics? too early to tell?

 

[mike dunagan]

too early