Need help identifying my African Cichlid plus breeding

[Mr Demasoni]

can someone help me identify my aferican cichlid i did research and found its a Melanochromis johannii but i also see its an electric blue cichlid my other problem is its mate is a Labidochromis caeruleus

i plan on making my tank all Melanochromis johannii male and female

Question is what type of fish do i have and whats the scientific name of the female

 

[Mr Demasoni]

MELANOCHROMIS JOHANNI OR MELANOCHROMIS MAINGANO

 

[mike dunagan]

Has it held at all? Lines are not as clean as I would expect with maingano. Was it always blue or was it yellow at one time?

 

[Mr Demasoni]

it was always blue from when i got it, just the colors got a lot more richer and bolder

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

I know what you want to do. Female johani are yellow and orange but electric blue johannie both are blue. I wish you luck. Finding actual regular johanni with the orange/yellow females is surprisingly hard.