Need help with a few ID....

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kookiejar2

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Hi,

Guys, I need some help with the identification of the exact species. The first pic is an aulonocara species, but since the variants look quite similar, I'm a bit confused!
The second pic is something I have no clue of....
The third is a front, but which species?!

It would be great if someone could help me out with this. Also I hope the purists don't lambast me for keeping some odd species together in the tank! Trust me they are all doing fine so far.

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Ok so as for the first Aulonocara still too young to tell for sure. I would guess some stuartgranti or some line bread of that type, ie german reds... But can't tell yet for sure.

Now for the second picture of the little guy I have no clue... I honestly thought some type of mbuna first but well I would need more photos, if it is a peacock it is coloring oddly so I can't figure it out.

As for fronts well you can do this as well as I can. Look here:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/category.php?cat=9
 
Thanks for the replies. Tried to take some more pics of the fish in the second pic.... the one with the hap/mbuna confusion. The new pics might not help much, but you guys can see that the body shape is more towards a peacock than an mbuna. Any clue?!
Also posting a couple of pics of my puffer in the brackish tank. Anyone know what kind of puffer is this?! It started eating dried bloodworms only recently after having refused to eat anything for quite some time!

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I would say a peacock , a hap (my guess) and a frontosa.
 
the first appears to be an aulonocara rubcens (sp) while the other appears to be a female of some sort but has a bluish tint to it so could be a male peacock or a hap...but the head is too round to be a hap...
 
2nd one is a Protomelas Steveni sp. Taiwan Reef a very cool malawi Hap, named for the Taiwanee reef where they are found (not sure of spelling here) When he is fully colored out he will have a striking blue head, bright yellow body with pale black stripes, a yellowy white strip starting at the nose continuing the length of the dorsal fin, and a bright orange anal fin. Very nice, hard to find too. My 3"er was $25 and worth every penny!

Here is a link to a good photo essay showing a fish as he colors up from juvenile to adult. Keep clicking to the next page until the end, the finished product is worth it. My 3"er was $25 and worth every penny!

http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/haps/protomelas_steveni.html
 
Diamondhitch;1381599; said:
2nd one is a Protomelas Steveni sp. Taiwan
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I am sorry... but how can you get that out of his shots? I agree on your comments about Taiwan reefs being great fish. (I have 4) But I just don't see it yet. Especially since Taiwan Reefs tend to be much less elongated than the other haps. (I am not saying that it isn't I just am saying I can't say say that it is yet. Plus it has too much blue in my mind.)

Anyways I personally still can't figure it out, just give it some more time and you will find out soon enough.
 
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