Need ID help please!

[jaysinnva]

When we got this guy and two other similar ones, they were in the "assorted" African tank, so we never exactly knew what species they are. I figured they were just zebras of some sort, but would now like to find out for sure. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance!

 

[JeffLeMay]

certainly looks like a blue cobalt zebra, and a beauty at that!

 

[jaysinnva]

Thanks! That's what I originally thought, but the cobalt pics I saw always looked like a lighter blue, so I wasn't sure. Here's a shot of one of the other two, who has faint black stripes. That's another thing that threw me off.

 

[CichlidsRool]

i sec that!!!!!! very nice looking cichlid.

 

[jaysinnva]

Thanks, CichlidsRool! What species is that in your avatar? That's an awesome looking fish.

 

[mike dunagan]

If it has stripes and is a dark purple it is most likely a hybird. (which often comes from the mixed tanks). I was supecting hybrid, but when you added the stripes I would have to say that confirmed it.

 

[Mikehcfc]

Top one is a Callainos/cobalt blue.The second one isnt a callainos.