New To Mbuna Can You Id My Fish Please?, Calling all experts! :P
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the first 3 pics are a living stonii thye are a peacock ,4th and 5th arent sure but they are both mbuna,pic 6 has a clown loach and electric yellow and a male kenya cichlid, both electric yellow and the male kenya are both mbuna,7th pic is a type of aratus, very aggresive when it matures.8th pic could be a bumbelbee cichlid i know they are black when young,if it is he will get BIG. 9th pic im not sure but its mbuna, 10th and 11th and 13th pic is some sort of peacock. 12th pic is a mbuna of some sort. 14th pic is a mbuna not sure what type, the last pic is an albina kenya cichlid...sorry i wasnt able to help more it makes it hard concidering color patterns can be different from fish to fish depending where in the lake they live, surroundings,food, colors of parents ect. hope i helped a lil
IMO. The Mbuna are to "energetic' for the Peacocks. The Peacocks are my a calmer fish.
One thing to remember with HAPS is they grow larger then both Mbuna and Peacocks. They will Average between 7 to 12 inches and some even larger. The Livingstonii will max out around 11 inches. I have luck with keeping my Haps and Peacocks together.
As for Victorian depending on the fish most most stay around 4 inches max and are for the most part aggressive.
Good Luck
One thing to remember with HAPS is they grow larger then both Mbuna and Peacocks. They will Average between 7 to 12 inches and some even larger. The Livingstonii will max out around 11 inches. I have luck with keeping my Haps and Peacocks together.
As for Victorian depending on the fish most most stay around 4 inches max and are for the most part aggressive.
Good Luck
http://www.malawi-dream.info/Plan.htm
this site has a ton of pics and species of mbuna.
can you post a full tank shot of your setup?
this site has a ton of pics and species of mbuna.
can you post a full tank shot of your setup?
Livingstonii is a hap, not a peacock and will be kinda cramped in a 4' tank.
The 4th pic looks like a ps. acei ngara (white tail)
5th, I'm not sure, a clearer shot would be better.
6th is a yellow lab and a zebra (doesn't look like a kenyi), could be a blue male estherae.
7th is an m. auratus.
8th is ps acei ngara
9th is red zebra, m. estherae
10th nad 11th, not sure, looks like it could be a hybrid.
12th and 14th looks like a female m. greshakei.
15th is a cobalt blue, m. callainos
Clearer shots would be better though for an id.
The 4th pic looks like a ps. acei ngara (white tail)
5th, I'm not sure, a clearer shot would be better.
6th is a yellow lab and a zebra (doesn't look like a kenyi), could be a blue male estherae.
7th is an m. auratus.
8th is ps acei ngara
9th is red zebra, m. estherae
10th nad 11th, not sure, looks like it could be a hybrid.
12th and 14th looks like a female m. greshakei.
15th is a cobalt blue, m. callainos
Clearer shots would be better though for an id.
livingstonii will outgrow the tank-they get huge and will possibly eat your mbuna later. id swap them out..