New To Mbuna Can You Id My Fish Please?, Calling all experts! :P
- Thread starter glenbo
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Im pretty sure my stock list is
4 x Labidochromis caeruleus (Electric Yellow Labs)
2 x Labidochromis perlmutt (white stripey with yellow fins)
1 x Pseudotropheus estherae (Red Zebra) (orange)
1 x Pseudotropheus socolofi (light blue with black on fins)
5 x metriaclima callaninos (Cobalt Blue Zebra) light blue/black/grey)
2 x red top cobalt zebra (metriclima mbenjii) (multi coloured bigger dude with yellow fins)
1 x Melanochromis auratus (yellow/black krib looking)
1 x Melanochromis Johanni (Blue and light blue kribensis looking fish)
1 x Unknown possibly a vic (purple with yellow fins)
Not 100% tho
4 x Labidochromis caeruleus (Electric Yellow Labs)
2 x Labidochromis perlmutt (white stripey with yellow fins)
1 x Pseudotropheus estherae (Red Zebra) (orange)
1 x Pseudotropheus socolofi (light blue with black on fins)
5 x metriaclima callaninos (Cobalt Blue Zebra) light blue/black/grey)
2 x red top cobalt zebra (metriclima mbenjii) (multi coloured bigger dude with yellow fins)
1 x Melanochromis auratus (yellow/black krib looking)
1 x Melanochromis Johanni (Blue and light blue kribensis looking fish)
1 x Unknown possibly a vic (purple with yellow fins)
Not 100% tho
Ok...re-evaluated and i think this is pretty right so far
This is what I have worked out sso far...although the list is very rough and possibly wrong in places
Current Stock=
4 x Labidochromis caeruleus (Electric Yellow Labs) 100% sure
2 x Labidochromis perlmutt (white stripey with yellow fins) 100% sure
1 x Pseudotropheus estherae (Red Zebra) (orange) 100% sure
1 x Pseudotropheus socolofi (light blue with black on fins) 100% sure
1 x Pseudotropheus demasoni (purple with yellow fins) not sure
4 x metriaclima callaninos (Cobalt Blue Zebra) light blue/black/grey) not sure
2 x metriclima mbenjii (red top cobalt zebra) (multi coloured bigger dude with yellow fins) not sure
1 x Melanochromis auratus (yellow/black krib looking) 100% sure
1 x Melanochromis Johanni (Blue and light blue kribensis looking fish) 100% that its a melanochromis but not entireley sure its a Johanni as there are loads of similar types
1 x unknown blue with red fins absolute no clue
This is what I have worked out sso far...although the list is very rough and possibly wrong in places
Current Stock=
4 x Labidochromis caeruleus (Electric Yellow Labs) 100% sure
2 x Labidochromis perlmutt (white stripey with yellow fins) 100% sure
1 x Pseudotropheus estherae (Red Zebra) (orange) 100% sure
1 x Pseudotropheus socolofi (light blue with black on fins) 100% sure
1 x Pseudotropheus demasoni (purple with yellow fins) not sure
4 x metriaclima callaninos (Cobalt Blue Zebra) light blue/black/grey) not sure
2 x metriclima mbenjii (red top cobalt zebra) (multi coloured bigger dude with yellow fins) not sure
1 x Melanochromis auratus (yellow/black krib looking) 100% sure
1 x Melanochromis Johanni (Blue and light blue kribensis looking fish) 100% that its a melanochromis but not entireley sure its a Johanni as there are loads of similar types
1 x unknown blue with red fins absolute no clue
I would really look into finding a new pet store. Your bars on some of your fish are broken pretty bad, which means not quality stock.
I don't live in areas that can get quality fish.
I noticed Americans get tons of great stuff to choose from and we get hardly anything and every shop shares the same suppliers.
I have found out that the purple one is a type of Cynotilapia Afra
I noticed Americans get tons of great stuff to choose from and we get hardly anything and every shop shares the same suppliers.
I have found out that the purple one is a type of Cynotilapia Afra
Will have a browse...I'm in South West England...there's literally nothing here but fields and cows and trees 
plus 10 LFS's that share the same suppliers (quite a largish town)
The little dude who i thought had red fins has turned out to have yellow fins and is a Pseudotropheus acei.
So I'm pretty certain my stock is...
4 x Labidochromis caeruleus (Electric Yellow Labs)
2 x Labidochromis perlmutt (white stripey with yellow fins)
1 x Pseudotropheus estherae (Red Zebra) (orange)
1 x Pseudotropheus socolofi (light blue with black on fins)
1 x Pseudotropheus acei (Tiny Purple/blue with yellow fins)
1 x Cynotilapia Afra (purple with yellow fins)
4 x metriaclima callaninos (Cobalt Blue Zebra) light blue/black/grey/purple)
2 x metriaclima mbenjii (red top cobalt zebra) (multi coloured bigger dude with yellow fins)
1 x Melanochromis auratus (yellow/black krib looking)
1 x Melanochromis Johanni (Blue and light blue kribensis looking fish)
(plus 3 clown loaches,bristlenose plec and a Female Kribensis that i cant catch)
I plan to add another 15-20 Mbuna and maybe a Featherfin Synodontis and 2 more bristlenoses.
My mate is a breeder but has moved on to haps and vics...he only breeds (very good quality) Yellow labs and Melanochromis Auratus.
he said he will sell me 10 labs for a few quid (probably £5) @ 1" each
Which is cool because they are my fave.
I could get a load of Auratus off him to but I think it will be to much yellow in my tank and i heard they are extremley aggressive later on...so maybe more than 1 and they might kill all my fish?
plus 10 LFS's that share the same suppliers (quite a largish town)The little dude who i thought had red fins has turned out to have yellow fins and is a Pseudotropheus acei.
So I'm pretty certain my stock is...
4 x Labidochromis caeruleus (Electric Yellow Labs)
2 x Labidochromis perlmutt (white stripey with yellow fins)
1 x Pseudotropheus estherae (Red Zebra) (orange)
1 x Pseudotropheus socolofi (light blue with black on fins)
1 x Pseudotropheus acei (Tiny Purple/blue with yellow fins)
1 x Cynotilapia Afra (purple with yellow fins)
4 x metriaclima callaninos (Cobalt Blue Zebra) light blue/black/grey/purple)
2 x metriaclima mbenjii (red top cobalt zebra) (multi coloured bigger dude with yellow fins)
1 x Melanochromis auratus (yellow/black krib looking)
1 x Melanochromis Johanni (Blue and light blue kribensis looking fish)
(plus 3 clown loaches,bristlenose plec and a Female Kribensis that i cant catch)
I plan to add another 15-20 Mbuna and maybe a Featherfin Synodontis and 2 more bristlenoses.
My mate is a breeder but has moved on to haps and vics...he only breeds (very good quality) Yellow labs and Melanochromis Auratus.
he said he will sell me 10 labs for a few quid (probably £5) @ 1" each
Which is cool because they are my fave.
I could get a load of Auratus off him to but I think it will be to much yellow in my tank and i heard they are extremley aggressive later on...so maybe more than 1 and they might kill all my fish?
