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Im new to the site as well as the whole african chiclid thing. i brought the tank off someone who was willing to sell them to me for a good price. they delivered them to my house and set it up for me etc. Can anyone help me id these fish. i also want to get more fish that would be compatible with the ones i currently have. i had a real nice all yellow one that looked salt water like but died in the first day. any help would be appreciated.

EHEIM Ecco External Canister Filter
H.O.T. Magnum 250 Filter
crushed coral
laval rocks
small boat
heater
root
plastic tree

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The 3rd last pic is not an african cichlid. It looks to be a Convict x Jack Dempsey. Central American cichlids.

The fish in the 3rd pic with the 3 dots (one on the tail and 2 at the rear end of the body) looks to be a Texas. Also an american cichlid.

The fish with the black stripes in the 2nd last pic is a Frontosa. African.

And the fish 'attached' to that white log, is by the looks of it, a Tiger Pleco.

There a many more fish you can add, but I would focus on removing the american cichlids first. As they are not suited to these waters and most of all, are not suited for african cichlids.
 
Yeah you have Africans and Americans mixed. As you continue researching and learning, you'll come to a point where you realize you like one or the other more. New World are way cooler IMO. Welcome to the hobby...it's a blast.
 
Mystix212;1127542; said:
The 3rd last pic is not an african cichlid. It looks to be a Convict x Jack Dempsey. Central American cichlids.

The fish in the 3rd pic with the 3 dots (one on the tail and 2 at the rear end of the body) looks to be a Texas. Also an american cichlid.

The fish with the black stripes in the 2nd last pic is a Frontosa. African.

And the fish 'attached' to that white log, is by the looks of it, a Tiger Pleco.

There a many more fish you can add, but I would focus on removing the american cichlids first. As they are not suited to these waters and most of all, are not suited for african cichlids.
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I also saw a Texas cichlid in the mix.

BTW, welcome to the forums.
 
all the fish get along just fine they all hang out together so i don't see why want to get rid of any except the blue one with the black strips. he's real aggressive toward the other fish. i like him a lot but he he takes up half the tank.
 
one of them is a jd pretty sure its the 5th pic i saw a texas as well
love the rocks setup btw
 
4th pic is a nimbochromis livingstonii... a Malawi african. Cool fish to raise. They get fairly large for Africans if I remember correctly... someone can probably confirm that for you.
 
As said the mix in the future will likely give you problems, but they are problems that anyone in the hobby usually has to learn the hard way. (IE you will eventually have some very big fish that will likely be very bad tank mates.)

But welcome to the hobby.

Do you have any idea on what way you hope to go with the fish? IE Ph levels, types of food that you want to feed. IE mbuna like the last picture and the possibly auratus in the second picture (it might be a female, I would need a better picture to tell) should be feed food lower in protein (else they will likely develop bloat where they stop eating because of intestinal problems. But then the SA fish need more protein...

It might be helpful to just look here to see some of the fish you have.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/?region=M

Or if you want it with a little clue on what they look at try
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/african_cichlid_genus_gallery.php
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/new_world_cichlid_genus_gallery.php

Anyways hope you enjoy the hobby, and don't be afraid of making mistakes. I know I have made and will continue to make them.

And yes the big one is likely an Nimbochromis livingstonii
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1158
 
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