Please ID this Hap

[Angler]

What is this?

 

[Angler]

Iv'e been looking at Hap profiles. I'm thinkin' this is maybe a Hap 44. It is the closest I've found, but the colors seem different from other Hap 44s I am seeing. The bars have darkened up considerably though. What do you guys think?

 

[Angler]

Ok, one last picture now that he has settled in:

 

[iamzrad]

Def. not a Hap. 44. They are Victorian cichlids and what you have is a Malawian.
My best guess would be a Placidochromis johnstoni.

 

[Angler]

Def. not a Hap. 44. They are Victorian cichlids and what you have is a Malawian.
My best guess would be a Placidochromis johnstoni.

Refering back to the profiles, my best guess would be that your best guess is the correct guess. Thank you!

Are these very common in the hobby?

 

[thunderridge127]

This fish is a juvi or female Taiwan Reef from Lake Malawi

 

[Angler]

This fish is a juvi or female Taiwan Reef from Lake Malawi

It is 5", so it's not a juvi. I looked at some pics of female Taiwan Reef females, and this fish still looks like Placidochromis johnstoni.

 

[mdstark]

It is a Placidochromis Johnstoni. I have a breeding group of them.

 

[iamzrad]

Are these very common in the hobby?

Hard to say. Personally I have never seen them in the hobby, stores or local breeders.
Where did you pick him up?
*Critical question, was he in a tank labeled as "Mixed African Cichlids"?

 

[fishfreak69]

Placidochromis Johnstini "kachimungi"

Attached is a picture of a few of my males..