Please ID

[Trippingpara]

I picked a couple of these guys up on a whim at a lfs. They were on sale for incredibly cheap. Although I normally never buy from this lfs, the tank was incredibly overstocked and I felt bad for them. They are still pretty young but they are starting to color up nicely. The only problem is, I'm not positive on their ID. Any help?

 

[nimboman]

Looks like Metriaclima greshakei.

 

[thepitclub]

Def looks like some sort of Metriaclima/zebra. Possibly a hybrid?

 

[cichlidgirl]

Looks like Metriaclima greshakei.

I think so too.

Its definetly a mbuna, rock dwelling african cichlid from lake malawi. These types of fish are typically aggressive and do best in a tank with tons of rockwork and other mbuna species. Mbuna are not good community fish in most circumstances. Some species are so aggressive as adults they cant even be kept with other mbuna and will often kill tankmates. I have not kept this particular fish so i cant comment on them specifically but that is just some helpful general info i thought you might like if you were not aware of mbuna info in general. Good luck, they are nice looking. Do some more research and ID them for sure then, if they are males get them some females, 1 male/4 to 5/females is how mbuna are kept . That or a really big tank with many species , just be careful of the species you mix.

 

[mike dunagan]

Looks like Metriaclima greshakei.

Thats what it looks like!