Victorian Hap. ID help

[Kogo]

I received this photo through the club website. any idea which species this may be.

seems to be Victorian to me, but I'm not sure which species.

 

[tydus]

It's definitely a Victorian species. Looks like an [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Astatotilapia [/SIZE][/FONT]Burtoni.
Here's a link to a page, so that you can compare the pics.
http://www.african-cichlid.com/Burtoni.htm

 

[Kogo]

thanks, I'll check it out.

 

[mike dunagan]

umm what about ruby green?

 

[Kogo]

The burtoni doesn't seem to be it.

This guy has the yellow on the body and blue on the belly, while the burtoni has a yellow belly

I'll crawl around that site some more though... nice link

 

[tydus]

Nope, its not a ruby green. Possibly a hybrid.

 

[Kogo]

the ruby green is a possibility. the pic could be one with duller coloration, but the ruby has a red tail... not sure of the tail in the pic, but it seem more yellow...

 

[tydus]

Those are definitely not ruby greens judging by the pics. I've kept them and know the species well. The closest I can think of is burtoni. Are you sure it's not a hybrid?

 

[Kogo]

I'm not sure at all, it may have been collected locally.

what about nyerei?

 

[mike dunagan]

depending on the lighting on the tank as well...