What kind of cichlid is this?

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It was in the random cichlid bin at petsmart. I am thinking male kenyi? I orignally thought it was a yellow lab but now I'm sure its not. I've never really seen any hybrid type fish at petsmart before so I was hoping to rule that out first. Thanks for any help!

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Yeah I agree most certainly looks like a male but my blue ahli went nuts when I dumped in the mystery fish. The ahli tried his best to impress the mystery fish and they circled for a while like they were going to spawn. That went on for a about a day. My largest yellow lab seems to take a liking to this fish also.
 
I appriciate the help. I was unaware that they spun like that to show dominance. Any guesses as to what species? As I said its a petsmart special so it can only be a number or a cross between a number fish. They charged me for a yellow lab but its not.
 
I agree, it looks like a male Kenyi to me. The male kenyi i had looks almost like that.
 
yeah i also agree that the little guy looks to be a male kenyi. he should be able to hold his own and them some with big tankmates..
 
Thanks for all of your replies! Yes he is holding his own very well. He actually dominates the venustus in my tank. For months my venustus had no fear picking on my larger cichlids including my ahli and sunshine peacock which are the largest. In the future, I'll have to go out and get him a couple girlfriends for his good work!
 
It looks like a pseudotropheus Lomardoi to me... not a positive ID but i think this is your fish from what i can tell..
Pseudotropheus lombardoi

Common Names: Kenyii
Lombardoi
MbunaSynonyms: Family: CichlidaeCategory: CichlidsDistribution: Africa; Lake Malawi, Africa.Main Ecosystem: Rift Lake; Rift LakeTemperament: Territorial; Agressive. Diet: Herbivore; Herbivore Care: Feed with vegetable flakes, algae, and small fish. Do not clean the algae from the back and side glass as this forms a large part of Pseudotropheus lombardoi's diet. Frequent water changes are needed as Pseudotropheus lombardoi is sensitive to nitrate levels. A large tank is recommended as if there is more than one male in your tank two large territories will have to be defined.
pH: 8.0 - 8.5Temperature: 24C - 28C (75F - 82F) Hardness: 10 - 20 dHPotential Size: Male: 12cm (4.7")
Female: 12cm (4.7") Water Region: All; AllActivity: Diurnal; DiurnalGender: Females are blue with black bars, males are yellow.
Breeding: Easy. Pseudotropheus lombardoi are mouth breeders. With a constant supply of good food the females will be kept busy constantly. The fry are released from their mother's mouth after 3 weeks.
Variants: Comments: Under stress the female may become so pale as to be confused with the male. This fish requires special care if the intention is to integrate it into a multi-species Mbuna setup, because the 'typical' gender colour difference (blue male, yellow female) found in many other Pseudotropheus species is REVERSED in this fish. The need to keep one male with several females therefore poses integration problems as females of this species can resemble males of other Pseudotropheus species. The reversed sexual colouration was highlighted in the article first describing this species by Warren. E. Burgess in Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine (October 1977), which contains a full taxonomic description with holotype and paratype references.
Main Colours: Blue, BlackMarkings: Striped VerticalMouth: NormalTail: FlatSearch: Show similar species
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