cichlid identification

[KevnBev]

I seem to have "inherited" a Malawi cichlid tank (long story!).

Can anyone help me identify just what sort they are?
http://oddsnsods.bravehost.com/index.html

Thanks for any help

[Tommi Jensen]

KevnBev wrote:
> I seem to have "inherited" a Malawi cichlid tank (long story!).
>
> Can anyone help me identify just what sort they are?
> http://oddsnsods.bravehost.com/index.html
I'm not a pro, bear that in mind.

a) with no certainty, could be a Maylandia Estherae (red zebra) ob morph
b) possibly a Labeotropheus Trewavasae mc morph. could also be
Fuelleborni as they're somewhat difficult to distinguish between.
c) Melanochromis Johanii
d) Likely a Labidochromis Caeruleus
e) difficult to tell from the photo. shot in the dark would be another
trewavasae/fuelleborni.
f) no idea.
g) no idea.
e) Melanochromis Auratus.

hth

/Tommi

[Gill Passman]

"Tommi Jensen" > wrote in message
. dk...
> KevnBev wrote:
> > I seem to have "inherited" a Malawi cichlid tank (long story!).
> >
> > Can anyone help me identify just what sort they are?
> > http://oddsnsods.bravehost.com/index.html
> I'm not a pro, bear that in mind.
>
> a) with no certainty, could be a Maylandia Estherae (red zebra) ob morph
> b) possibly a Labeotropheus Trewavasae mc morph. could also be
> Fuelleborni as they're somewhat difficult to distinguish between.
> c) Melanochromis Johanii
> d) Likely a Labidochromis Caeruleus
> e) difficult to tell from the photo. shot in the dark would be another
> trewavasae/fuelleborni.
> f) no idea.
> g) no idea.
> e) Melanochromis Auratus.
>
> hth
>
> /Tommi

Agree with c - have 3 myself. e is probably right as well.

With d - do they have any black on their fins? Could be yellow labs
g - look like what was sold to me as Maylandia Lombardi...

A good place to look is:-

http://www.malawimayhem.com/

Enjoy your fish :-)

Gill

[Tommi Jensen]

> Agree with c - have 3 myself. e is probably right as well.
>
> With d - do they have any black on their fins? Could be yellow labs
Like I suggested, Labidochromis Caeruleus - yellow labs. :)
I'm not as used to `Americanized' pseudonymes, so I use the `scientific'
name - less confusion. E.g. 'round here, they'd usually be refered to as
"golden spec's".

/Tommi

[Amateur Cichlids]

"Gill Passman" <gillspamattaylorpassmanspam.co.uk> wrote in message
.. .
>
> "Tommi Jensen" > wrote in message
> . dk...
>> KevnBev wrote:
>> > I seem to have "inherited" a Malawi cichlid tank (long story!).
>> >
>> > Can anyone help me identify just what sort they are?
>> > http://oddsnsods.bravehost.com/index.html
>> I'm not a pro, bear that in mind.
>>
>> a) with no certainty, could be a Maylandia Estherae (red zebra) ob morph
>> b) possibly a Labeotropheus Trewavasae mc morph. could also be
>> Fuelleborni as they're somewhat difficult to distinguish between.
>> c) Melanochromis Johanii
>> d) Likely a Labidochromis Caeruleus
>> e) difficult to tell from the photo. shot in the dark would be another
>> trewavasae/fuelleborni.
>> f) no idea.
>> g) no idea.
>> e) Melanochromis Auratus.
>>
>> hth
>>
>> /Tommi
>
> Agree with c - have 3 myself. e is probably right as well.
>
> With d - do they have any black on their fins? Could be yellow labs
> g - look like what was sold to me as Maylandia Lombardi...
>
> A good place to look is:-
>
> http://www.malawimayhem.com/
>
> Enjoy your fish :-)
>
> Gill
>
>

I'd say D- was most likely Metriaclima lombardoi and
G- was Metriaclima zebra "Red Top".
F- Doesn't have a typical Mbuna shape to it. It almost looks like a really
fat Perissodus microlepis, however I doubt that. Try looking as some members
of the Mylochromis family.

Tim
www.fishaholics.org

[T]

"Tommi Jensen" > wrote in message
. dk...
>> Agree with c - have 3 myself. e is probably right as well.
>>
>> With d - do they have any black on their fins? Could be yellow labs
> Like I suggested, Labidochromis Caeruleus - yellow labs. :)
> I'm not as used to `Americanized' pseudonymes, so I use the `scientific'
> name - less confusion. E.g. 'round here, they'd usually be refered to as
> "golden spec's".
>
> /Tommi
>

I am going to kick at the kitty...

A OB Peacock.. Aulonacara..

B Fulleborni

C Johanaii

D Not sure, maybe a mutt, looks Pseudotropheus though...

E hopefully your talking about the yellow one Labidochromis Caeruleus I
have had Labs look very similar to this, very little black markings..

F another Aulonacara, obviously not an OB..

G Red top blue... A Pseudotropheus member.. Probably mean as all can be..

H Auratus



Regards..

[Jim Anderson]

In article >,
says...

> E hopefully your talking about the yellow one Labidochromis Caeruleus I
> have had Labs look very similar to this, very little black markings..

.... one LFS has hundreds of 'all yellow' Labidochromis Caeruleus, no
black at all.

--
Jim Anderson
( 8(|) To email me just pull my_finger

[KevnBev]

"Amateur Cichlids" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Gill Passman" <gillspamattaylorpassmanspam.co.uk> wrote in message
> .. .
>>
>> "Tommi Jensen" > wrote in message
>> . dk...
>>> KevnBev wrote:
>>> > I seem to have "inherited" a Malawi cichlid tank (long story!).
>>> >
>>> > Can anyone help me identify just what sort they are?
>>> > http://oddsnsods.bravehost.com/index.html
>>> I'm not a pro, bear that in mind.
>>>
>>> a) with no certainty, could be a Maylandia Estherae (red zebra) ob morph
>>> b) possibly a Labeotropheus Trewavasae mc morph. could also be
>>> Fuelleborni as they're somewhat difficult to distinguish between.
>>> c) Melanochromis Johanii
>>> d) Likely a Labidochromis Caeruleus
>>> e) difficult to tell from the photo. shot in the dark would be another
>>> trewavasae/fuelleborni.
>>> f) no idea.
>>> g) no idea.
>>> e) Melanochromis Auratus.
>>>
>>> hth
>>>
>>> /Tommi
>>
>> Agree with c - have 3 myself. e is probably right as well.
>>
>> With d - do they have any black on their fins? Could be yellow labs
>> g - look like what was sold to me as Maylandia Lombardi...
>>
>> A good place to look is:-
>>
>> http://www.malawimayhem.com/
>>
>> Enjoy your fish :-)
>>
>> Gill
>>
>>
>
> I'd say D- was most likely Metriaclima lombardoi and
> G- was Metriaclima zebra "Red Top".
> F- Doesn't have a typical Mbuna shape to it. It almost looks like a really
> fat Perissodus microlepis, however I doubt that. Try looking as some
> members of the Mylochromis family.
>
> Tim
> www.fishaholics.org
>
Many thanks everyone. for info, fish e, f & g are the peaceful community
members. fish F has dug himself a cave out of the coral gravel and mainly
comes out just to be fed. Fish a & b are the ones that hold court at the
front of the tank and chase everything else off. you can't tell from the
photos but they are very similar to look at, just that one has more marbling
than the other.
h is, I know an aggressive fish although isn't showing signs yet as he/she
is still only tiny. there WERE two of them but now appear to be only one.
I'm going to try to get some better photos using frames from the camcorder
and then update with names, for my own info.
Again many thanks