Can anyone ID this fish?

[Rick Koch]

Two pictures of a pseudotropheus on a website I found. As far as I
know, the colors are accurate. Is this an available strain, or just a
lucky hybrid?

http://www.pbase.com/image/18329284
http://www.pbase.com/image/15585361

[Jim Brown]

Rick Koch > wrote in message
om...
> Two pictures of a pseudotropheus on a website I found. As far as I
> know, the colors are accurate. Is this an available strain, or just a
> lucky hybrid?
>
> http://www.pbase.com/image/18329284
> http://www.pbase.com/image/15585361

It can be very difficult to accurately ID a fish that is from a group that
is prone to hybridizing, and which has many unidentified species. Age, sex,
and which side of the rock pile they came from all can affect the external
characteristics. Many fish can only be done by visual inspection after
dissection.
But then, I am not a Rift Lake cichlid fan so providing any ID on most of
them would be an educated guess at best on my part.

Jim

[Midas]

"Jim Brown" > wrote in message >...
> Rick Koch > wrote in message
> om...
> > Two pictures of a pseudotropheus on a website I found. As far as I
> > know, the colors are accurate. Is this an available strain, or just a
> > lucky hybrid?
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/18329284
> > http://www.pbase.com/image/15585361
>
> It can be very difficult to accurately ID a fish that is from a group that
> is prone to hybridizing, and which has many unidentified species. Age, sex,
> and which side of the rock pile they came from all can affect the external
> characteristics. Many fish can only be done by visual inspection after
> dissection.
> But then, I am not a Rift Lake cichlid fan so providing any ID on most of
> them would be an educated guess at best on my part.
>
> Jim

Rick Koch <- to me theay look like Pseudotropheus socolofi but i could be wrong !