Help Identify Cichlid

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Post  Guest 2011-12-21, 16:02

Hi Members, As the title said I need help identifying my cichlid I had it for a while now in my main thank but never know what type of cichlid he is. I saw him shaking a lot and was doing research on why they shake. It came down that he was mating or something like that. Any ways he is as big as a dollar bill and is orange and yellow. Heres the picture of him.

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Post  DMD123 2011-12-21, 16:41

A yellow mbuna? I really dont know Africans... wild guess
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Post  Zerc 2011-12-21, 16:52

Its a yellow one.
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Post  Betty 2011-12-21, 17:23

Looks a lot like my hybrid Labidochromis caeruleus x Metriaclima estherae... (that I purchased as fry labeled pure L. caeruleus many years ago Mad ). I've read that it's very common for these to cross breed.

And I could be wrong -- I'm not too good at IDing. Embarassed

Here's a picture of mine for comparison.
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Post  sandnuka 2011-12-21, 17:30

if its more orange than yellow, I had some red zebras that looked just like it... but if its a cross hybrid, im going with betty on it. Smile
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Post  Betty 2011-12-21, 17:37

It could be a red zebra (M. estherae), but there's something about the head that looks like it might have some yellow lab in it (L. caeruleus). scratch
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Post  Guest 2011-12-21, 19:32

Yeah I've been trying to figure it out but cant come up with anything. My guess was the same as you guys/gals but the size of a hybrid zebra just doesn't grow as big as mine and hes growing bigger too.

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Post  Zerc 2011-12-21, 19:35

Hybrid species can be affected by "hybrid vigor" but not always. This could easily explain his larger size.
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