Help Identify Cichlid
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Help Identify Cichlid
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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Guest- Guest
Re: Help Identify Cichlid
A yellow mbuna? I really dont know Africans... wild guess
DMD123- Lifetime Member
- Join date : 2010-06-11
Age : 56
Location : Tacoma, WA
Re: Help Identify Cichlid
Its a yellow one.
Zerc- Lifetime Member
- Join date : 2011-06-16
Age : 42
Location : Renton Highlands
Re: Help Identify Cichlid
Looks a lot like my hybrid Labidochromis caeruleus x Metriaclima estherae... (that I purchased as fry labeled pure L. caeruleus many years ago ). 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.
Here's a picture of mine for comparison.
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And I could be wrong -- I'm not too good at IDing.
Here's a picture of mine for comparison.
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Betty- Contributing Member
- Join date : 2010-07-05
Age : 65
Location : McKenna
Re: Help Identify Cichlid
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.
sandnuka- Admin
- Join date : 2010-04-30
Age : 43
Location : Marysville, Wa
Re: Help Identify Cichlid
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).
Betty- Contributing Member
- Join date : 2010-07-05
Age : 65
Location : McKenna
Re: Help Identify Cichlid
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.
Guest- Guest
Re: Help Identify Cichlid
Hybrid species can be affected by "hybrid vigor" but not always. This could easily explain his larger size.
Zerc- Lifetime Member
- Join date : 2011-06-16
Age : 42
Location : Renton Highlands
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