Species of American, African or Asian fish?

[Maastrichianguy]

Ok my friend of mine that i used to have back in DeviantArt and still now on Instagram wants me to know which species of fish are they well i do not know that they are from the Americas, Africa or Asia but that's just want to help you with the identifications with these?

 

[Innesfan]

They are African. I leave specific identifications to my colleagues who keep African rift cichlids.

 

[Maastrichianguy]

They are African. I leave specific identifications to my colleagues who keep African rift cichlids.

Okay now i need the species of those African Rift Cichlids based on their specific colors and shape?

 

[GaryE]

It may not be what you want to hear, but east African Mbuna cichlids have been so hybridized by aquarists that naming the species from pictures can be impossible. Those fish are Lake Malawi ones, but that's as certain as I can be. Maybe someone with more recent experience of them can help.
Anyone?

 

[gwand]

Bottom, center of bottom pic. The solid yellow fish with black lacing the dorsal fin is probably Labidochromis caeruleus, (Electric Yellow Lab). I do not know the others.

 

[Colin_T]

Most of them look like marble or OB (orange blotch) Pseudotropheus zebra cichlids from Lake Malawi (they could be hybrids). Maybe a Pseudotropheus lombardoi/ kenyi cichlid and possibly an electric yellow (Labidochromis caeruleus) but need clear pictures of each fish to be more certain. no idea about the black and blue one, it's from Lake Malawi too but could be anything.

The water for Lake Malawi fishes should have a GH around 300ppm and a pH between 7.6-8.4.