Yet Another Id Question =(

[d&a]

Went to my LFS and saw these on a un-labeled tank, when I ask the guy on the floor what they were he said "Umm they are Cichlids, from Africa" ...after that I didn't bother asking anymore questions

 

[Ferris]

Pic 1 = Pseudotropheus Acei and a Pseudotropheus Elongatus

Pic 2 = Looks like a slightly stressed Elongatus

Pic 3 = Elongatus again

Pic 4 = 2 x Pseudotropheus Acei and what looks like a female Pseudotropheus Saulosi

 

[d&a]

Could the dark cichlid be a Copadichromis borleyi "Redfin" female by any chance, or it is definitely a Ps. Acei.

 

[brewyn]

Its most deffiniatly not a copadichromis borleyi, but it doesn't look like any acei I have ever seen. I would be enclined to say the colour resembles the rusty cichlid??? whatever they are, there a beutiful looking fish.

 

[d&a]

But this is a picture of a Copadichromis borleyi (Kadango) - Red Fin - female, that I found this site .

Also, should I be worried about the Elongatus's aggression, I have 2 of them at in the tank and they are rather young, the smallest in the tank at the moment, about an inch & a half. I'm kind of worried if I've gotten 2 males .


http/www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1009
- then go to images then F0 Female

 

[brewyn]

Yep, thats the copadichromis in the link, stunning fish, I have 5 of them, red and yellow finned.
BUT, the 2 in your photo are most deffiniatly not.
Scoured through my mbuna aqualog and there is no cichlid that resembles yours, chances are its a hybrid, and a beutiful one at that.

 

[Ferris]

Agree with Brewyn, don't think they are Borleyi. I still think its an Acei but maybe a hybrid, they look identical to my Acei Ngara except the fin colouration is too orange.

Very nice looking fish though even if they are hybrids.

On the Elongatus, 2 males would be risky as they are aggressive but from your pics it looks like you have 1 dominant and 1 sub-dominant already, the colours they are displaying are markedly different. I would just see how it goes and keep an eye on them.

 

[brewyn]

thats what Iv'e been looking at, those orange fins plus the orange patch on the flank, never seen anything so vibrant.

 

[d&a]

Here's some more pic's of the dark cichlid...

...Sorry for the poor poor camera taking =/

 

[Ferris]

OK its not an Acei, pic 3 shows the true body shape. Gonna do some more searching.

 

[Ginge]

I have never seen a fish like that before and at first i would have agreed with you ferris but now with soem clearer pictures i am stumped at what it is i have never seen anything like that before.

 

[Ferris]

Here's a possibilty, i hadn't initially considered Aulonocara.

Aulonocara Iwanda

I'm also gonna do a complete u-turn and say it could be a Copadichromis borleyi now we've got those extra pics, check this link....

Borleyi

 

[Ginge]

Yep its deffo a Copadichromis borleyi.

 

[brewyn]

Looking at that link ferris, I would have to agree, where did you find that link? heres a link of what I know to be the copadichromis borleyi yellow fin. exactly the same as mine, strange and huge difference between the photos!!!

http/www.gcca.net/fom/Copadachromis_borleyi.htm


yet another link. plus all the fry and young are silver in colour with distinct yellow fins.

http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/c_bo...i_namalenje.php.

 

[furryrabbit]

Looking at that link ferris, I would have to agree, where did you find that link? heres a link of what I know to be the copadichromis borleyi yellow fin. exactly the same as mine, strange and huge difference between the photos!!!

http/www.gcca.net/fom/Copadachromis_borleyi.htm

thats weird . although the first site does say that there are several variaties available , and the one fish in the backround looks a lot like the one in question -perhaps the central one is a male , and this guy has 2 females ( my apologies for referring to you as " this guy" , its 3 in the morning and im browsing the african cichlid section ) .

lovely fish whatever the outcome