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Update on my tank - mbuna

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by damnsneakyasian, Jul 24, 2009.

  1. damnsneakyasian

    damnsneakyasian Thread Starter New Member

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    Before
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    In between
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    Africa... After!
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    and Please Help ID these guys!
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    damnsneakyasian, Jul 24, 2009
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    damnsneakyasian Thread Starter New Member

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    More Importantly the Brown fella.
    He is rather plain now but when he colors up he is yellowish on top and has white lines across his body and face.
     
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    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    I like the stacking of the slate/rocks.
    Defin. no cichlid expert but I think 3rd photo and to the far left Front corner (white one with yellow on top fin) looks like a Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt" from a distance.

    the blue one in photo 5 is a Demasoni Cichlid

    the lighter blue one in photo 6 looks like a Metriaclima callainos

    and in the very last photo...the yellows look like Melanochromis johanni
     
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  4. buzz4520

    buzz4520 Well-Known Member

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    looks good.. :D i'm no expert by far but i'll see if i can't help with some id for you, i have 2 or 3 that i've got to id myself (gonna wait til their older and color up more) but here goes:
    pic #5 melanochromis johannii
    pic #6 i agree with dawn (metriaclima callainos)
    pic #7 the darker one on the left side metriaclima estherae (red zebra) and the lighter ones maybe albino red zebras or female johannii
    hope this helps.
     
    buzz4520, Jul 24, 2009
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    DarkDemolition New Member

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    Awesome Fish :D
     
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    nice
     
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  7. damnsneakyasian

    damnsneakyasian Thread Starter New Member

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    thanks guys!
    the yellow and white ones are red zebras with the albino strain. ill try to get a close up of them to confirm them!

    the blue one is the only one that gives me trouble because i cant figure if he is a johaannii or a maingo. just trying to figure out what he is so i can get some females for him so he will stop being a pain in the neck to the zebra females.
     
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  8. buzz4520

    buzz4520 Well-Known Member

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    i'm pretty sure that your blue fish is a johannii and if you do get females for him you may find that his agggression will be worse especially when they spawn. most of the maingo's i've seen their color was darker.
     
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  9. damnsneakyasian

    damnsneakyasian Thread Starter New Member

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    yeah i figured that his aggression should spike up. But i want to over crowd the tank so i figured why not get a better ratio for him!

    maybe if his aggression spikes up the adult red zebra will take a better role at being the top boss and regulate things better. He seems to just stay in his cave, what a slacker eh?!
     
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    damnsneakyasian Thread Starter New Member

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    This is the, what i think that is, Red Zebra male and there is another male that looks just like him just a little less flashy but just as mean.

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    damnsneakyasian, Jul 27, 2009
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    damnsneakyasian Thread Starter New Member

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    The female red zebras, but im pretty sure they are not the best quality or purest specimens because there mouths are really weird looking, not very wide is what im trying to say. They look like they are holding even though they are not holding.

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    damnsneakyasian, Jul 27, 2009
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    I think the blue one is a Pseudotropheus msobo Magunga and the female to him will be yellow/orange in color.
     
    gsoul55, Jul 28, 2009
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