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SauRoN
30-06-2009, 22:00
Trying to get some ID's on some of these so I can decide which I can keep safely, as well as what to expect when selling them.

No. 1 - Blue Guy with White

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/Skprt1LdJwI/AAAAAAAABxw/JVyNEtof-PY/s800/DSCF1640.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkpryBwOANI/AAAAAAAABx8/okcKN_4KxgE/s800/DSCF1652.JPG
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkprzW4r_4I/AAAAAAAAByA/csKRkYiYmJw/s800/DSCF1666.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/Skpr0qJwTsI/AAAAAAAAByE/GrkMB-drBSk/s800/DSCF1689.JPG

Want to keep this guy if I can, depending on what it actually is.

No.2

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkprvQ8pcSI/AAAAAAAABx0/zSK1khnnUgM/s800/DSCF1647.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/Skprw6kaT1I/AAAAAAAABx4/j8cbnB_CooM/s800/DSCF1649.JPG

Think this might be a Cobalt Blue Zebra, but I might be way off.

No.3 - These guys look very much alike, but I'm not sure they are the same.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/Skpsfig1TaI/AAAAAAAABys/gFPUgvnJUnk/s800/DSCF1604.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkpsUMA9vaI/AAAAAAAAByQ/Pf2LlyC2reU/s800/DSCF1617.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkpsVzgU4QI/AAAAAAAAByU/8ij1uZxjEmk/s800/DSCF1618.JPG
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/Skpsa8XyBWI/AAAAAAAAByg/lNnUbm2W7a4/s800/DSCF1626.JPG[img]
[img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkpseNMsFiI/AAAAAAAAByo/mWu_KEC6ryk/s800/DSCF1601.JPG

No.4 - Bumble Bee ?

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/Skpr2Br35iI/AAAAAAAAByI/s1yR2YAN9bg/s800/DSCF1690.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkpsZVUe7vI/AAAAAAAAByc/OyAHR25lAJc/s800/DSCF1625.JPG

No.5 - Albino SOmething

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkpsXeRND4I/AAAAAAAAByY/lDP4Eo11yfM/s800/DSCF1619.JPG

No.6

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkpscIpfAVI/AAAAAAAAByk/LBoqkMZN2Lw/s800/DSCF1638.JPG


This is why I keep Oscars, only so many varieties to worry about.
Gilbertr14
30-06-2009, 22:29
Hello
Might be wrong, I am only researching them to add to my new tank at the moment
But here goes.

No 1 - Fenestratus (Haplochromis Fenestratus)
No 2 - Pass
No 3 - Rusty Cichlid
No 4 - Pseudotropheus crabro
No 5 - Albino Pseudotropheus microstoma
No 6 - Pseudotropheus microstoma
SauRoN
30-06-2009, 23:27
No.1 is VERY blue, and the white on top is almost painted, almost unnaturally white.

I would have said it was an Azureus (http://www.livefishdirect.com/store.php?fid=37) if not for the coloring of the anal fin.

No 2 - Bit like Noot vir Noot hey?

3. Rusty Cichlid has Zebra-ish lines though? But now that I see pics, I think I might have one in the tank, not on these pics.

No 4 - Also figured it was a Pseudotropheus Crabro (Bubble Bee) but the lines over the face throw me off, as well as the elongated body shape.

No 5 & 6 - Definitely look like each other, especially with the striped colouring.

Gilbert if you are looking for Malawi's these are pretty much all available, and I see you are in Cape Town.

Not looking to make a profit on them, just some cash back on my tank investment, so I can spend it all again on the tank to upgrade the Lights and such.
Gilbertr14
02-07-2009, 17:32
Will PM you
sarf
02-07-2009, 18:53
Thanks for posting the pic sauron.No1 is Sciaenochromis fryeri 'iceberg'.not sure about 2 n 3..need clearer pics..no4 is not actually a malawi..it's victorian cichlid..hap latifasciatus.No5 is albino zebra..not sure if it albino socolofi or greshenki..no6 is a pseudotropheus lambardoi.type these names on google n check..should be right
Rowland
02-07-2009, 18:57
Agree with sarf...2 and 3 look like a tilapia of sorts
sarf
02-07-2009, 19:29
I think 2 n 3 are egyptian mouthbrooders..could be wrong
Gilbertr14
02-07-2009, 21:29
Found the site I used last time

http://www.african-cichlid.com/
SauRoN
03-07-2009, 11:20
Thanks for posting the pic sauron.No1 is Sciaenochromis fryeri 'iceberg'.not sure about 2 n 3..need clearer pics..no4 is not actually a malawi..it's victorian cichlid..hap latifasciatus.No5 is albino zebra..not sure if it albino socolofi or greshenki..no6 is a pseudotropheus lambardoi.type these names on google n check..should be right

Yeah I figured they weren't Malawi or at least not Mbuna, purely by their shape.

*** Sorry I meant 2/3 not 4.

Could the third one in the background...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_SM9kTqt8QQs/SkpsUMA9vaI/AAAAAAAAByQ/Pf2LlyC2reU/s800/DSCF1617.JPG

be Tramitichromis intermedia

http://www.african-cichlid.com/IntermediaM600A.jpg
SauRoN
03-07-2009, 11:34
No.2 must be some sort of Zebra as well.

It looks almost exactly like the Electric Yellow.

http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=electric+yellow+fish&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=k9BNSougBoqCMbaAqe4D&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4

Just with a grey/blue tint and subtle zebra patterns.
Gilbertr14
03-07-2009, 13:32
Love the Tramitichromis intermedia