Cichlid ID please

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  1. Soetvlei

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    Can anyone help me with an ID on this Cichlid please? I cant find it anywhere on the net.
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    Soetvlei, Nov 14, 2011
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    @Soetvlei...Hmmnn pics are a bit small - see if you can get more of a close up shot please...
     
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    new pics
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    Sorry mate... Got me stumped - In the 1st pics was thinkingAristochromis christyii,but now that I can see the mouth that aint it...Some kind of Protomelas....Maybebe @sarf can help out...
     
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    Looks like some kind of Tilapia to me...
     
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    Really difficult to say from those pics, but I would hazard a guess at Chilotilapia Rhoadesii from Malawi. They are starting to become available more and more now.
     
    Rowland, Nov 16, 2011
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    Sorry..only got to see this thread now..I agree with rowland..they look to be chilotilapia rhoadesii judging from the head shape,solid stripe and greenish color
     
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    Not sure what it is.
    But it does look like something unusual.
     
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