jr177

check out the pics!!!

1 of my Synodontis Eupterus


my Melanochromis pair


these some of the tiger barbs, serpae tetras,albino tiger barbs, and my female melanochromis


my male melanochromis maybe?


any comments or questions/concerns
and correct me on the cichilids because i got confused when i saw other pics on the web

GoGreen

Thanks for sharing the pictures, there sure is a lot going on in your tank. You must love watching them!

jr177

oh yeah...im gonna post a video shortly so stay tuned

lol

jr177

jr177

can anyone id the blue cichilid

Nutter

They could be Johanni if they are male & female. Normally the male has quite bold horizontal stripes along his flanks. Like this: http://www.aquariumlife.net/profiles...nni/100038.asp
He could just be a poorly coloured specimen or a hybrid. I'm guessing hybrid.
He actually looks more like Labeotropheus Trewavasae.

If they are a pair & you want to keep those guys together you need to get more females or he will chase her to death once he decides it's time to breed. 3 or 4 females for every male with all of the mbuna species.

jr177

what are the ones that have vertical stripescuz sometimes i could see them when he is in a dark light or something

Nutter

Pseudotropheus Lombardio females have vertical stripes at times but the female is the blue one the male is the yellow one. Are you sure the yellow fish is the female? Pseutotropheus Zebra also have vertical stripes but the females are similar in colour to the males. Male Labeotropheus Fuelleborni is very similar in appearance & has 10-12 vertical bars that can be quite indistinct, females are often very similar or can be a pale orange or cream colour with dark blotches. Also similar in appearance is Labeotropheus Trewavasae but the dorsal fin in males is usually bright red. Pseudotropheus Elongatus also has vertical stripes. There are heaps of species that look very similar.

jr177

okay...none of the ones that you listed looks lie the one i have...it looks like a yellow lab but blue

Nutter

Pseudotropheus Soccolofi also looks similar but doesn't have any stripes & the females look similar in colour to the males. I think it is a Johanni hybrid. That would explain the lack of distinct horizontal stripes.

jr177

hold on...it looks like a Pseudotropheus Soccolofi . it even has the same spot behind the eyes.we found a match!!yay!!
thank you so much, and do you have any info on this fish as far as breeding,behavior,etc

Nutter

Omnivour. Typical mouthbrooding mbuna. Brood care ceases once the female releases the fry. Temperament varies from very peaceful to out & out aggressive depending on the individual. They get to about 5" & the 3-4 females for every male applies as it does to most malawi cichlids.

I don't know that it is what you have though if the yellow one is definitley a female. The only difference between male & female Socolofi is the lack of egg spots on the females anal fin. Ther are other differences but not obvious. If your is definitley a Socolofi then the female that hangs around it is of a different species. Inter species breeding is common with mbuna though so that wouldn't surprise me.

shellbell4ever

Beautiful Fish I saw a awesome cube shaped setup in the new LPS I stumbled upon last week and it's got me curious about these type of fish

jr177

thank you nutter...
thank you all for all the comments

aquarist48

Hello JR,

Great photos and video. You have some beautiful fish!
Thanks!
Ken

jr177

thank you very much Ken!!

jr177

NEW PICS UPDATE

btate617

Nice pics jr.

jr177

thank you...i think it was because the other camera had a slow shutter speed