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smilingpiranha Banned Posts: 160 Kudos: 130 Votes: 7 Registered: 02-Jan-2005	just reading the thread, could it be one of these: http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/fuelleborni.xml http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/trewavasae.xml http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/cobaltblue.xml http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/elephant.xml SP
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004	no problem! i knew it could only be a few different species. those were the ones that popped into my head. i should have been more specific. good luck.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	Acei- i just realised you picked it from the start! Good job!!! Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	I FOUND IT!!! i had a feeling it was an afra and googled for a website! Its a Labidochromis sp "mbamba" (male - yellow top mbamba) and Labidochromis sp "mbamba" (female - yellow top mbamba) i found them on this website if anyone wants to have a look http://www.african-cichlid.com/Lake_Malawi.htm so happy now thanks for all your help! Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	thanks for your suggestions but still not the one! one of them looks like its gng to be turning blue when it gets bigger.. it has two stripes gng horizontal across the front of his head and they are bright blue..also has three or four pearly spots near his gills... the other one which i think is the female is still a lavender purple colour with yellow fins.. im still scrolling through pics hoping!!!! any more suggestions would be wonderful! Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
milkyboy Hobbyist Posts: 88 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 03-Dec-2005	They may be in America but here in Australia they're really common. Milkyboy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004	i am thinking red top zebra now. where did you buy it from? i am not thinking it is a persipax because that is very rare to find at a "normal" lfs or big box fish store. keep it going, i gotta find ut what this is now.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
just beginning Moderator Literature Nerd Posts: 1879 Kudos: 1380 Votes: 198 Registered: 17-Dec-2000	Does it look like this fish? http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=727 Or maybe this one? http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=1460 Go through a few of the photos on these profiles, because some of them look more purple than others. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
milkyboy Hobbyist Posts: 88 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 03-Dec-2005	Im pretty sure you're thinking of this fella. It's a perspicax (Pseudotropheus Perspicax) http://www.hojleddet.dk/images/thumbnails/pseudotropheus_sp_perspicax_orange_cap_500.jpg Last edited by milkyboy at 19-Jan-2006 04:03 Milkyboy
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	Hi i recently bought a couple of cichlids however i dont know what they are called. They are yellow/purple and one has darker coloured vertical stripes with black on the edges of its fins and the other is a lighter purple with yellow. one could possibly be the female and the other a male. The store person wrote the name on the bag however it was thrown out. it was something mpunga. I dont know if that helps.. wish i could get a picture up! thanks! Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	i tried to take a picture of it last night but it was darting around the tank and i couldnt get a clear shot of it! ok having a really good look at it yesterday the one i think is male has a dark purple body with yellow fins with black edging. It has a bit of a pearl look to it and has dark vertical lines which are the same as its body colour just darker. The other one which i think is the female has more of a lavender colour body with yellow fins.. does that help narrow it down?? Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004	what part is yellow? the fins? if the body is blue/purple and the fins are yellow, but the body has very faint darker vertical lines in it, then i believe what you have are called psuedotropheus of some sort. maybe a redtop zebra, acei, elongatus. there is a p. elongatus "mpanga" out there. the word mpanga in this case is referring to the place in the lake the fish are found. for example there are "mara point" peacocks, "pombo rocks" demasoni, etc, etc.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	too blue.. they're are a light purple with yellow but the shapes about right... and the stripes are faint.. you can usually only see them when the light is on.... Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	do they look anything like this. ? also check this link. look just underneath the picture and you'll see "Images" with a dropdown box. check out the 3rd pic. Last edited by Jason_R_S at 17-Jan-2006 21:44
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
zachf92 Big Fish Posts: 343 Kudos: 255 Votes: 233 Registered: 31-Dec-2005	im pretty sure theyre mbuna, but which species i dont know (possibly lavendar or blue) Last edited by zachf92 at 17-Jan-2006 21:36
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	No its not any of those any other ideas? its a really light purple like lavender and has highlights of yellow towards the end.. im gng to try and take a pic tonite hopefully can get them.. they're both quite quick!! is the term mpunga any type of species??? this is my first time with cichlids! Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004	could they be? cynotilapia psuedotropheus labidochromis
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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