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justicerulesok Enthusiast Posts: 195 Kudos: 161 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jun-2004   | Hiya, my b/f got me two new fish that are definatly cichlids but I cant find what they are.... They are black with vertical yellow stripes which cover the whole fish (7 stipes on each) currently about 2.5 inches long. not shy at all but sometimes have spurts of speed when swimming around. my b/f was told the name but can't remember - he thnks they might have MAW or MOW or MUW at the begining. Thank you in advance if you can help. Anita. |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02 |     |
| tetrafan31313 Enthusiast Posts: 216 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Aug-2004   | it could be a convict it is agressive |
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Big E  Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001 | I think your friend was trying to say it's a Malawian cichlid of some sort, but there's a bunch of them and I'm not an expert. Eric |
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Sin in Style  Mega Fish Posts: 1323 Kudos: 1119 Votes: 165 Registered: 03-Dec-2003 | is it long and thin?like a torpedo? or is it more oval. |
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| justicerulesok Enthusiast Posts: 195 Kudos: 161 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jun-2004 | it is more oval than anything...not yet agressive but very active. I've looked at the profile for the convict...similar shape but the stripes on mine are very straight, like they were drawn on with a ruler & are also yellow. Last edited by justicerulesok at 22-Dec-2004 12:16 |
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| acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004 | check out psuedotropheus polit or metriaclima crabro (bumblebee) any of these? check out www.malawimayhem.com look in the species profiles under metriaclima, psuedotropheus, maylandia. it may take a while, but you should find it there. |
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Jason_R_S     Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001  | is this your fish? If so you have a Tilapia buttikoferi...aka Zebra tilapia. These are a highly aggressive fish that can reach 16" if not more.  Great fish but they get huge and extremely mean.  btw, here's a pic of a much larger buttikoferi.  Last edited by jason_r_s at 22-Dec-2004 14:06 |
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| acei Big Fish Posts: 316 Kudos: 291 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Mar-2004 | i totally forgot about buttikoferi. forget the polit, i meant ps. flavus if it is a malawi mbuna. good luck! |
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| Sin in Style Mega Fish Posts: 1323 Kudos: 1119 Votes: 165 Registered: 03-Dec-2003 | pretty juvie...adult coloring...not so much lol |
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| justicerulesok Enthusiast Posts: 195 Kudos: 161 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jun-2004 | Hi Jason that is my fish !!! Ooops, I have a 125g uk set up but two is a bit much...Fortunatly I have a LFS that will take fish back for credit! Nice thought of my B/F but boy too much trouble. Thanks for all your help. |
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| tetrafan31313 Enthusiast Posts: 216 Kudos: 218 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Aug-2004 | oops i didnt see vertical yellow |
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