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madwill Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 92 Registered: 10-Oct-2004	i always wondered how someone could buy a fish and not now what species it is, now i know..... i recently bought a african cichlid which appears to be of mbuna desent of course africans are my thing so what do i know..... anywho he/she is mainly a very dark blue and has a little amount of orange on the outer edges of the dorsal fins..... any help would be very much appreciated! -Madwill ]:\|
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
ILoVeOsCaRs Banned Posts: 82 Kudos: 96 Votes: 4 Registered: 31-May-2005	HAVE YOU TRIED THE FISH IDENTIFIYER ONDER PROFILES AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE ? ^
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
greenmonkey51 Fish Master Posts: 1571 Kudos: 1692 Votes: 5 Registered: 28-Jan-2004	It sounds like a Metriaclima zebra. Although it could be a socolofi or lombardi. Also iloveoscars please dont type in all caps as indicates yelling.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
madwill Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 92 Registered: 10-Oct-2004	um no it is all blue..... no stripes and only the outer edge is orange..... thanks for tho.... it has the body shape and face of the fish you mention however which leads me to believe it is in fact a mbuna -Madwill ]:\|
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Perhaps Metriaclima callainos? I agree with your original question, except I tend to mean not "how could they not know?" but "Why would anyone buy a fish not knowing what it is, when we all know how important it is to research and prepare before bringing home any living creature?" -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
madwill Hobbyist Posts: 110 Kudos: 92 Registered: 10-Oct-2004	well it looks somewhat like a Metriaclima callainos but it is darker and has orange egg spots and an orange rimmed dorsal fin -Madwill ]:\|
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	Well, it could certainly be a hybrid. Have you tried looking through profiles, here and on Cichlid-forum? We can suggest species until the cows come home but it's a lot faster for you to go and look. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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