Can I get some help please.

DarkChild · 08-27-2007, 11:06 PM

Hello eferybody i'm new to the boards. I have recently started a african cichlid tank. I have a 30 gal tank and have 5 african cichlids in the tank. I need help identifying the males from the feales, as well as what type cichlids I have. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

emc7 · 08-27-2007, 11:47 PM

The blue one is a male pea****************. Possibly "blue regal" Aulonocara stuartgranti. The brown one is most likely his female, but could be a non-dominant male. The orange one looks like a red zebra male. The albino is a Melanochromis sp. probably auratus. If it stays yellow, its female, if it changes it is male.

**TheOldSalt** · 08-28-2007, 02:16 AM

By the way, these guys hybridize like crazy, making it tricky sometimes to tell if you even have a actual species.

Laura Ann · 08-28-2007, 06:45 AM

The brown/orange/blue guys are a hybrid... possibly a Eureka mixed with something else (the one with the blue face SCREAMS Eureka to me)the one with a blue face is a male, the other may still be too young to tell. The yellow guy is a Auratus, the bright orange one is definately a red zebra (and a nice looking male too, I must add), and the one with barring I'm not sure about.

emc7 · 08-28-2007, 11:40 AM

The barred one could be whats called the chameleo or bumble bee cichlid. Impossible to tell from just the head.

DarkChild · 09-01-2007, 08:55 PM

Thanks everybody for the help. I really appreciated it, it was a great help.

kay-bee · 09-02-2007, 11:16 PM

The dark one with orangish/rusty fins looks to be a female copadichromis borleyi.

adpierin11 · 10-14-2007, 09:26 PM

Not trying to hound you, and I know it's been a bit in this thread, but 30 gallons for an african cichlid tank isn't big enough. Just thought I would put my opinion in. Thanks!

Laura Ann · 10-15-2007, 03:46 PM

Actually, the pea-c0cks will be fine. The red zebras and the labs are the ones s.he should worry about.

08-27-2007, 11:06 PM	#1
DarkChild Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 34 Posts: 2	Can I get some help please. Hello eferybody i'm new to the boards. I have recently started a african cichlid tank. I have a 30 gal tank and have 5 african cichlids in the tank. I need help identifying the males from the feales, as well as what type cichlids I have. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

09-02-2007, 11:16 PM	#7
kay-bee Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Age: 39 Posts: 79	The dark one with orangish/rusty fins looks to be a female copadichromis borleyi. __________________ 4 african cichlid tanks 4 saltwater aquariums

10-14-2007, 09:26 PM	#8
adpierin11 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over the Rainbow, Florida Age: 24 Posts: 86	Not trying to hound you, and I know it's been a bit in this thread, but 30 gallons for an african cichlid tank isn't big enough. Just thought I would put my opinion in. Thanks! __________________ 75 gallon- 1 pleco 1 OB Peac0ck 1 Yellow Lab 1 Blue Peac0ck 1 Greshakei 1 Red Peac0ck 1 Acei 1 CAE 2 dogs Diesel and Hummer!

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08-27-2007, 11:47 PM	#2
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,284	The blue one is a male pea****************. Possibly "blue regal" Aulonocara stuartgranti. The brown one is most likely his female, but could be a non-dominant male. The orange one looks like a red zebra male. The albino is a Melanochromis sp. probably auratus. If it stays yellow, its female, if it changes it is male.

08-28-2007, 02:16 AM	#3
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,358	By the way, these guys hybridize like crazy, making it tricky sometimes to tell if you even have a actual species.

08-28-2007, 06:45 AM	#4
Laura Ann Cichlid Addicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: Claremont, NC Age: 21 Posts: 160	The brown/orange/blue guys are a hybrid... possibly a Eureka mixed with something else (the one with the blue face SCREAMS Eureka to me)the one with a blue face is a male, the other may still be too young to tell. The yellow guy is a Auratus, the bright orange one is definately a red zebra (and a nice looking male too, I must add), and the one with barring I'm not sure about.

08-28-2007, 11:40 AM	#5
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,284	The barred one could be whats called the chameleo or bumble bee cichlid. Impossible to tell from just the head.

09-01-2007, 08:55 PM	#6
DarkChild Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 34 Posts: 2	Thanks everybody for the help. I really appreciated it, it was a great help.

10-15-2007, 03:46 PM	#9
Laura Ann Cichlid Addicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: Claremont, NC Age: 21 Posts: 160	Actually, the pea-c0cks will be fine. The red zebras and the labs are the ones s.he should worry about.

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