Cichlid ID please - Aquarium Advice

BrandonMD · 05-03-2007, 02:26 PM

Can someone please ID my chiclid?

Thank You
Brandon

Idealconcepts · 05-03-2007, 03:35 PM

I believe I have the same fish. Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe it is a Kenyi, female or subdominate male. They should be fairly aggressive. Hopefully someone can confirm this for you.

BrandonMD · 05-03-2007, 04:10 PM

Thx Idealconcepts.

I have confirmed that she is female. The babies in the background are hers. In the last 4 months she has had 87 baby fish. At this point its out of control. Funny part is that 86 of the babies look just like her and one is white.

JustOneMore20 · 05-03-2007, 04:19 PM

It looks like a female Kenyi to me as well.

Idealconcepts · 05-03-2007, 04:22 PM

Grow the white one out. Are you keeping the fry in the tank with her and the male?

My Malawi Cichilds breed like that before we move. They are starting up slowly again. When we moved I had a 18gal rubber maid container with about 300-400 fry/ juvies ranging from .5 inch to about 1.5 inch. I wish I could have kept them and grew them out but too much stuff going on with moving and had to sell them back early and only got $30 worth of sore credit.

**Fishyfanatic** · 05-03-2007, 04:24 PM

It's a female Kenyi. They will breed regularly if housed with a male.

BrandonMD · 05-03-2007, 05:05 PM

Thx for all the information!

She primarily stays in the 65g tank. I move her to a 5g tank for a very short time until the fry hatch and then I put her back into the 65g tank. I move the babies to the 65g tank after they get about a quarter inch in length. The white baby cichlid is about a half and inch now.

My 65g tank

My 5g tank

Idealconcepts · 05-03-2007, 06:08 PM

Thats good little fry/juvie tank for them.

BrandonMD · 05-03-2007, 07:01 PM

Thank You.

I do what I can to ensure they have a nice living quarters. I was going to get a bigger tank but I don't have the room at the moment.

maxwell1295 · 05-04-2007, 09:03 AM

That's a very nice looking female Metriaclima lombardoi (Kenyi). Is that the male in the 65G pic?

05-03-2007, 02:26 PM	#1
BrandonMD Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11 Images: 15	Cichlid ID please Can someone please ID my chiclid? Thank You Brandon

05-03-2007, 03:35 PM	#2
Idealconcepts Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Moved Posts: 247	I believe I have the same fish. Someone correct me if I am wrong but I believe it is a Kenyi, female or subdominate male. They should be fairly aggressive. Hopefully someone can confirm this for you. __________________ "Talk does not cook rice" - old Chinese proverb (I think it means stop talking and start doing)

05-03-2007, 04:22 PM	#5
Idealconcepts Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Moved Posts: 247	Grow the white one out. Are you keeping the fry in the tank with her and the male? My Malawi Cichilds breed like that before we move. They are starting up slowly again. When we moved I had a 18gal rubber maid container with about 300-400 fry/ juvies ranging from .5 inch to about 1.5 inch. I wish I could have kept them and grew them out but too much stuff going on with moving and had to sell them back early and only got $30 worth of sore credit. __________________ "Talk does not cook rice" - old Chinese proverb (I think it means stop talking and start doing)

05-03-2007, 04:24 PM	#6
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	It's a female Kenyi. They will breed regularly if housed with a male. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

05-03-2007, 06:08 PM	#8
Idealconcepts Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Moved Posts: 247	Thats good little fry/juvie tank for them. __________________ "Talk does not cook rice" - old Chinese proverb (I think it means stop talking and start doing)

05-03-2007, 04:10 PM	#3
BrandonMD Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11 Images: 15	Thx Idealconcepts. I have confirmed that she is female. The babies in the background are hers. In the last 4 months she has had 87 baby fish. At this point its out of control. Funny part is that 86 of the babies look just like her and one is white.

05-03-2007, 05:05 PM	#7
BrandonMD Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11 Images: 15	Thx for all the information! She primarily stays in the 65g tank. I move her to a 5g tank for a very short time until the fry hatch and then I put her back into the 65g tank. I move the babies to the 65g tank after they get about a quarter inch in length. The white baby cichlid is about a half and inch now. My 65g tank My 5g tank

05-03-2007, 07:01 PM	#9
BrandonMD Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11 Images: 15	Thank You. I do what I can to ensure they have a nice living quarters. I was going to get a bigger tank but I don't have the room at the moment.

05-04-2007, 09:03 AM	#10
maxwell1295 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 887 Images: 7	That's a very nice looking female Metriaclima lombardoi (Kenyi). Is that the male in the 65G pic? __________________ 125G Mostly Malawi Tank 75G Malawi Mbuna 7G Office MiniBow 125 Gallon Mixed African Thread, 75 Gallon Mixed Malawi Thread

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