ID Help

[Beardo86]

Picked this guy up yesterday at a lfs. Was in an "Assorted African" tank. Any info on him or her will be greatly appreciated.

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

Wait. Its not mbuna is it?

 

[Beardo86]

Yea I'm pretty sure it's a Mbuna

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

Ive never seen. Ny guess is hybrid. He is sick though! ( not ill ) lol

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

where did you get him from?

 

[Medx]

It's an ob mbuna

 

[CichlidLady0312]

Picked this guy up yesterday at a lfs. Was in an "Assorted African" tank. Any info on him or her will be greatly appreciated.

Maybe a mix between a ob hybrid and mbuna of some sort?!

 

[Beardo86]

Thanks. Got him at Petsmart. He's about 2 inches. He's similar to Pseudotropheus crabro (Bumblebee) but doesn't have the same bar pattern

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

Yea I have no knowledge on this fish by the looks of it. I think petco and petsmart both carry hybrids so it could be. We almost all have one lol! Hes a real beautiful fish though. Hope your new hybrid (if that he is) does well
Heres my tanks hybrid

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

Even then he could change a bit. But I think you got your self a hybrid.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

It's an ob mbuna, the ob peacock which is what is more commonly seen is created from the ob mbuna. Several mbuna female species have the ob appearance.

 

[Beardo86]

Thanks for all the help. After searching I'm pretty sure it's a "maylandia estherae ob"