ID-problem : 5-bars or 6-bars cichlids

[kevinmichiels]

Hi, I am new to the aquarium advice forum. I got my aquarium almost 2 months now and I went to buy my fishes last week.

When I bought them they were named Neolamprologus sexfasciatus = 6bars.
Now after some close looking in my own tank I started to doubt about it.

I count only 5 bars.
Can someone confirm or explain?

Thanks in advance

 

[steez]

Looks like 6 bars to me. One is above his eye, and five after it? Just throwing that out there

 

[kevinmichiels]

Yea I saw that aswell. But after looking google images for 6 bars I saw ones with 6 bars starting after the head.

 

[steez]

After google searching them both, it's definitely tough. I'm leaning towards 5-bar, but have no experience. Hopefully someone else will chime in for you.

 

[kevinmichiels]

Thanks Steez !
Maybe that someone can confirm the 5-bars...

 

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

i think u have a neolamprologus tretocephalus xx

 

[mattrox]

Your second pic appears to be almost identical to the second picture in this profile.

Species Profiles -- Cichlid-Forum

I agree with the above.

 

[peppermjnt]

maybe he's young and when he grows up he'll grow one more ?

 

[kevinmichiels]

I'll just assume they are 5-bars (same African lake as 6-bars)
thank you all!

 

[jughounder]

Yes. Definitely Tretocephalus, 5-bar cichlid or Poor Mans Frontasa

 

[Gillie]

Yes. Definitely Tretocephalus, 5-bar cichlid or Poor Mans Frontasa

+1 for sure

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