Male or female?

[Plo589]

Does anyone here have any experience keeping metriaclima mbweca (used to be called cynotilapia green afra)? I have been researching mbuna for a while, but have never kept cichlids before, so I have a hard time telling them apart based on behavior, etc.

They're all juveniles right now. I'll include a couple pics here (i have more), but first wanted to see if anyone knows these very well.

Thanks

 

[Tbox]

Here is mine. He is the boss in my tank. Pretty sure that's a male. Females resemble a OB zebras markings.

 

[Plo589]

Nice looking fish there. That one in the first pic of mine has pretty vivid barring, but it has no yellow in the body. Do you think that's a female? Or a subdominant male maybe?

 

[Tbox]

Mine wasn't that young when I got him. Are you certain it's a metriaclima mbweca juvenile? I'll be interested to see pics as he matures.

 

[Tbox]

I found this pic of a male and female. Now I'm thinking yours are all juvenile females. Keep me posted though.

 

[Plo589]

I bought these guys from Dave's rare cichlids (a website), and I've heard he is pretty reliable, so I'm assuming they are m. Mbweca. I'll keep you posted on their progress.

 

[kjacks]

I bought these guys from Dave's rare cichlids (a website), and I've heard he is pretty reliable, so I'm assuming they are m. Mbweca. I'll keep you posted on their progress.

I have gotten fish from him.. only problem i have had was the scientific name was different then the current one but they change so often i have found several lfs arent current