Plz help Kenya Cichlids

[mousefue]

Hi there my Kenya Cichlids is just hiding and he will not come out at all I don't know if it is a male or female but it just keeps hiding it comes up for food when it's feeding time but all the others are outswim in all the time but one just keep hiding

 

[squirrilah fish]

What color is it? If it's a female it's blue, if it's a male it's yellow. What tank mates do you have? If he's eating I would t worry too much.
He's either getting picked on when your not looking, or just getting overly dominated. Kenyi's are pretty aggressive though?
What are the tank mates?

 

[mousefue]

Red Zebra = maylandia Estheras x4
Kenya Cichlids =Pseudotropheus Lombardoi x 5
Melanochromis Auratus x 3
Brist nose cat fish x 2

My tank is 150 L
Temperature 25c 26c or 77F 78F
1 inch black sand
Ocean rock
Filter is a EFX 300

Feed is (jbl). Novo Malawi flakes. And. (New life) spectrum cichlid formula

 

[squirrilah fish]

What colors/size are the Kenyi's and what's the color/size of the one that is hiding. If it's a female (blue) and you have males (yellow) it could be hiding. Also Aurutus are pretty mean, so it could be getting bullied. But if it's eating, I wouldn't worry.

 

[squirrilah fish]

Hard to tell from that pic. But that doesn't really look like a KENYI

 

[mousefue]

Hi it's this fish that's hiding







And those are the other if u could tell me wot they are


Fish 1 X 4




Fish 2 x 3



Fish 3 x 3



Fish 4 x3



Bristle nose
Male
Female

 

[squirrilah fish]

He's getting picked on. That's why he's hiding You see all the little nicks on his fins. Nothing you can do about it. Pretty normal with that group.

 

[squirrilah fish]

He looks like a hybrid,

Fish 1 is a red zebra

Fish 2 is a male Kenyi

Fish 3 is female Kenyi

Fish 4 is Auratus.

 

[mousefue]

Okay thanks for all your information and help was amazing do you know of any other fish I can have in here like bright blues and bright reds purple are there any fish like that that I can have

 

[squirrilah fish]

Look at Red Top Hongi's. Blue Acei's. Maingano, or electric blue johanni. Cynotilapia are another really cool genus.

 

[squirrilah fish]

Swedish red top hongi*

 

[mousefue]

Tks guys x