Unknow cichled!

[Matt_55]

This cichlid was born in a cichlid breeders tank that a person i know bought it a long story but after a year i am still not sure what it is. All i know is that it is probably from lake malawi. It does'nt have any coulors yet but it is not mbuna and has black strips. Any help is good thnx.

 

[Italy592]

Can u get a better pic ?? N second my guess ot could be a assorted peacock cichlids prolly a female judging by the dark colors

 

[Matt_55]

sorry that wa the best i could get, That one fish is probably my most active.

 

[Italy592]

Yeah well I'm sticking with my first opinion

 

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

might be a female blue peacock, they are kinda brown like that and have similar shape.
but i think its more a yellow tail acei female.
xx

 

[mattrox]

It does look like a female. It is a peacock (or hap) given the blurry pic it is hard to tell. Unfortunately the type of peacock is impossible to tell from a female. How big is the fish?

If it has grown in a tank with a dominant male peacock, there is a chance that it has sub-dominant colouration. But it looks like it is large enough to have colour if it were male.

 

[Matt_55]

might be a female blue peacock, they are kinda brown like that and have similar shape.
but i think its more a yellow tail acei female.
xx

It does have some blue scales on its head thnx. This post helped.

 

[Mouth-Brooder-Fanatic]

which fish in your tank does it mostly 'hang' with? they tend to like to stay in their species (or as close as... lol).