lbirath001
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I bought these tonight in the assorted cichlid section. Anyone know what species this is?
African cichlids really are not my cup of tea, but the first one looks like an electric blue johanni. I am unsure on the ID of the second. You may get better answers if you ask a mod or admin to move this to the cichlid section, the people there will be able to help you out much more than me.
I am in no way an expert in any of theses fields, but I did some research and found this great website that might help you for further identification of chichilds.
Looks like this to me: Melanochromis Pallarelus
Google is a wonderful thing. I learned the difference between Johanni and Maingano. They are nearly identical! Except the Johanni mid and and top bars will connect in places giving it a spotted striped pattern. So looks like it is Maingano to me. Male and female look identical so you would have to vent to find out. Female johanni are yellow.