What cichlids are these?

[cichlidslover]

Does anybody know what are the cichlids in the pictures shown? Which photo shows the mbuna cichlids?

 

[toddnbecka]

The top pic would be mixed mbuna and other "assorted Africans", looks like some Tanganykian Julies too.
The 2nd pic looks like juvie blue acara and/or Jack Dempsey's.
Third pic jewels and likely pink convicts.
Last pic is frontosa and peacocks.

 

[cichlidslover]

How do I tell the difference between mbuna and tangs? And can the peacock and frontosas live with mbunas? Which fish exactly are mbunas?

 

[toddnbecka]

Research your fish to learn the difference. Peacocks and mbuna are Malawi fish, front's and Julie's (Julidiochromis spp) are Tanganykian. Tanganykian fish come from higher pH and hardness than Malawi fish. Front's get relatively huge, need to be kept in large groups in really large tanks, and aren't compatible with peacocks or mbuna.

The orange fish in the first pic are most likely red zebras, the yellow w/black edged fins are electric yellow Labidchromis, the albinos are most likely zebras too, and there are a few others I'm not sure on species but they're also mbuna.

The silver fish with the sloped heads and the odd ones with irregular brown spots are Malawi fish but not mbuna, and it looks like a couple blue peacocks in there as well.

The yellow Lab's are the most relatively peaceful of the lot, zebras are generally holy terrors. They're all commercially bred/raised in FL fish farms. What size tank are you stocking?

 

[bettaowner]

The silver fish are haplochromis comprececips or malawi eye biters.

 

[cichlidslover]

29 gallons, id like to get some peacocks and yellow labs.

 

[cichlidslover]

If they are from the same lake can they still live together?

 

[Freakgecko91]

There aren't any julidochromis in any of the pics. The only tanganyikans in this series of pics are the frontosa. Also the first pic also has some haps, I saw a dimidochromis compressiceps (I think that was mentioned) and some nimbochromis milomo

The only fish from these picture that can go in a 29 gallon are the pink convicts and the jewel cichlids (3rd picture). Mbuna, peacocks, and haps shouldn't be in less than a 4' tank. Frontosa get quite large and require a minimum of 180 gallons for a suitable group. Even the jack dempseys in the second pic require a 55 gallon for a single specimen.

 

[squirrilah fish]

I think 55 is still too small for a Jack Dempsey.

 

[Freakgecko91]

A single jack is fine in a 55....and that's beyond the point of what I was saying....