Cichlid ID

[Cincotta82]

HEY ALL!

I Just bought a small (1-2") cichlid that i need help IDing, you guys have always been great help....

This cichlid looks like your standard african cichlid as far as shape. Its body is a deep blakc with faint darker stripes (not visible unless you really examine). And its fins are all a brilliant neon orange. Fin structure resembles german ram, with less prominent dorsal fins....ANY HELP would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[talloulou]

Do you have a picture? It's hard to tell from color description alone. Especially in a small cichlid that's probably still a juvenile. Sometimes their coloration changes when they age. Are the darker stripes horizontal or vertical?

check out the cichlids on live aquaria....they have pretty good pics and see if any match.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

When you say a standard African, what do you mean? There are many different body types of Africans. Do you mean the body type of the Mbuna (Ie: Yellow Labs)?

 

[greenmaji]

A picture of the fish is going to be nessisary to identify it. There are hundreds apon hundreds of colorful cichlids.