Help i.d. Me

[Fish madness]

Hello all good afternoon. I would love if someone could help i.d. This fish. I picked it out of a mixed tank. Most likely a hybrid but was wondering what the parents could be. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Jakepen]

Hello all good afternoon. I would love if someone could help i.d. This fish. I picked it out of a mixed tank. Most likely a hybrid but was wondering what the parents could be. Any help would be appreciated.

Looks like a fuscotaeniatus possibly? I'm not sure. If it is, I hope you have a big tank hah.

 

[Fish madness]

Will the colors change? The one i seen on google had orange red on the fins. And the color on the body itself is a bit different.

 

[Jakepen]

Over the next week with good food, and let him settle in, his colors may change a lot. But like I said it's just a guess, hopefully someone else will chime in.

 

[Fish madness]

Yeah i have had the fish for a good 6 months now and the only thing that has changed would be the fish's lips have gotten bigger.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

He's a neat looking fish, idk the Id though

 

[Fish madness]

He's a neat looking fish, idk the Id though

Thanks. ?

 

[erikmoseley]

It's a melanochromis joanjohnsonae likely. Sometimes the labidochromis textilus an these are sold as the same thing

 

[Jakepen]

Oh I thought you had just gotten him. And I don't think it's a Joanjohnsonae

 

[Fish madness]

It's a melanochromis joanjohnsonae likely. Sometimes the labidochromis textilus an these are sold as the same thing

Pretty **** good brother, it looks pretty darn close to that.

 

[Fish madness]

Oh I thought you had just gotten him. And I don't think it's a Joanjohnsonae

But i also thank your right it looks mixed with something else.

 

[erikmoseley]

Oh I thought you had just gotten him. And I don't think it's a Joanjohnsonae

I'm pretty sure. But you are right the mouth area looks note hap than mbuna. Not a fusco though. They have blotchy pattern. Google joanjohnsonae or exasperatus or textilus and u get all sorts of confusing threads on them! They have many different looks with blues/gold/white/ tan. Here's a link to one that looks like his.

http://www.petfish.net/articles/Cichlids/Melanochromis_joanjohnsonae.php.

 

[Mogurako]

Looks like a young melanochromis joanjohnsonae "exasperatus" to me. It could be mixed however.

 

[Jakepen]

I'm pretty sure. But you are right the mouth area looks note hap than mbuna. Not a fusco though. They have blotchy pattern. Google joanjohnsonae or exasperatus or textilus and u get all sorts of confusing threads on them! They have many different looks with blues/gold/white/ tan. Here's a link to one that looks like his.

http://www.petfish.net/articles/Cichlids/Melanochromis_joanjohnsonae.php.

Oh ok, ya your right. Top one looks pretty spot on.

 

[Fish madness]

Thanks everyone