Help with identification?

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flippergonzo

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Hello!

With some suggestions on good sites to help with identification, I think I have some of my Cichlids identified. I would appreciate any help with confirming (or debunking) my attempts!

I've posted a few pics and my "guesses" below each.

Thanks!!!



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6 bar frontosa - Neolamprologus sexfasciatus - Malawi




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Maylandia lombardoi - Solid Yellow
Melanochromis auratus - Jalo reef to Crockodile Lake

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Blue dolphin -?Metriaclima sp. "dolphin" - Ndonga


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Distichodus Sexfasciatus - Lake Tanganyika


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Common jewel fish - Hemichromis guttatus - Ivory coast




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Lime Nkhomo - Metriaclima sp. "lime nkhomo" - Mbenji Island


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Blue Dolphin - Cyrtocara moorii - Malawi (centre)
Red Zebra - Metriaclima estherae (left)


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Maingano - Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos - Likoma Island
 
Doesn't seem like you need hep IDing your fish. All the names are right.
 
The "Neolamprologus sexfasciatus" looks like a Cyphotilapia to me. I assume you identified your fish by matching them up with photos on the web or in books. I'd be a little wary of identifying them down to localities, and certainly with selling them (or their offspring) on with locality names. Good attempt at sorting the names out though.

Tony
 
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