Could someone help me identify my assorted African cichlids?

[WiseGyeBri]

Could someone help me identify my assorted African cichlids? I've attached photos.

The first three (yellow, light blue, and dark/light blue stripped) get along fine.

The orange one I just added and he had been bullied into shock! Had to isolate him because he was floating upside down in a corner he was so stressed.

The one vertical stays like that most the time. He is dark blue with orange fins. I don't think he likes the other three, but he does ok.

 

[Maxkolbe]

The yellow looks like a kenyi, the light blue is a cobalt zebra, the striped one looks like a johani, the red might be a red zebra female, that would explain why it was bullied. I'm not sure about the last one...

 

[WiseGyeBri]

The yellow looks like a kenyi, the light blue is a cobalt zebra, the striped one looks like a johani, the red might be a red zebra female, that would explain why it was bullied. I'm not sure about the last one...

Thank Max! Why would they bully a female?

 

[Maxkolbe]

When you keep Africans you either want to have an all male tank or a very high female to male ratio. This is because mbuna are hyper aggressive compared to other fish and ifyou have say 3 males to one female she will be so harassed that it could lead to death. If you do not do an all male tank it is important to have about 5-6 females per male. I would talk to one of the more experienced aquarists on the forum since I am fairly new myself. They're awesome fish but it can take a while to get used to their special needs. Researching will help save a lot of mistakes in the long run. Hope I could help.

 

[Sillyfishies]

Does the light blue one have any black stripes going vertical at all?

 

[Wyomingite]

The last one is a Labeotropheus, probably L. fuelleborni as they're more common.

WYite

 

[isiah1820]

Yea that last one looks like my red top trewavasae with that weird snout

 

[WiseGyeBri]

Anyone know if there is any reason all of these cichlids should not be kept together?

 

[kay-bee19]

Are those all of the cichlids in the aquarium?

What is the volume of the aquarium.

For the most part, compatibility-wise all mbuna species are compatible with each other.

Incorrect gender ratio's, tank population, tank size, etc, can adversely affect compatibility regardless of what species are kept.