So i bought these guys as assorted africans , i think they are lake malawi cichlid's but im not sure i would like to have only cichlids that will breed together . My hope is that i can get help Iding these guys then rehome the incompatible ones and get a few more of the same type . i am wanting to breed them as feeders for my snapper and also because ive heard that watching the cichlids care for there fry is very fun to watch .
So here are some pics of them they arnt the greatest pics but hopefully we can get them IDed with these .
First one big blue the largest guy of the africans and most dominate amongst them the only fish he avoids are the blood parrot and the large pleco .
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3008.jpg
Next up is goldie the most interesting of my cichlid's he loves to dig through the sand and puts it in his mouth and spits it out to make little caves under rocks .
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3012.jpg
its kind of fuzzy he would not stay still =(
this next one is i think the same variety as goldie its jut slightly more yellow instead of orange
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3009.jpg
the next few pics are the other 3 guys im not sure about them . one kind of looks like big blue but he has a yellow top fin and has not grown as fast , then there is one with spots on him and another with stripes that sems to have a more round head then the others .
the yellow fin one
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3013.jpg
Spotted one
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3010.jpg
And lastly the striped one
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3011.jpg
i know its a terrible pic of him =/
here are some other pics of them some show them better then the individual pics
big blue again
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3008.jpg
Goldie and spot
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3009.jpg
the yellow fin guy again
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3014.jpg
spot and the striped guy
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3015-1.jpg
And lastly spot again
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3019.jpg
thanks for any help Iding these guys i have a spare 55 gal tank that i could setup and cycle with some filter material from my current tank if i only have 2 varieties but if its several im going to try to rehome them and just go for 1 type .
So here are some pics of them they arnt the greatest pics but hopefully we can get them IDed with these .
First one big blue the largest guy of the africans and most dominate amongst them the only fish he avoids are the blood parrot and the large pleco .
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3008.jpg
Next up is goldie the most interesting of my cichlid's he loves to dig through the sand and puts it in his mouth and spits it out to make little caves under rocks .
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3012.jpg
its kind of fuzzy he would not stay still =(
this next one is i think the same variety as goldie its jut slightly more yellow instead of orange
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3009.jpg
the next few pics are the other 3 guys im not sure about them . one kind of looks like big blue but he has a yellow top fin and has not grown as fast , then there is one with spots on him and another with stripes that sems to have a more round head then the others .
the yellow fin one
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3013.jpg
Spotted one
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3010.jpg
And lastly the striped one
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3011.jpg
i know its a terrible pic of him =/
here are some other pics of them some show them better then the individual pics
big blue again
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3008.jpg
Goldie and spot
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3009.jpg
the yellow fin guy again
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3014.jpg
spot and the striped guy
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3015-1.jpg
And lastly spot again
http://i958.photobucket.com/albums/ae67/Asteroidea/Fish/100_3019.jpg
thanks for any help Iding these guys i have a spare 55 gal tank that i could setup and cycle with some filter material from my current tank if i only have 2 varieties but if its several im going to try to rehome them and just go for 1 type .