ID fish?

[dkpate]

This is a friend of mine's fish. It was sold to her as a loach LOL. Can someone please help ID it? The pic is pretty blurry, but you get the idea.
Thanks!

 

[Blueiz]

If you can get a better pic that would help tremedously. Can't really see the finnage or details of the fish's shape in this one. I will say though, it doesn't look like a loach from the outline of the body, however that's not to say it isn't one.

 

[dkpate]

I can't get a better pic because it's not my fish lol. Are there a lot of fish that are black with moon blue spots?

 

[Blueiz]

I would say, no there's not. But to ease the search it would be good to have a starting point to search for. There is a loach that has the spots, however it's underside isnt striped like that ones.

 

[mfdrookie516]

it almost looks like my initial thought in the pm... duboisi cichlid. but then again, its so hard to make out because i cant see good in the picture.

 

[sliderfish]

I would guess the same as mfdrookie...

 

[dkpate]

Ok, she said that the people who sold it to her said that the spots would turn into stripes as he got older.

 

[dkpate]

Ok, well I just looked at pics of the dubosi, and I think you guys might be right! WHooo! I will show her pics, and ask.
Thanks a heap!

 

[Etunes]

I could have guessed that. Too bad i wasent on. What idiot sells a duboisi cichlid as a loach, lol.

 

[mfdrookie516]

I could have guessed that. Too bad i wasent on. What idiot sells a duboisi cichlid as a loach, lol.

lol, i guessed it last night before the thread was even posted

 

[Etunes]

lol, i guessed it last night before the thread was even posted

oooooooo, your good.

 

[dkpate]

You crazies. But I knew you would know the cichlids.

And I guess people in Ireland think loaches are cichlids lol. (That's where she's from)

 

[dkpate]

Tunes, he knew because I pm-ed him lol.