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[Nightshark]

Anyone know what this is? It's beginning to turn yellow.


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[TMRC Exotics]

Male kenyi cichlid.

 

[TMRC Exotics]

And are those live plants? How is that working out for you?

 

[Nightshark]

Pretty well so far. I use a little excel flourish every water change. I did build a cheap hood with three cfl bulbs to help the growth.


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[Nightshark]

Here's another. Any idea what this is?


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[TMRC Exotics]

I believe its a red zebra, Metriaclima estherae. Although it looks sort of yellow in the first pic on my screen, could be yellow lab but I think its a lighter zebra. Post another pic if you get one. I meant to reply earlier, that's awesome that plants are working out, I've considered some in my mbuna tank.

 

[TMRC Exotics]

Also how are the neon tetras and platys doing? Am I seeing that right?

 

[stop.alvin]

I don't recommend keeping Africans in a community.
They are aggressive, eat plants, and need different water levels


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[Nightshark]

Yes I just moved him tonight. He was being bullied in my mbuna tank and just hanging at the top. I may take him back. Very non aggressive.


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[Nightshark]

I believe its a red zebra, Metriaclima estherae. Although it looks sort of yellow in the first pic on my screen, could be yellow lab but I think its a lighter zebra. Post another pic if you get one. I meant to reply earlier, that's awesome that plants are working out, I've considered some in my mbuna tank.

That's what I'm thinking too. It's a gold/orange. I've got a lab in my other tank. Thanks!


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[Gillie]

Looks like a lab to me, which would also explain the lack of aggression. There are several collection points for this species, some of them look quite different from the yellow labs we are used to, this could be one of those or a mix of collection points.

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[TMRC Exotics]

I was wondering if anyone had used seachems aragonite substrate,
and if so if it is a pretty good base for putting live sand on top of.

Weird, I quoted gillie and this quote appeared?

Any way, yeah it could be gillie. How about another pic op?

 

[Nightshark]

Best I could do. He's much happier swimming all over.


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[Gillie]

Definitely a yellow lab

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[Nightshark]

Definitely a yellow lab

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Don't they usually have black on their fins?


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[TMRC Exotics]

First pic definitely screams yellow lab. Curious why some pics make it appear orange and why it lacks the black dorsal streak. But that said, gillie knows his stuff. Pics 2 & 3 still totally look zebra to me though, however if I was the op I would take gillies word over mine. Not sure why its such a tough call to me, I have kept both species for large amounts of time and at different times I go back and forth on this one. Some shots look absolute lab, a few shots appear metriaclima to me. I can't say for certain.

 

[TMRC Exotics]

I honestly still feel zebra but I acknowledged in my first post it could be a lab. Like I said though, gillie knows his cichlids so....

 

[RedDevil83]

It's actually a hybrid just looked it up.

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[TMRC Exotics]

I could buy that, post links RD

 

[big b]

I wish I could buy that cichlid from you. A peaceful cichlid? What could be better .