Unknown Cichlid--please help me identify him

[poppab02]

He's about a year old and a little over 4 inches, I've been looking since I bought him but still can't figure out what he is

 

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Here's another pic

 

[Christmasfish]

tropheus something like deboise... I think those are the only jewel blue ones that are not mbuna cichlids. I think there are blue labs too. And they have yellow trim.
And that exhausts all I know of Lake cichlids.. ^_^ (just happens my daughter likes blue ones)
By morning someone who has one just like it will have answered ya!

 

[poppab02]

Are there tropheus duboise that have no white spots? I didn't think there were, and he is missing that coloring.

 

[Christmasfish]

Bump...
I saw one marked tropheous at the pet store that looked like yours..I was told it was elderly and that was why it was dark.
I know many labyrinths darken when older, so didn't think to question.

Cichlid freaks? hello?

 

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Yeah, the cichlid is around a year old and has never had any white markings, besides the outside of his fins, that's what led me away from the thinking that he/she was a tropheus, but I don't know enough to say for sure.
I'm puzzled on determining what he/she is.

 

[AdamsZoological]

A little hard to tell from the pic but it looks like it might be a Red Shouldered Peacock.

 

[Menagerie]

The head looks Mbuna-like to me. It sort of resembles my Gephyrochromis Acei. The body coloring is dark blue with a white tail. They also come in a yellow tail color morph.

 

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Menagerie, that's somewhat funny because I have 3 yellow tailed acei's in my large tank that I recently introduced him with and they have become fast friends even though he's about 2 inches bigger than them. I had never seen nor heard that they could come in white tailed varieties. Any links that you could send me to with pics?
My acei's tend to be a purple and when agitated become lighter whereas the unknown tends to be almost black and has dark purple vertical stripes that come out when agitated. I don't know what to make of it but I figured that could be useful info.
By the way, Menagerie you were absolutely correct on identifying my other two fish as zebras in an earlier forum. Thanks.

 

[Menagerie]

You're welcome!
My favorite LFS that specializes in African cichlids had White Tails and I bought one. The next month there were Yellow Tails, but my tank is full and I went home empty handed. I would google the scientific name and look under images. If I ever get a digital, I will post all my fish. My acei is purple/blue depending on mood. It is a gorgeous fish!

 

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Just an update

He is definitely a Pseudotropheus specie, I think I'm going to have to wait for him to get full size before I can figure it out. I think he's an elongatus but I'm not completely sure.
I'll get a better pic up this weekend so that you can get a better look at the guy.