What am I?

[Jess1ca]

Anybody know what kind of Cichlid this is? Thought it was a red zebra when I bought it, but looks nothing like the one I have... Kind of looks like another I have that I forgot the name, I'll try to get a pic of him but he won't hold still lol

 

[severum mama]

I am no Mbuna expert, but I believe you have Pseudotropheus socolofi albino- the snow white socolofi. http://www.livefishdirect.com/store.php?fid=24

 

[Jess1ca]

I am no Mbuna expert, but I believe you have Pseudotropheus socolofi albino- the snow white socolofi. Pseudotropheus Socolofi (Albino) regular

That's exactly what I thought, until I brought home my Socilofi the ones in question have a pinkish and opalescent sheen and their fins are trimmed in orange with orange egg spots... I'm stumped lol. I read somewhere that they could be possible Red Zebra hybrids? Maybe they will color up some a they mature? It's another waiting game lol. Here is a pic of my Snow white

 

[garfy]

Pseudotropheus Zebra (white morph)
I don't see any red eyes so I don't think it's an albino.

 

[Jess1ca]

Pseudotropheus Zebra (white morph)
I don't see any red eyes so I don't think it's an albino.

Thank you! Pretty common are they? I got them from different places. The 2 in question definitely don't have red eyes

 

[garfy]

A fairly common fish yes but a nice one I think

 

[Jess1ca]

A fairly common fish yes but a nice one I think

They are pretty!!

 

[Wy Renegade]

garfy is correct in his I.D. however the genus of these fish was changed a while ago from Pseutropheus to Metriaclima, so if you google metriaclima white zebra, you'll find reference to what you are looking for.

 

[severum mama]

Cool, I couldn't tell what color the eyes were from the pic. Glad you got your ID. All those dang Mbunas look alike to me. LOL