Moloto?

[dent20]

Has anyone ever heard of a Moloto cichlid? I bought an African at the store last week that has the colors and beauty of a peacock, but according to the store it's called a Moloto (no additional name). I've tried to check it out online and haven't found anything. The fish is blue with a white crest on its head and running down its top fin.

[mandy-2007]

this it?
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:KGuzpG_JkFlnXM:http://cichlidkorea.kaist.ac.kr/~cichlid/bbs/data/story/copad_moloto.jpg (http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://cichlidkorea.kaist.ac.kr/~cichlid/bbs/data/story/copad_moloto.jpg&imgrefurl=http://cichlidkorea.kaist.ac.kr/~cichlid/bbs/zboard.php%3Fid%3Dstory%26page%3D1%26sn1%3D%26divp age%3D1%26sn%3Doff%26ss%3Don%26sc%3Don%26select_ar range%3Dname%26desc%3Ddesc%26no%3D1746&h=239&w=400&sz=44&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=KGuzpG_JkFlnXM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMoloto%2Bcichlid%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D 10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG)

[belldin]

can you provide a pic would help a bunch there are alot of vary knolegeable people that frequent this site. i have found it vary helpfull

[Rbishop]

A picture would definitely help in the identification.

[dent20]

I'll see if I can't get a picture up.

[Coler]

Copadichromis mloto (usually spelled like that).

They're all Malawi haplochromines, hit about 6 inches, colour depends on the place of the lake its from (otter point, undu reef etc. there's five or six varieties that occur naturally I think) & breeding (there are captive strains not found in the lake)

Best kept in a large tank with other haplochromines. There's species profiles on www.cichlidforum.com (http://www.cichlidforum.com) ; but search for mloto not moloto.

[dent20]

Thanks, they spelled it wrong at the pet store. I actually double checked it the last time I was there after I couldn't find anything online. I think the fish I have is the same species in this link:

http://www.malawimayhem.com/profile_show.php?id=73

[Coler]

no prob & nice fish !