What kind of cichlid is this?

tgruber

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My nieghbor said she didnt want them. There is about 20 of them and I also have 7 african jewel cichlids in the tank but they are much smaller. These fish are about 3-4 inches and are pale beige but get darker stripes if you walk by or stand by the tank. One of them in the picture is turning red and looks like my jewels. The only thing is that they dont have the turquise spots like my jewels. Will they breed or are they not jewels? Please help. Sorry the pictures are sucky, i dont know how to take aquarium pics any suggestions on that too? lol

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Hemichromis bimaculatus, the "Original" Jewel Cichlid. They're not as pretty as H. lifalli or H. cristatus so you see less of them these days.
 
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