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ej1698
12-23-2005, 10:52 AM
this is one of the cichlid in my tank and wanted to know what kind it is...thanks for the help. I ALSO DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF EEL THIS IS IF YOU CAN HELP IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED!!

EJ
ej1698
12-23-2005, 10:54 AM
Here's The Cichlid I Have ..just Don't Know What Kind It Is

Thanks

Ej
maverick2402
12-23-2005, 11:05 AM
It looks like it could be a Tire Track Eel (Mastacembelus armatus).
tlaug
12-23-2005, 11:18 AM
no cichlid in picture just eel
ej1698
12-23-2005, 11:24 AM
the first cichlid i need a name on is the one under my user name [blue one ]

and i have another cichlid [ red] i don't know what kind it is

thanks for all the help ....I'm a newbie

Ej
fish_breeder_05
12-23-2005, 11:29 AM
It is a tire-track like they said. It is a spiny eel. they grow to around 2 feet long.
rbell219
12-23-2005, 11:56 AM
Your cichlid looks like a Cynotilapia--what size is it. Post a bigger picture more close up if you can---but for now my vote is Cynotilapia--Lake Malawi Africa.
~*LuvMyKribs*~
12-23-2005, 12:28 PM
Possibly a Pseudotropheus saulosi male. :)
rbell219
12-23-2005, 6:19 PM
Saulosi stripes are typically wider and fewer---this one looks young though--so could be. The only thing that makes me doubt Cynotilapia is the dark dorsal fin on this one.
ej1698
12-23-2005, 8:39 PM
here is a bigger picture of my blue cichlid...need the name of it

Thanks for all the help

EJ
S.A.
12-23-2005, 8:42 PM
Have to agree with Krib... looks to be Red Zebra (common name) what I am looking for. Very nice too.
kay-bee
12-23-2005, 9:11 PM
here is a bigger picture of my blue cichlid...need the name of it

Thanks for all the help

EJ

Possibly a pseudotropheus socolofi if those bars temporarily appear, and possibly a pseudotropheus elongatus if the bars appear to be a permanent pattern.
~*LuvMyKribs*~
12-24-2005, 1:10 AM
Yeah seeing the larger picture I have to say its likely not a pure saulosi, although it very well could have saulosi in it. I've seen saulosi with barring like that (which means it was probebly a hybrid). It also doesnt appear to have eggspots. The bars aren't wide enough and there are too many of them. The tail and dorsal fin pattern, as well as body shape, are charcteristic of the pseudotropheus genus. Do you remember what you bought it as?

-Diana
~*LuvMyKribs*~
12-24-2005, 11:51 AM
I did a little more digging for you... and I found that its quite similar to the adult male elongatus "likoma".
http://www.malawimayhem.com/profile_show.php?id=649

There are many elongatus varients out there, but this one looks pretty similar. Its not a super rare fish either so there's a good chance you picked it up (I always try to consider the rarity of the fish when making the ID).

Here's a link to the page of profiles for pseudotropheus, maybe you can have a look through them and see if you can see anything that more resembles your fish (since you know what it looks like better than we do).
http://www.malawimayhem.com/profiles.php?filter=OP

:)
-Diana