Please help ID this fish for me....

[Batmanjay28]

I bought this fish today. I that it had nice colors for being like 1 1/2 inches. The guy at my LFS said it gets about 4 inches, but I completely forgot what he called it. Please help ID this for me.

[ChilDawg]

http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquarium/mbuna_auratus.html

[Batmanjay28]

http://www.malawicichlidhomepage.com/aquarium/mbuna_auratus.html

thats not the fish....the colors arn't there

[liv2padl]

it doesn't look like an African cichlid to me ... more like a Pelvicachromis taeniatus or subocellatus type.

[fish_freak]

Looks like a juvinile Krib to me. The sci name is Pelvicachromis pulcher

[Shaolin Master]

What's he housed with? Looking at your pics i think i can see a JD and a GT in there?

[Batmanjay28]

What's he housed with? Looking at your pics i think i can see a JD and a GT in there?

he is. For the most part no problems yet.

[ChilDawg]

it doesn't look like an African cichlid to me ... more like a Pelvicachromis taeniatus or subocellatus type.

I can see that, but that still makes them Africans...

[KingOfTheDeep]

looks more like an apisto to me..

[PhillyIn06]

Just gravel? No plants, rocks, decorations?

[Shaolin Master]

is that a red tail cat in their too?? they eat everythinggggg

[JulieC]

Face looks like auratus. Maybe its stressed and hasn't colored up for you yet? The face shape is off for it to be a krib.

I'd say apisto is another really good option. That would explain why the yellows don't seem as bright as an auratus.

Edit: If it is an auratus or an apisto it will need to be moved as it won't get much bigger and will probably get eaten.

[Evan214]

Possibly a Rock Kribensis?
http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_haplokrib.php

http://www.aqua-global.de/Bilder/haplochromis_sp_rock_kriben.jpg

-Evan