Is this a C.Afra?

[jameshilljr]

I thought I had identified this cichlid... Is this a Cynotilapia Afra? If so, what does the female look like?

 

[ibr3ak]

Looks more like a zebra type to me than an afra, like a metriaclima estherae (blue variant male):

 

[jameshilljr]

Thanks ibr3ak. I continued to search in the forum again and I think I found the right one-Metriaclima zebra

http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=809

I guess I hadn't looked hard enough...

BTW, does anyone know what the female might look like?

 

[snoopy65]

The female of the blue zebra is blue as well, they are usually more of a gray blue though- not as bright.

 

[mostlycichlids]

They are not really blue...more of a dark brown/blue here is a adult female.

 

[snoopy65]

Yeah you are right, I have the cobalt blue zebra. Their females are blue too.

 

[Coler]

Got here late but that's a zeb alright - nice fish

 

[kay-bee]

They are not really blue...more of a dark brown/blue here is a adult female.

What species is that? (Wasn't sure what species "they" refers to).

 

[mostlycichlids]

Thanks ibr3ak. I continued to search in the forum again and I think I found the right one-Metriaclima zebra

http://cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=809

I guess I hadn't looked hard enough...

BTW, does anyone know what the female might look like?

What species is that? (Wasn't sure what species "they" refers to).

I was referring to the above posters question. Although now that I look at the thread closer I gave a pic of a female Metriaclima greshakei not a Metriaclima zebra/Pseudotropheus zebra! Woops my bad but still very similar. Therefore "they" is inconclusive anyway.