Please help identify

[art]

I bought a new cichlid from my local pet store. It was in the asorted tank and i asked what it was. They said they had got it in trade in and were not sure what it was. It is yellow with black stripes on it's sides like a keyi.....excuse the spelling. Please help me if you can. By the way it is about 5 to 6 inches.

[tom]

Hi Art, and welcome

One species that's close to your description and is often found among the "assorteds" is the <I> Maylandia crabro </I> (below, in foreground; thanks to Jonah):

[img:a1a1c0e2e6]http://cichlidgallery.com/albums/album22/SIMG0122.sized.jpg[/img:a1a1c0e2e6]

[WorldNation]

are you sure its not a male kenyi?..

[jonah]

If it works, here's a better picture of Maylandia crabro (female).

[img:7d41ac4a0a]http://cichlidgallery.com/albums/album22/SIMG0726.sized.jpg[/img:7d41ac4a0a]

Okay Tom, what did I do wrong? :?

[tom]

Hi Jonah

You placed the syntax I've suggested--but in this particular (rare) case, your photo wasn't resized by the software (you uploaded a very small file to begin with), making the "sized" part of the image name invalid. Anyway, to keep things easy, I "resized" the image via that option in your album.

Here's Jonah's otherwise correct syntax (again, eliminate the spaces I've placed):

[img ]http://cichlidgallery.com/albums/ album22/SIMG0726.sized.jpg[/img ]

I'll put all these bits-and-pieces posts into one "How to link directly to your image" post.

...Anyway, Art: Is this your mystery fish? If the bars are barely visible, consider WN's suggestion above.

[jonah]

[img:6110ea3bc8]http://cichlidgallery.com/albums/album22/SIMG0728.jpg[/img:6110ea3bc8]

Cool, so I include the "sized" on regular pictures, but not on small pictures. I actually learned something on a Saturday. :D

[Frontosa29]

yeah it might just be a male kenyii...try to be a little more descriptive

[art]

I think you guys and gals have identified it. It looks just like the pictures provided. Thank you!

[SGypsyMermaid]

hi art--your new fish, pseudotropheus/maylandia/metriclima crabro a.k.a. bumblebee cichlid has some interesting habits in the wild:

http://www.gcca.net/index.htm?content=/fom/Pseudotropheus_crabro.htm