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infinity
02-09-2004, 05:16 PM
i realize it may be a little difficult with juvies, but i was hoping i could get a little bit of direction...

http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2004-02-09/28155-001.jpg
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2004-02-09/28155-002.jpg
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2004-02-09/28155-003.jpg
http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2004-02-09/28155-004.jpg
jennigypsy
02-09-2004, 05:36 PM
wow!! That red one is really something!!!! I have NO idea what they are..the blue one looks hap-like, but ?????
infinity
02-09-2004, 05:40 PM
actually, i was thinking that the blue was a powder blue (Pseudotropheus socolofi on this (http://www.russutslersfish.com/mbuna_gallery5.html) page), but i wasn't sure if the head was exactly right...

i've never seen another like the red one... he's really active and fun, too =]
jennigypsy
02-09-2004, 06:18 PM
oh that could be!...he does look look like Ps. but I see what you mean about the head..that's why I thought maybe hap...
I LOVE that red fish!!! Where did you get him??
infinity
02-09-2004, 06:32 PM
at my lfs called C&P (christiansburg, VA). he came out of a "mixed africans" tank. there were a few in there that looked like him, one darker, mostly lighter.
jennigypsy
02-09-2004, 10:06 PM
wow...the 'mixed' tanks I see don't have fish that look like THAT!!!
I hope someone can identify him!
MalawiMayhem
02-09-2004, 10:56 PM
The red one is most likely M. estherae (aka Red Zebra)
jennigypsy
02-09-2004, 10:59 PM
I've never seen a red zebra so RED!!! Beautiful! (They always look orange/yellow to me)
ben805
02-10-2004, 07:12 AM
the blue one looks like Cobalt Blue but his body looks kinda like torpedo so it could be the Socolofi, maybe a little bit of both? :D The red one is definitely a Red Zebra, I have one exactly like that...really bright orange and almost look like red.
Chris Garrett
02-29-2004, 01:58 PM
I'm with Ben on the Cobalt /Socolofi cross.And dang' man, that's the best looking red zebra I've ever seen!...if it is one.
jonah
02-29-2004, 04:56 PM
Originally posted by MalawiMayhem
The red one is most likely M. estherae (aka Red Zebra)

I agree. I assumed the redness could be from diet, camera or attitude at the time. Beautiful fish.