Please help a newbie ID his fish!

[theoctober]

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I have 5 cichlids that I got from the "mixed cichlids" tank at the local pet store. I've had a look at some ID websites, but it's hard to tell. Some ALMOST look like what I've got, but not quite. Well, it doesn't help that I don't even know what lake they are from.

I have put some pictures up on my tripod site:
http://october_investing.tripod.com/mycichlids

Thanks for any help!!

-David

[tom]

Hi David

Welcome to the forums.

"Big Al" appears to be a male <I>Maylandia lombardoi;</I>
"Shanda" a <I> Neolamprologus brichardi; </I>; "Racer" a male <I> Melanochromis auratus </I>; and "Ape" a <I> Maylandia estherae</I>. "Tiger" appears to be of the Mbuna flock, but can't tell species from that shot.

All but the <I>brichardi</I> (Tanganyika) are from Lake Malawi.