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by submash
Sat May 10, 2025 1:17 am
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: identifying a mysterious fish species
Replies: 6
Views: 14

Re: identifying a mysterious fish species


I'd say you're looking at an OB zebra or a blue zebra cichlid. Those yellow egg spots on the anal fin are a dead giveaway it's a male. Both of these species can get pretty aggressive, personally I'd swap them out for something more chill like peacocks or sunnygolds.


I'm thinking the male is ...
by submash
Fri May 09, 2025 10:25 pm
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: identifying a mysterious fish species
Replies: 6
Views: 14

Re: identifying a mysterious fish species

The tank was a gumtree find, sadly the guy who built it has passed away. One of the best buys I ever made, got me hooked on the hobby. Water changes are a real challenge, can't let the level drop too low or I've got to suck out the air, so it's a process of emptying and refilling multiple times just ...
by submash
Fri May 09, 2025 9:40 pm
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: identifying a mysterious fish species
Replies: 6
Views: 14

identifying a mysterious fish species

Hey everyone, I inherited an African cichlid tank from an old roommate and it came with these two fish. They're pretty cool, but I'm not sure what they are. I picked up some nice flametale/fluxeon blood peacocks at the store to add to the tank and the guy there told me those two are some kind of ...