is anyone experienced with identification?

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is anyone experienced with identification?

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Can you help me identify these?
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The first one's a male electric blue cichlid, pretty sure of it.
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dazed_knots wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:35 pm The first one's a male electric blue cichlid, pretty sure of it.
I was told this guy's an Aulonocara Ngara - Flametail Peacock Cichlid, but that's incorrect, right?
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A closer look makes me think it's probably a peacock cichlid. I'm not getting flametail from it though, the tail doesn't seem red to me.
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The last one has a Blue Zebra vibe going on, but the facial markings are off...not quite sure what these guys are.
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dazed_knots wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:35 pm The first one's a male electric blue cichlid, pretty sure of it.
I think it's quite likely he's a Peacock, but since he's still young, I'm guessing the red tail will develop over time.

floriana said:

The last one resembles a Blue Zebra but the markings on the face are slightly different....I'm not sure what these pretty guys are


I'm going to take a stab and say maybe Afra Hara "White Top"? It's a tough call, though.
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I'm thinking the middle one might be a female, possibly?
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dazed_knots wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2025 12:35 pm The first one's a male electric blue cichlid, pretty sure of it.
The one in the middle was supposed to be a female version of the one below, but I'm still unsure about its ID. I'm fairly certain it's a female, though, since its colors aren't as vibrant.
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I'm fairly certain the middle and last ones aren't the same type of fish.
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They both resemble the same type of fish to me, possibly different species or variations within the same type.
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