can anyone identify this cichlid?

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aurora8
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can anyone identify this cichlid?

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i got these from a mate yesterday, he had no idea what they were, so if someone could do me a solid and id these for me, its the 2 darker ones above the yellow labs, they're just starting to get some colour, the male's starting to show some blue and an orangey yellow colour, cheers in advance

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paxonel
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Re: can anyone identify this cichlid?

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I think the yellow ones are pretty obvious, they're yellow labs, but the darker ones are a bit of a mystery, possibly some type of peacock, not entirely sure though.
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dazed_knots
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Prob young peacocks, could be females too, they're just getting their colouring going
emberonx
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Reminds me of pseudotropheus socolofi, that's my take on the dark ones.
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haven_9
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The yellow ones are indeed Labidochromis Caeruleus. As for the dark ones, I'm inclined to believe they're some form of Pseudotropheus - possibly young Pseudotropheus Crabro, or maybe even Pseudotropheus Aurora. A clearer picture would be helpful, but one thing's for sure, they're not Aulonocaras.
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oakleyride
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To be honest, I'm not entirely sure, but the darker ones kinda remind me of either Labeotropheus fullerborni or maybe trewavase - don't quote me on the spelling though.
aurora8
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oakleyride wrote: Tue Jun 24, 2025 5:06 am To be honest, I'm not entirely sure, but the darker ones kinda remind me of either Labeotropheus fullerborni or maybe trewavase - don't quote me on the spelling though.
thanks everyone, i finally found them on google, they're labeotropheus trewavase
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haven_9
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Keep us posted on how they're doing, and yeah, pics are always great, this forum loves 'em.
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