Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sean on June 04, 2013, 10:25:44 PM

Title: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Sean on June 04, 2013, 10:25:44 PM

Was given this guy last summer, have no idea what it is.

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Sean on June 04, 2013, 10:29:19 PM

I guess it would help if I put pictures of it :o

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Regalblue on June 04, 2013, 11:57:58 PM

Pseudotropheus or Metriaclima genus, but IDK which species

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Sean on June 05, 2013, 10:06:04 AM

Quote from: Regalblue on June 04, 2013, 11:57:58 PM

Pseudotropheus or Metriaclima genus, but IDK which species

Thanks

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Regalblue on June 05, 2013, 10:24:43 AM

Can you post more pictures? 

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Sean on June 05, 2013, 10:32:02 AM

let me go see if i can get some more. hes hard to take pictures of

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Regalblue on June 05, 2013, 10:36:59 AM

Trying to narrow the genus down by head shape, then try to narrow it down to a species

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Sean on June 05, 2013, 10:44:17 AM

Got some.

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Regalblue on June 05, 2013, 11:08:12 AM

I'm leaning against Metriaclima

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Sean on June 05, 2013, 11:12:56 AM

He looks very similar in shape to my cobalt blue zebra

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Regalblue on June 05, 2013, 01:36:17 PM

Quote from: CrazyCoolPeacocks on June 05, 2013, 11:12:56 AM

He looks very similar in shape to my cobalt blue zebra

does it's head have the same downward slope & lips?  Zebras/ Metriaclima have a distinct headshape compared to other genus'

Title: Re: Identify this mbuna?
Post by: Sean on June 05, 2013, 11:43:06 PM

The metriaclima is a sharper angle