I need help identifying this fish

[Ram man]

It's the multi-color fish in the bottom center. I am new to African cichlids. I didn't buy it as a specific species I got it out of a tank labeled mixed Malawi and it was the only one in the tank I couldn't identify 

[FrozenFins]

Looks like a peacock cichlid. Its a lake malawi african cichlid. Very beutifal fish. 

[Ram man]

On 9/26/2021 at 8:21 PM, James Black said:

Looks like a peacock cichlid. Its a lake malawi african cichlid. Very beutifal fish. 

You have no idea how happy that makes me, I paid $5 for it. If it is one,then that's the beat $5 I've ever spent.

[Atitagain]

Ummm your not near the Indianapolis area are you?

This is the dad…1st pic he’s real pink, 2nd pic he’s about 6 months older and is more orange now. Notice how he’s more torpedo shaped like a mbuna 

Then he breed with a red shoulder peacock and the fish center above the venustus is the offspring 

then center/ right


Now the body is more shaped like a peacock.

It looks as tho yours even has the blue patch behind the gills. Can’t really see it in these pics but the offspring has it too. that has to be your fishes sibling. LOL

when I bought the father it was sold as an OB that’s all they could tell me

[Colu]

Looks like OB Cichlid their a hybrid between a peacock Cichlid and mbuna 

[Ram man]

On 9/26/2021 at 9:13 PM, Atitagain said:

Ummm your not near the Indianapolis area are you?

This is the dad…1st pic he’s real pink, 2nd pic he’s about 6 months older and is more orange now. Notice how he’s more torpedo shaped like a mbuna 

Then he breed with a red shoulder peacock and the fish center above the venustus is the offspring 

then center/ right


Now the body is more shaped like a peacock.

It looks as tho yours even has the blue patch behind the gills. Can’t really see it in these pics but the offspring has it too. that has to be your fishes sibling. LOL

when I bought the father it was sold as an OB that’s all they could tell me

I am no where near the Indianapolis area, but it does look like its a peacock and I'm super excited now. So thanks for all the help and support of iden him!!

On 9/26/2021 at 9:19 PM, Colu said:

Looks like OB Cichlid their a hybrid between a peacock Cichlid and mbuna 

Thanks for explaining the difference.  I knew of OBs but didn't know that they were a hybrid between the two.

[Brandon p]

Hybrid. 

[Colu]

On 9/27/2021 at 3:24 AM, Ram man said:

knew of OBs but didn't know that they were a hybrid between the two.

You get  naturally occurring mbunas with the OB gene the majority of the fish in the hobby have been hybridised with  peacock Cichlids to give them the OB gene 

Edited September 27, 2021 by Colu

[Brandon p]

There is a web site that is In Tampa bay that deals with cichlids that I won’t mention the name but may help.  I buy some of my Cichlids in Tampa bay from them

Edited September 27, 2021 by Brandon p