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[WITchY65]

Hello everyone!

 

I'm looking at buying a cichlid tank, there are only two cichlids in it.

I would like to know the species/ genders if possible before buying the aquarium so I can do my research on them. 

 

Also if anyone can point me in the direction of cichlid keeping info would be much appreciated as I'm new to them, although not new to fish keeping haha

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[Westie]

nimbochromis something.... maybe polystigma?

[Natalie2016]

Venustus or giraffe cichlid

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[Hood]

nimbochromis something.... maybe polystigma?

Yeah looks like Nimbochromis...but possibly leaning towards venustus over polystigma just purely by the body patterning... please correct me if I am wrong.

Nimbochromis venustus: http://www.malawicic...i_venustus.html

Nimbochromis polystigma: http://www.malawicic...polystigma.html

Edited by Hood, 31 October 2016 - 03:45 PM.

[Westie]

Probably a female venustus, although I have little to no idea about Malawi and tang cichlids.

[WITchY65]

Ah thanks everyone.... I don't think the aquarium will be big enough for them.

[Chopstick_mike]

Bottom one looks closer to livingstonii top one looks like a venustus hybrid

[CichlidSavage]

Looks to me like some venustus top one is very round, or is that the photo? Got some juvies myself and bottom one is looking like Venustus

[MUZZYBEAR]

It's a male venustus top and female below

[Ageofaquariums]

Male top

Female bottom

 

Yep Venustus