I got this little guy at a local pet store out of the "assorted cichlid" tank. Any guesses as to what it could be?

That would be a male kenyi, it is a mbuna from lake malawi Africa

I have one of those in my Af tank, around 4ins and like my other mbuna, quite aggressive. Not with smaller tankmates, but with others its size.

Ok thank you! Suprd71, how big is your tank and what else do you have in there with him?

myerscichlids23 wrote: Ok thank you! Suprd71, how big is your tank and what else do you have in there with him?

My Af tank is a 5ft 120g. I have about 25 or so assorted. The ones I can identify are Demasoni, Edwardi, Auratus, Red Jewel, Chilumba, Kribensis, Yellow Lab,Blue Hap Ahli, OB Peacock, Blue Bumblebee, and what I think are hybrid mbuna. A handful I have no idea, but they are pretty!

let me just tell you that if it was sold in a an assorted cichlid tank that fish is not a pure blood fish .. it is a hybrid showing kenyi traits like Ken said ...

let me just tell you that if it was sold in a an assorted cichlid tank that fish is not a pure blood fish .. it is a hybrid showing kenyi traits like Ken said ...

Are hybrids a bad thing? This is really my first run with cichlids! What kind of tank mates would you suggest? Other mbunas?

Good point Eddie didn't catch the from an assorted tank

myerscichlids23 wrote:

let me just tell you that if it was sold in a an assorted cichlid tank that fish is not a pure blood fish .. it is a hybrid showing kenyi traits like Ken said ...

Are hybrids a bad thing? This is really my first run with cichlids! What kind of tank mates would you suggest? Other mbunas?

Ya for the core hobbyist hybrids are a really bad thing but don't worry about it if you stay in the hobby long enough you'll learn all about it. I suggest you do some research an African tank isn't something you just want to go haphazard into they are beautiful if done right and a complete PITA that you will HATE if not

my wife prefers bio-engineered fish.tank is like a pack of fruity Chiclets.