how can i tell what type of cichlid i have if its albino?

[Collin1104]

i bought it a long time ago and meant to ask about it on here but i have an albino cichlid that looks exactly like a yellow lab except the only difference is its pure white with red eyes lol could it be any cichlid with that body structure?

[Drumachine09]

Possibly an albino lab, or albino red zebra. Pics would help.

[cocoa_pleco]

aulonocara sp. albino? i had one a long time ago

could also be a snow white soccoloffi

[jbeining75]

Collin any pics would help.... There are a few albino cichlids.... I'm sure someone can id it with a pic...

[Collin1104]

ok i cant figure out how to get these pictures on here.. it says their too big =(

[cichlid22c]

pics dont work? try to copy and paste them

[Collin1104]

maybe this will work??

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[cocoa_pleco]

its a snow white soccoloffi

heres some info on them
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[Collin1104]

thank you, any idea why hes shaking though?

[cocoa_pleco]

shaking is usually a sign of wanting to breed, or maybe even for dominance

if its a constant shaking it could be shimmy disease, but africans are known to shake so i doubt its shimmy disease

[Collin1104]

hmm... its constant, other than the freakish shaking, hes acting completely normal.

[cocoa_pleco]

yeah, if its constant its shimmy. its caused by Flava bacteria.

ive heard that shimmy blocks only work good for treating shimmy on livebearers so try medicated anti-bacterial food

[Collin1104]

thanks for the info... hes not shaking nearly as much though, now its just like a little twitch every now and then. ill keep an eye on him though