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theamazingflash08
04-04-2008, 11:38 PM
I got this fish. I have been told it is an Red Zebra. However, I am not sure because the other pictures on the internet have different pics that dont look like min. I have attached a pic and I was wondering if someone could give me the scientific name.

ILuvMyGoldBarb
04-04-2008, 11:39 PM
Could be a Red Zebra. The other thing to consider is that it could actually be a hybrid. Malawi cichlids hybridize easily and frequently.

Ryuu
04-05-2008, 12:50 AM
Could be a Red Zebra. The other thing to consider is that it could actually be a hybrid. Malawi cichlids hybridize easily and frequently.

Gold is right, it is a hybrid

NickFish
04-05-2008, 10:44 AM
So many fish on the market, so many hybrid possibilities.

It does look part zebra, but not sure what the other part could be. Feed it and treat it as if it were a red zebra.

ILuvMyGoldBarb
04-05-2008, 02:22 PM
Where did you get that fish? If it came out of the "assorted cichlid" tank at Petsmart then there is a very very good chance it is a hybrid. While not all fish in those tanks are hybrids, a large majority of them are.

Billythefish
04-05-2008, 02:30 PM
Could be a Red Zebra. The other thing to consider is that it could actually be a hybrid. Malawi cichlids hybridize easily and frequently.
Im with i.l.m.g.b had one just like it years ago!

siymdapolio
04-05-2008, 02:46 PM
So many fish on the market, so many hybrid possibilities.

It does look part zebra, but not sure what the other part could be. Feed it and treat it as if it were a red zebra.
Def a hybrid and i would agree with nickfish here to treat it as if it was a red zebra! good luck and cool looking fish!

Cichlid*Newbie
04-05-2008, 03:27 PM
these are my three types of fish, walmart labelled one of them a firemouth..i dont think that it is....

ILuvMyGoldBarb
04-05-2008, 03:34 PM
It's hard to say from the picture but I can tell you that the last fish in the picture is not a Malawi cichlid. Can you get one with him more out in the open?

Cichlid*Newbie
04-05-2008, 11:00 PM
Hmm I think that one is a Jack Dempsey...ill try and take a new photo.

jbeining75
04-05-2008, 11:27 PM
It is hard to tell about the last one. He looks a little to green to be a firemouth but maybe a closer photo if possible....

Cichlid*Newbie
04-05-2008, 11:31 PM
Ok here's the best pic i could get of the last guy...

So the first two are kenyi and red zebra?