Was told this is a rainbow fish baby....if so what type??? please help

[pvallejo33]

What type of rainbow fish is this??? or is it a rainbow fish, keep in mind they are babies so they havent got their color yet.

[Northerly]

Honestly from what I can see (Which isn't much) this doesn't really look like a rainbow to me. Don't take my word for it though.

[Lady Hobbs]

Looks like no rainbow I have ever seen.

[Northerly]

Agreed. It strikes me as.. African. Maybe even a peacock. Again though, this is based on the picture which is kind of blurry. no offense.

[pvallejo33]

no offense, im sure you understand they are small, and fast....so taking a pic is like crazy....here are some more.... Maybe point me in the right direction.

Thanks,

[Northerly]

Yes these are very similar to my peacock fry. I believe you've got some sort of African Cichlid there my friend. Me and many of the other people here could probably give you a positive ID as they mature:)

EDIT: I hadn't realized they were this small, I was thinking the fish pictured was a half inch. Now that I know how small they are, the first pics are actually pretty darn impressive! LOL.

[William]

It is almost certainly a cichlid. 99% percent sure. There are some other alternatives but most of them are to rare to be likely.

The most likely species by far is albino/white convict cichlids.

[Northerly]

I agree with William! I hadn't even considered convicts. Good call man.

[pvallejo33]

Oh well, that sucks, Again i have community tanks, so no room for aggressive guys. and to be honest although i have seen some beautiful cichlids, they just arn't my type. I guess i will give them away :-) anyone gets a general consensus of what type they could be, let me know...the guy said they get colors, when they get older, but he also said they were rainbow so i take that with a grain of salt now. lesson learned...

[William]

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