Anyone with any ideas on how to calm him a bit? He was shaking at all the fish last weekend. Maybe he needs a girl??? I don't even know if he's a male LOL

I believe thats acrually a Metriaclima greshakei as the estheraes have blue finnage. One thing to try would be to move your deco/rocks around some.

Yeah that just wasn't an option name to chose from when posting.

IS this a male? Would gettig him a mate help, he is shaking himself at everyone. Maybe just sexual aggression?? ANyone with thoughts on that please?

Greshakei was formerly found under the Pseudotopheus genus and is still listed under that on this website. This is definitely a male.

If you do get females, get 2 or 3. You should be able to tell they are female because they don't have the blue coloration. They are more of a dull brown. Also, your kenyi is a Metriaclima lombardoi and, if its a male, they are probably fighting over territory. If its a female lombardoi there could be some crossbreeding issues.

Lol..I saw your other post. They are definitely fighting over dominance imo.

some fish are just that way.. i have a kingsizei and he is one of the smaller fish in the tank and he is boss over all.. some are four times the size he has half the tank.. i thought if i got him a female he might get worse and want more tank.. will get him his own tank i am thinking..

Ok just got Hannibal 3 ladies....lets hope this calms him. LOL as soon as I put the girls in there he started shaking all over the place. I think the boy is just in the mood.

I have one very similar to that , but the stripes don't go down over the face. Best I can come up with is a red top cobalt zebra ...

I saw in another post you said he was the fastest growing and mine was the same .. He was the smallest in the tank and now is the biggest , and mean as heck .. But he did all the shakin around and stuff .... I put him in a five gallon for the time being with a small demasoni and they are fine ..He was starting to whale on my yellow lab ...
Anyway all you said about yours in the pic is identical in behavior to mine ....

LOL, BTW I named him the ...... Beast .....

Yeah mean as heck these fish! Although recently the male kenyi has been putting him in his place and is trying to attempt a coup in the tank and take over. THis would be good.