Doesn't look right for a demasonii...too many stripes

Kenyii maybe?

I am guessing it is a cross breed of Demasoni and some other psuedotropheus, i have a fish that is kinda similar but much darker than your fish

might be a cross jamie..i was just reading about fish that have stripes and they dont go the whole way from top to bottom or are broken may have something else in them..could be wrong but thought i would share that .. was a interesting article

cool lookin pattern!

Anyone else care to guess? Thanks.

New day-try again: Anyone know what this is? Thanks.

Anyone-ID? Thanks.

socolofi/demasoni/kenyi mix?? lol

An elongatus mix maybe?

I have no clue-it swims real funny and is kind of long too. It eats, plays, defends just like the rest; but have no idea what it is....

It surely looks like its got some elongatus in it...maybe part "Luhuchi Rock"? If so, alot of the elongatus get some nice purple colors on them.

esox-mine spends alot of time up near the top right of tank near the air stone bubbles-it will swim around and eat, but is this maybe his "spot" for now?

He's probably not dominant enough to take center stage, his colors are a little faded, which would support this theory

Just a minute ago, him and one of my female Auratus's were going round in round...

Did He color up?

Kind of hard to tell; I had left side light off and the right side on, but sitting on my filter so it looked like sunset kind of. He chases almost the whole tank around for a few. Why does he/she swim so funny? It doesn't look hurt or anything-is it because he is "elongated"? lol

No he should swim normal. Maybe he had an injury when he was younger that damaged his swim bladder, or something else that affected his swimming.

He kind of looks like a very small snake swimming, side to side motion. His fins are good, but noticed he doesn't open up too much. Think he'll be ok?