Love getting them at this size. They are to sweet looking and ya can watch them go through all their changes.

help w/an id?got all 3 for $12

Well I am the LAST to do an ID. But if I were to throw a guess out there. I'd guess the one on the left might be an eureaka. Maybe? Say that b/c all of my germans have a stockier body and my 1 eureaka was longer and more narrow...

other a gresheaki?? Just a guess now...
Hit James Martin up. He'll know.

looks a bit like a psuedotropheus sp "aggressive yellow fin" google that and have a look..

You'll love him if it is. :)

Wouldn't be an "aggresive yellow fin" They aren't really imported too often (if at all), and you certainly wouldn't find a rare fish like that in an ass't tank. Kinda looks like a hormoned zebra hybrid out of the far east (which would fall in line with the pricing) How big? a pure greshakei would have a solid orange dorsal (with a white trim), not just the tips. Also young mbunas/haps shouldn't really be showing much color at this size. They ( SE Asian comercial breeders) put Methyl Testosterone in the water/food for young malawi cichlids to get them to color up at a young age to increase sales, and it also has the side effect of turning all the fish male. It makes it hard for others to breed them if there are no females....Enjoy the fish, he will still be nice, although you may see a marked decrease in color over the next few weeks as the hormones wear off.

James...great answer. I've gotten incredible small T. reefs from a SE Asain breeder...they faded fast. How about Methyl Testosterone to color up some of my sub-dominate males...or is juiceing your fish illeagle here (usa)?

I don't think it's illegal, but you may need a medical doctorate to obtain it. It's not very good for the fish (may sterilize them).

James, you are correct about needed the medical doctorate (or know someone willing to give it out). I did some research on the stuff way back when.

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