Unidentified Cichlids • Malawi Cichlid ID Help

[Ohio Cichlid Lover]

I need help with some ID of these 3 cichlids

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u458/Ohio_Cichlid_Lover/unknown3.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u458/Ohio_Cichlid_Lover/unknown2.jpg

http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u458/Ohio_Cichlid_Lover/unknown1.jpg

Thanks for your help

Van

[noki]

None of them may be pure, hard to guess.

#3 is a Red Zebra, or part Red Zebra

#2 is a weird one

#1 could be a Metriaclima zebra type, but then could be a mix. Such a fish without male color is near impossible to guess for sure.

[24Tropheus]

None of them may be pure, hard to guess.

#3 is a Red Zebra, or part Red Zebra

#2 is a weird one

#1 could be a Metriaclima zebra type, but then could be a mix. Such a fish without male color is near impossible to guess for sure.

+1
Only No 3 is worth keeping but is kind of odd looking.
Pretty sure No 2 is a hybrid.

[ILCichlid]

Some goofy heads on those O.o

[Rare]

Maybe the 3rd pic is a M.Esterea

Nevertheless, they look perfect!

The first pic looks like a zebra of some sort. Could be a cobalt blue that has lost its color due to inbreeding too.

[24Tropheus]

Maybe the 3rd pic is a M.Esterea

Nevertheless, they look perfect!

The first pic looks like a zebra of some sort. Could be a cobalt blue that has lost its color due to inbreeding too.

Erm do cichlids lose colour from inbreeding? Surely it is crossing variants/species then inbreeding and poor selection that loses colour?
But then "cobalt blue" covers a variety of variants of M.callainos mixed to get our aquarium type without much loss of colour?

M. esthera covers a number of variants too. Are we saying this one is pure M.estherae Minos Reef? I realy dought it.
It is though a pretty fish.

[nmcichlid-aholic]

#2 looks like a cross between an mbuna and a peacock (or maybe a fryeri). That's certainly a unique looking fish!

[Daffypuck]

The links are no good anymore. But if I recall, the second very much resembled the markings of an exaperatus to me. I used to have a female that inbred with my Kenyi and Red Zebras a lot and thats what they looked like often.