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2K views 6 replies 3 participants last post by  noki 
Some sort of chailosi-auratus hybrid possibly. Horizontal bars and the spots on the tail definitely seem auratus like, but the face shape is wrong, there is too much yellow and the bars don't have that crisp line edge that an auratus would have.

I'd say "mixed african cichlid" is a very accurate label.
 
If you aren't breeding it and selling the fry... and you like the fish, I see no reason not to keep it. The argument against hybridizing the fish is just keeping them pure to their breeds so that people can get predictable fish that match what you would expect them to look like and act like. If you don't mind having a hybrid there isn't anything wrong with the fish.
 
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