[darkenedkaven]

Its hard to get the little guy to come out.

His stripes are close together and he's dark blue.
The head is a dark purple color.[/img]

 

[Joea]

Hard to be sure but judging by the horizontal stripe going through the uneven barring, I would guess a hybrid of some sort.

Probably a M. lombardoi and something else. Did you happen to buy him at a big box store or out of an "Assorted Africans/Cichlids" tank?

 

[darkenedkaven]

Thats exactly where I got him.

 

[Joea]

Thats exactly where I got him.

Then I don't need to see any more pictures, it's a hybrid.

 

[darkenedkaven]

Do you think he'd probably be ok with some malawi tankmates?

 

[Joea]

Hybrids are hard to predict. Most of the time they are on the aggressive side but it varies. What are the other tank mates and what size is the tank?

 

[darkenedkaven]

I have a Kenyi itself and they are both 1inch. I'm putting them in a 55g when I get my first paycheck.

 

[darkenedkaven]

right now its a 10. Only because it was a free tank.

 

[Joea]

I'm not sure I would put this fish with M. lombardoi. This fish is at least partially M. lombardoi and either may not fare well with the other. I normally don't recommend M. lombardoi for a 55 gallon anyway, a 75 gallon is a much better start for them.

I would try stocking your tank with some much lesser aggressive species and keep a close eye on these two.