Identifying a fish

[xenwarl]

I've been trying to ID this little guy and beleive it's a melanochromis and want to confirm it with the veterans here.

Thanks

[attachment deleted by admin]

[damarech]

This is almost not a melanochromis as they tend to have stripes that go the length of the body.I am thinking that it is probably  Pseudotropheus or Maylandia.
Maybe some one else can narrow it down for you.
Good luck

[bettabreeder]

i looked on google and it looks like a Maylandia

[attachment deleted by admin]

[PoisonJello]

could be this one: Metriaclima barlowi
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=777

[xenwarl]

I was looking at this http://cichlide38.free.fr/photo/melanochromis%20interruptus%20f.jpg and thought it was melanochromis but I didn't read the whole thing which would said melanochromis interruptus. Those pictures and links post also look like my fish too. Does anyone might know for sure?

[PoisonJello]

well if it is a Melanochromis interruptus it must be a female, so if you know how to sex the fish, if it's not male then you might be right 
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=758

[xenwarl]

That's another question. How do I tell if it's a male or female? What do I look for?

[mcman]

looks like a yellow lab to me dose it have a black line on top of it's top fin. how old is it it mite not be there yet.

[xenwarl]

It doesn't have any black line. I have it for about 1years and it's about 4-5inches. I also have some yellow labs and they're about 1-2inches and already have the black lines. So I don't thinks it's a yellow lab.

[mcman]

no by 4"-5" it would have been there.