African, about 3 inches. Healthy, eats everything and is disease free. The dark color you see is there stress coloration after just being caught. Been in my tank about 3 weeks but now in the sump cuz he's a jerk. I'd prefer he go to a large tank as my 60 just seems too small for him. He surfs the current all day and is very active. They say that in smaller systems (mine is a 60) they can be aggressive to smaller fish and this is definitely true with this one...Pick him up bring your own bag or container. $30.00 cash or trade for SPS frags or a frag of Miami hurricane or Oregon mummy eye.