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	cichlid ID please (updated with newer pics)
ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002	It very well could be an Acara of some type. It does have the features of many of them. But it is still to small to even consider a guess as to what it is. I will have to say, I am leaning towards a CA or SA cichlid though. _____________________________________________________________ There is always a bigger fish...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
lil-fishy Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 176 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Feb-2004	I agree with Jason on the Thoricthys Maculipinnis. I have a trio of them and that is definatly not one. This is an interesting thread though.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001	Therese, I'm going to confuse things in an unexpected way...but is your curviceps really a dorsigera? That much red on the chest is unusual in curviceps. As for the other fish, my computer is too slow to look at all the pictures, but check out Alf's page: http://home.c2i.net/Cichlid-Power/ Is the first bujurquina a close match? Eric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003	sorry that is in no way a JD but i dont think its an ordinary texas it look kind of elongated in the head like some nandopsis species look while their young... but youve got me stuped for the minute p.s i'll keep researching
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	thorichthys ellioti is now thorichthys maculipinnis and I am 100% sure that's not what your fish is. if it were a maculipinnis it would have black eye spots on the gill covers like a firemouth does.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Certainly is interesting...I've been doing a bit of research, what do you think the possibility is that it's Thorichthys ellioti (Herichthys ellioti)? ~~~~ [/font] Last edited by Theresa_M at 20-Nov-2004 09:40 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	here's a pic of one of my Herichthys sp. 'Rio Salto'. your fish looks a lot like this one except yours has more noticeable spangling and slightly different color. body shape, fin shape, black mid-lateral spots are all exactly the same. [/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	theresa, where did you get this fish? it could well be a different species of Herichthys. after seeing lil-fishy's juvenile carpintis pics I'll admit that the fish in question is not a carpintis. it is definitely related to a texas though. hybrid is also a definite possibility. it could be a different Herichthys species that accidentally came in with a shipment of normal texas.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
lil-fishy Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 176 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Feb-2004	I really don't think that it is a Texas. There just isn't enough color. I would say it is definatly not a carpintis. The black spots seem to be close but not quite the same. Also in Theresa's pictures especially the last one you'll notice a rosy coloration on the breast of the fish almost like that of a Thoricyths meeki. Is there a possibility it is a hybrid? For comparison here are a few shots of my carpinits at about 1.5" TL. http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-7/781476/125-1.jpg http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-7/781476/125-4.jpg http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-7/781476/125-3.jpg Last edited by lil-fishy at 19-Nov-2004 11:37
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Ok, just over a week later...here are a couple pics I took this morning: The other fish is a Flag cichlid (Laetacara curviceps), gives a good comparison how small/young the mystery fish is: ~~~~ [/font][/font][/font] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	the texas dosn't get the mark under the eye Are you talking about the green line underneath the eye like in Theresa's pics cause if so that is very typical of a texas cichlid. they get a line immediately under the eye and on the face and spangels on the rest of the body. if you're referring to the black line under the eye on the fish in Gomer's post, that is of a blue acara. I still believe the fish in question (in Theresa's post) is a Texas cichlid. if the coloring is right as in the pic I'd say it's a carpintis but you'll need to wait to see how big the spots get.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003	it cant be a texas the texas dosn't get the mark under the eye and on baby texas the fins are more rounded. still recon its a JD
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
garbutt_dave Enthusiast Posts: 223 Kudos: 89 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Jun-2003	im almost 100% sure its a Texas. i have one IDENTICAL to that and its a Texas
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	NW cichlid, currently ~1", medium-grey body, dark markings mid-body and at base of tail, sloped face similar to a firemouth, somewhat timid, stays middle to bottom of the tank, light blue-lavender irridescence on body and fins...hope that helps with an ID. ~~~~[/font] Last edited by Theresa_M at 19-Nov-2004 08:06[/font][/font][/font][/font] ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Anyone familiar with a saddle cichlid (Aequidens tetramerus)? That's another ID I received from the pictures Thanks very much for all the help so far. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Gomer Ultimate Fish Guru Small Fry with BBQ Sauce Posts: 3602 Kudos: 1709 Votes: 106 Registered: 29-Mar-2002	Here is a picture of a 1.5 inch Blue Acara, and as you can see it is not a Blue Acara. -- Gomer *Gomer attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Gomer Ultimate Fish Guru Small Fry with BBQ Sauce Posts: 3602 Kudos: 1709 Votes: 106 Registered: 29-Mar-2002	Texas. Looks like the one i had, but abit more developed. -- Gomer *Gomer attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jason_R_S Moderator Posts: 2811 Kudos: 2421 Votes: 391 Registered: 18-Apr-2001	I agree with smallblue...it looks like a Texas. still rather small to tell for sure, but [link=here]http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/centralamerican/p/texascichlid.htm" style="COLOR: #FFFF00[/link] is a profile with a pic of a small cyanoguttatum (blue texas) and you can see these also have a mid-body black circle as well as one at the base of the tail. the fish in question here looks a bit more like a carpintis (green texas) to me though. I've also seen several texas cichlids with a red trim to the dorsal, though not all have them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Jimmy22 Fish Addict Posts: 582 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Jun-2003	90% sure its a JD i hav breed them before... and this one looks like hes about 3 months old and probly a male. the biggest give away is the spot just before the tail and the red strip along the dorsal fin.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
inkodinkomalinko Fish Guru Posts: 2441 Kudos: 833 Registered: 18-Jan-2003	Looks like a blue acara
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