What is this Cichlid?

[Dovii]

I have got this cichlid (in the photo below) whose identity I am not particularly sure of.



If I go by the Aqualog Southamerican Cichlids III, it looks like it could be a Nandopsis friedrichsthalii.
What do you guys think it is?

[huaikong]

luks like a cuban x jaguar to me loh.

rgds

[lsz]

First bet is a managuense.

too short bodied to be a motaguense.
too pale to be a freidie.
we both know how a loisellei looks like.

It doesnt look 100% managuense to me also.
No i doubt cuban blood.


for a female managuense, tail too big and a bit too colourful
for a male, body a bit too small, head a bit too small.

If thinking abt hybrid, it will be extremely hard...but actually i guess it is.But anything can be...i even can see JD head shape and body shape to a certain extent.

it can be hard...for a fish may not also turn out to have all traits.
I would not have guessed managuense in your Manaconda if you had not mentioned!


i see some managuense, some JD, a bit of fredie...
loisellei? maybe the face marking

haha

[lsz]

so Jason what do you think is this fish ?

A friedie with a big tail ?

I know motaguense is out because body shape is very wrong. Jag body also not like that.

has the head of smaller guapotes

[Dovii]

Not sure leh.
But see the photo of a male friedie from Aqualog:



What do you think? Looks like or not?

[lsz]

ok
i feel that colour will change with tank surroundings and situation
But shape and finnage cannot run

my main query is the head shape actually. Seems a little smallish. How big is this guy?

[Dovii]

About 30cm in length. Actually can roughly agar from the wall tiles at the back - about 3 tile-width in length.

[lsz]

if confirm not a hybrid, then freidie is the choice i will make.

[Dovii]

Yah, I think it is a rather ugly specimen of the fredie.

BTW, I bought 4 sajica from c328. they are eating happily with the 30 baby blockheads.

[lsz]

haha
Sajicas are cute fish!

there are salvinis there too

[rain]

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On 6/13/2002 5:02:49 PM

Yah, I think it is a rather ugly specimen of the fredie.

BTW, I bought 4 sajica from c328. they are eating happily with the 30 baby blockheads.
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u didnt buy all the sajica from c328 did u?!?!? im planning to buy some when my new tank arrives []

just kidding with u, thk there r still a number of them left. if not me buy salvini

[Dovii]

Yah, they are cute.

Only buy 5. So alot left.