Cichlid ID please

[Raechal]

I was at Petsmart the other day and was looking at all the different cichlids as I just purchased a new 120 gallon. I saw a small tank labeled "Texas Cichlids" I looked inside and all of the fish looked the same. Then I saw this beautiful black and white fish swim out of this tree-trunk looking decoration. He was definately a type of cichlid and I am sorry I don't have a picture of him but he kind of looked like this as far as body-type and color goes:

Half of him was white then his other half was black and white vertical stripes. I was thinking he might have been a convict but he was in the texas cichlid tank and he was half white? I really liked him and wanted to get him as soon as my tank cycled but I didn't want to buy a fish without knowing what it was. Can anyone please help me?

 

[digital_run]

Hmmm....looks like the famous Bogus maximus....of the family crapola. Cmon...a little more effort....and thats clearly what used to be a female convict.

 

[lucky62]

Maybe it was a crossbreed you saw .

You did that to the picture to try and give an idea of what the fish looked like , right ?

 

[Raechal]

Hmmm....looks like the famous Bogus maximus....of the family crapola. Cmon...a little more effort....and thats clearly what used to be a female convict.

I know that isn't the REAL picture of the fish. That is what the coloring and markings look like. I used the picture of a female convict because the fish I saw at Petsmart as the stripes and coloring of a convict, only half of it's body is pure white.

 

[lucky62]

Try asking in the hybrid forum Raechel .

 

[Raechal]

Maybe it was a crossbreed you saw .

You did that to the picture to try and give an idea of what the fish looked like , right ? I Hope .

You guys actually thought I would try to pass that off as the actual fish I saw? No way. I posted above that I didn't have an actual picture of the fish, that is just what the body and coloring/markings looked like.

 

[lucky62]

Maybe it was a crossbreed you saw .

You did that to the picture to try and give an idea of what the fish looked like , right ? I Hope .

You guys actually thought I would try to pass that off as the actual fish I saw? No way. I posted above that I didn't have an actual picture of the fish, that is just what the body and coloring/markings looked like.

Not really

 

[Raechal]

Try asking in the hybrid forum Raechel .

Thanks. I just posted it there. Hopefully I will get some more information on it. The fish seemed really curious of his surroundings and just very active.

 

[digital_run]

haha sorry my bad....thought ou were serious with that pic

 

[Raechal]

haha sorry my bad....thought ou were serious with that pic

The sad thing is...I copy and pasted the bogus maximus into google and actually pressed the search button before I realized what you typed.

 

[digital_run]

Sorry didnt mean to misllead you or anything...just another example of my non existant humor.

 

[Raechal]

Sorry didnt mean to misllead you or anything...just another example of my non existant humor.

Lol it is fine. It gave me a good laugh. Anyways, I guess I will go back to Petsmart tomorrow and ask them about it. I doubt they'll be anymore helpful than your bogus maximusm, but it won't hurt to try. Anyways I should get some sleep. I have a doctor's appt. tomorrow. Goodnight.

 

[juanveldez]

just a very very very long shot in the dark, but perhaps it could have been a Nandopsis tetracanthus aka cuban cichlid.Jeff Rapps Nandopsis Tetracanthus.

 

[fufanu360]

lol i cant believe u thot she was serious with that pic digital_run

coulda just been an odd convict

 

[Jason_S]

if it's body was half white and half grey with black stripes and it was at petsmart then I'd bet $10 it was a texas cichlid. B)