Geophagus identity

[Guyb93]

I posted a photo a few months back of my geophagus hoping to get an ID , they are starting to colour a bit more now with a red dorsal and yellow belly fins with dashes of green along the face and body so I’m re posting hoping now they can be identified more easily

 

[Guyb93]

Really annoying how the colour don’t really show on the photo well

 

[Colin_T]

You can't identify most Geophagus cichlids until they are mature and have adult colouration. Even then you might need them to start displaying. And having them on a light coloured substrate doesn't help.

 

[Guyb93]

You can't identify most Geophagus cichlids until they are mature and have adult colouration. Even then you might need them to start displaying. And having them on a light coloured substrate doesn't help.

It’s really shocking how there colour changes as they get older , iv been looking around online and I’m leaning towards red head or altifrons but they are still fairly plain looking

 

[Guyb93]

Maybe a better photo , only geo I have found with the y shape marking like this is a dicrozoster

 

[Wills]

They are not red heads, the body shape is really distinctive.

I was thinking Dicrozoster or Abalios so interesting you think Dicrozoster too. Its not Altifrons which is the most common as the spot on the side is too big. I think it will come down to the tail pattern as they get older, it would usually take 2-3 years for them to get into full adult colouration though.

Wills

 

[Guyb93]

They are not red heads, the body shape is really distinctive.

I was thinking Dicrozoster or Abalios so interesting you think Dicrozoster too. Its not Altifrons which is the most common as the spot on the side is too big. I think it will come down to the tail pattern as they get older, it would usually take 2-3 years for them to get into full adult colouration though.

Wills

They have bugged me since I have bought them and they change so slow but so nicely

 

[Wills]

I'd be reasonably confident in Dicrozoster they are one of the species most mis-labeled as Surinamensis.

 

[Guyb93]

I'd be reasonably confident in Dicrozoster they are one of the species most mis-labeled as Surinamensis.

Off my research mate I’m saying the same il have to keep posting as they grow ,well shall see , I hope they turn out really nice