Help Id A Cichlid

[The-Wolf]

hi all
A customer has brought us a cichlid
I can't find out which one it is (too many )

no pic as I'm still at work
ok here goes
body shape is similar to a hemichromis
the base colour of the fish is a dull yellow/gold
there are 8 dark bands that almost seem olive in colour,
although I have a feeling these will fade when settled to
reveal spots running along the lateral line.
the eyes are very dark, but may lighten when settled
size is currently 6.5" long, 2" deep
the customer says it ate most of here fish, so it is definately carnivourous

any ideas?

 

[CFC]

A young peacock bass maybe?

 

[modernhamlet]

Hemichromis fasciatus?

 

[The-Wolf]

not a peacock bass
no red on the belly so not a Hemichromis fasciatus.

I forgot to say the trailing edges of the dorsal, tail and anal fin is white and red

 

[CFC]

It would be best if you took the camera to work and took a photo for us, it could be anything.

 

[chishnfips]

is it similar to the top one

 

[The-Wolf]

thanks for that chishnfips
but it is none of them

I will take my camera in tomorrow
and post pics tomorrow night.

 

[modernhamlet]

thanks for that chishnfips
but it is none of them

I will take my camera in tomorrow
and post pics tomorrow night.

I love a mystery!

 

[The-Wolf]

ok here are the pics
this one shows his bars

and this one shows his spots comming out

now can you ID him?

 

[BigC]

Ah the pics.....

 

[nate9]

im no expert by any means, im very new to the fish thing but are you sure it is not some sort of bass, for some reason it looks like a bass, maybe a rock bass?

 

[black angel]

Poor fish it looks really emaciated. Hope you get it a good home Wolf. Dont know what it is either sorry.

 

[lucky62]

looks like some kind of Tilapia

 

[grumpymole]

a Blue Arca?
i remember my lfs had one of these in the other day
but this fish has a yellow underbelly and the one i saw had a blue one

 

[Mad Duff]

First impressions I thought Tilapia straight away to be honest I thought it could be a poor T Mariae but now I think it could be a Tilapia Zillii ( Baensch Atlas, book 1 p.778).