Help With Finding A Fish

[Wills]

Hi saw a fish posted here a few weeks ago and thought if I ever get a bigger tank....and now I am so trying to remember what it was. Brief description was that it was similar to a severum body shape but with black and white stripes - sometimes a bit faded and it stayed quite small maybe 4-6 inches? Any ideas anyone? One thing im certain of was that it was not a convict.

 

[mancin]

Was it a Festivum?

This one?

 

[mixmaster jay]

Was it a Festivum?

This one?

how cool is that fish i want one lol

 

[mancin]

how cool is that fish i want one lol

I agree! I've never heard of them before but I remember seeing that post and thinking "That's a great looking fish! Will it work for me...."

 

[Glenbo1981]

Sajica?

 

[meguro]

disregarding what was said, im going with convict

 

[pirate monkey]

was it a cutteri/spilurum?

They're black and white when in breeding colours

 

[Wills]

points go to pirate monkey thats the one I was after thanks for all the help guys

 

[Glenbo1981]

Looks like convict with broken markings

 

[pirate monkey]

Looks like convict with broken markings

they're from the same family and just as easy to breed but definitely not the same fish!

normal colours look like this:

You can see they have yellow and blue in their colour, they also have bright blue eyes - hence they are also known as 'Jade eye cichlid' or 'blue eye cichlid'. When they are in breeding colours they go brilliant white and black stripes, and their eyes go black too, and the female gets a black throat as seen in the picture in my previous post.

2 of ours spawned a while ago, although we only have a few fry left (we haven't done anything with them, just letting nature take it's course). If they ever get to grow up we'll happily give them away

 

[Glenbo1981]

Is it aggressive like Convicts?

 

[meguro]

and what plant is that?

 

[pirate monkey]

Is it aggressive like Convicts?

no, they are passive, but when they breed they do get nippy (understandably) when mine spawned the rest of the fish were confined to one half of the tank!

and what plant is that?

I have no idea, they are all silk plants. It probably said on the packet but I didn't take much notice

edit:
I have just a little look online, it is a Lobelia Cardinalis http/www.seapets.co.uk/products/aquarium...-plant-6in.html