Id My New Rescued Fish

[hackmaster]

Its about 10" and looks like a convict with the bluey green spangling all over it


Untitled by bush basher, on Flickr


Untitled by bush basher, on Flickr

 

[england]

He is stunning, i want....lol

As to what it is,um,,not sure, grrrr...

Reminds me alot of a Green Texas Cichlid, maybe because the stress bars it does not help, if you can get a picture when its out in the open, id like to see

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Don't know what it is, but it sure is a nice looking fish

 

[hackmaster]

I'm fathomed unless it's a texasxconvict

It is a beauty though...

 

[MBOU]

I have no idea what it is!?

I was looking at pictures of texas, depseys and convict hybrids... polleni cichlids and tilapias... but they all have faces that are much more pointy than yours...

I just dont know..

 

[england]

Mbou, did same as you.lol. madagascans to check,,nope, i too think it could be a hybrid,

 

[mattlee]

green chromide........

 

[england]

Thought that earlier myself, but face seems different, not saying its wrong

 

[hackmaster]

I'll try and get a full shot when it's not being chased away by the oscars

 

[minnnt]

*Waits patiently for Wills or Star4 to come online*

 

[hackmaster]

Hmm looks like I'll be waiting patiently them minnnt...

Do they know there stuff then..?

 

[minnnt]

Thats an understatement.

 

[hackmaster]

Oh right cool

 

[Wills]

lol thanks Minnt no pressure.

It is a hard one... my first thought is a mutt - which is a Texas (H.Cyanagnotis (spelling) cross Convict with a deformity called fish beak given the pointy nose. But Im not convinced as the spangling is odd but it could be the crossed genes producing uncertain results.

BUT a few more questions - where did you get it from? How much did you pay for it? And what were the shop selling it as? How many were in the tank?

I think there is a chance it could be some kind of Madagascan as Madagascan Cichlids share a lot of similarities with American Cichlids rather than other Africans.

Wills

 

[minnnt]

See what i mean?