Just Want Confirmation On Id.>

[rossyt99]

Hi, hopefully some experts in Dwarf Cichlids will be able to confirm what type of Fish this is in the following images;
....My cousin bought a couple of them but he can't remember what they were advertised as (!?) -
I am trying to look up the Profile Info. and gain more knowledge on this Species - I have suspicions it is a Ram - possibly 'Bolivian' but not totally sure as I've not kept them myself. .........Any Help, please??........

 

[Truck]

bolivian ram : Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

 

[Curiosity101]

I'd say bolivian ram too.
Doesn't quite look colorful enough to be a gold ram and definitely isn't a german blue ram.

 

[Truck]

gold rams and german blues are the same species

 

[Curiosity101]

Same species, slightly different colour variations...smart #### lol

 

[rossyt99]

bolivian ram : Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Thanks - I had suspected, but just thought I'd make sure......He has Tetras, a Blue Gourami (small) BN Plec, and a lovely Adult Male Kribensis in with them - any forseeable problems with this Stocking ?

>> It's a 260Litre Tank, with plenty of Hiding places.

 

[tenohfive]

I'm not 100% certain thats a bolivian ram - there seems to be a fair bit of colour bleaching in the photo - but it probably is. Either way, be he or she is a ram.

And he'll have no problems with that stocking - whilst not a typical placid community fish, Ram's are still reasonably sociable.

 

[minxfishy]

Defo looks like Boliv to me and agree shouldnt have any probs with that stocking in that sized tank, only thing I would say is keep an eye on the Krib with it, but should be ok, providing they dont both decide they want the same home .

 

[mattbond]

id say its a bolivian, theyve got different finnage havent they?

 

[Truck]

id say its a bolivian, theyve got different finnage havent they?

german blues and bolivians have different colouration