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| Posted | Can anyone name this cichlid? |
| 17-05-2006 14:45 by sfriend |
He's been in my tank for over a year and I still can't figure out what it is. I think its of the Geophagus variety but am open to other suggestions... any clues?
Cheers Shaun |
| 17-05-2006 14:46 by sfriend |
Here he is!
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| 17-05-2006 14:53 by nige |
jewewl cichlid from the african rivers i think |
| 17-05-2006 14:55 by clownloachlady |
Found this link on the net.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewel_Cichlid Only thing is i cant see the spot on sfriends fishie... |
| 17-05-2006 14:58 by paul stevens |
Very much like my green teror. |
| 17-05-2006 14:59 by clownloachlady |
you mean yourself paul? Hehe hello ps u ok?
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| 17-05-2006 15:02 by paul stevens |
this is a jewel and ive got one of them aswell.
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| 17-05-2006 15:04 by paul stevens |
Oi oi cll how are you hun hope things are ok. |
| 17-05-2006 15:07 by clownloachlady |
ye i am ok... u? |
| 17-05-2006 15:14 by sfriend |
I have the matching female and she has a small black spot near the front in the gill area.... if that's any help |
| 17-05-2006 15:16 by wayne |
looks like some type of geophagus |
| 17-05-2006 15:18 by clownloachlady |
ur lfs oughta know what it is if u take a piccie? |
| 17-05-2006 15:24 by sfriend |
 DeeJayDave didn't know either when I last visited... |
| 17-05-2006 15:28 by paul stevens |
How big is the fish sfriend n how long you had it. |
| 17-05-2006 15:32 by sfriend |
I suppose I've had it for a little over a year.. and it's a good 3-4 inchs now.. the female is about an inch smaller..
It's quite a placid fish but hasn't bred in the community tank which I suspected it wouldn't when I bought it... I have a spare empty tank and was considering moving the pair into it to see if they bred, but wanted to know what they were first to see if I needed to meet any special criteria. Cheers |
| 17-05-2006 15:33 by wayne |
try this link: maybe one of these , but thier are loads of subspecies http://www.amazon-exotic-import.de/Gallerie/Cichliden/INDEX.HTM |
| 17-05-2006 15:35 by Danny Boy |
its not quite like any geophagus that i am familiar with but the steindachneri seems to come in various colour forms
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/geophagus_steindachneri.php the lack of any barring dont help. is he always this colour? |
| 17-05-2006 15:41 by clownloachlady |
didnt know sfriend lived this way.... |
| 17-05-2006 16:25 by sfriend |
I'm South Brent CLL - so Torquay is only 20 minutes from me. The fish is blue and red under most light conditions, but is getting redder as he is getting older... |
| 17-05-2006 16:28 by clownloachlady |
ah  |
| 17-05-2006 16:41 by PaddyD |
Definaely not G.steindachneri Totally different mouth orientation.
It does look like a slim brasiliensis, but they are typically very aggressive It could be a variety of I would think it belongs to the Gymnogenus genus http://www.cichlids.dk/artikel/vis/214/ Or possiblr an Acarichthys type, but the females spot would rule this out. http://www.cichlidae.info/wallpapers/wp.php?id=34 In short not sure! |
| 17-05-2006 16:48 by nige |
i still think its a juwel cichlid, there are a couple of different colour morphs, if you look at the body shape fin rays etc i bet you will find that they are almost identical!!! |
| 17-05-2006 17:03 by Danny Boy |
nahh not even close to a jewel again the moth and head are all wrong. its a toughie. |
| 17-05-2006 17:06 by sfriend |
Brasiliensis rings some bells, and http://www.elmersaquarium.com/10cichlid_brasiliensis.htm says they are mild mannered... could it be you have worked it out Paddy? |
| 17-05-2006 19:34 by anna |
i would say its very similar to a geo. brasiliensis but heres a link with a good selection of geophagus pics on it
link here |
| 17-05-2006 22:39 by matt |
its definatly a geophagus brasiliensis |
| 17-05-2006 22:47 by sfriend |
cheers guys.. looks like we got their eventually.. Dave - if your watching - I promise those posters are on the way to you...
I know I've been saying it for ages... Cheers Shaun |
| 18-05-2006 08:42 by PaddyD |
Be careful with calling them mild mannered, when the get big - over 8" for males, they can be bullyies. Don't take as truth everything you read on sites! |
| 18-05-2006 10:33 by Alan |
Just flicking through baensch.
It looks like an Oreochromis tanganicae quite unusual in the trade I believe. Not so sure about the geophagine option can you post a picture that shows the shape of the tail this is often a dead give away to particular species. |
| 18-05-2006 10:37 by Alan |
Incidentally the lack of spot bothers me as well when deciding whether or not the fish is brasiliensis. |
| 18-05-2006 18:42 by deejdave |
Hiya shaun! Still not worked it out? Me either lol. I have brasiliensis here, pretty sure its not one of those, have never seen one exactly the same. Good luck!  |
| 19-05-2006 07:54 by Alan |
Its definately a cichlid if thats any help! |
| 19-05-2006 08:00 by Alan |
Take a look at this link ignore the pictures of the adults cichlids of develop exagerated shapes in adult hood look at the drawing is this representative of the shape of your fish pay particular attention to the shape of the tail is it any where close to the fish you have.
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=1440 The other option is to go on to www.fishbase.org and trawl through all the cichlidae I would pay particular attention to Oreochromis and geophagines the first being of African origin the later being south american in origin. Hope you have some luck with the site it can be a bit unweildy at times but it is an excellent resource for information and fish ID. |
| 19-05-2006 08:03 by Alan |
another thing are the teeth visible when the mouth is closed? If not it is unlikely to be the Oreochromis tanganicae don't worry I'm not going to suggest counting fin rays, yet. |
| 19-05-2006 09:02 by PaddyD |
It does not look anything like O. tanganicae. The pics might look similar, but see them in the flesh and the tilapia is much thicker bodied and colouration is different. |
| 19-05-2006 09:12 by Alan |
I would agree with regards to an adult but a juvenile is a different matter equally it looks similar to the female not the male but id is difficult with out a full profile picky I'm only suggesting a possibility to look into. Fishbase is the best place to look for a definitive id but you may have to resort to counting fin rays which the fish would not appreciate. |
| 19-05-2006 19:04 by Daz M |
Looks like Geophagus iporangensis rio propria |
| 21-06-2006 19:42 by chromis123 |
geo brazziliensis im pretty sure |
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