Hello All,
Today I purchased a large fish that unfortunately I do not know the name of therfore I cannot do any reasearch on him till I figure out what kind he is. I am counting on this community to try to help me figure out what kind of fish he is. I know the people in this community are very knowledgable in fish and I really do need the help! Thank you...The link is a picture of my fishy :) Thanks a billion...
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1578/6855898/13160173/324477916.jpg
Hi and welcome to fishcrazy
As far as i can tell its a cichlid of some sort but which one i do not know
Welcome to FC ramirezaemmy :)
Sorry but I'm not clued up on cichlids enough to advise but welcome to FC
Could you tell us more about your tank setup, ie; size, filtration, companions etc as this will help others ID and give more advice if needed on setups
Hi and Welcome,
Looks like a central american cichlid - cichlasoma species?
Give me five mins and i'll have a look in Baensch.
1xTrigon 1903 Clown Loaches,14 Cardinal Tetras,8 Rummynose Tetras,6 Cory Trileneatus,6 Hatchetfish,4 otocinclus,1 SAE,1 Bristlenose,, 10 amano Shrimp
Anubius Barteri,Crinum thianum,Limnophilia sessiflora, Echinodorus Blehri, nymphaea lotus, Ammania Senegelis, Crinum calimustratum, java moss, 1xRekord 60Empty at Present
12 litre tank - 4 japonica shrimp, 4 Red crystal shrimp, 5 High Spot Rasbora
Anubias Barteri, Glossostigma Elatanoides, Ammania Senegalisis, Limnophilia Sessiflora, Bacopa amplexicaulis
Ok could be a few too many miles north with me initial thought - how about aequidens syspilus - flag cichlid species?
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1578/6855898/13160173/324524015.jpg
There is a picture of the tank setup I have for my new companion. The person I bought the fish from told me that I can only have this fish in my tank because he is very territorial and will kill/eat anything that comes in his way. He seems harmless but thats just me :) Hopefully this is some help! So far he loves his new tank but I am unsure what to feed him. I gave him Pond Pellets (for goldfish) and he did eat them but I know this isn't the proper food for him. The man I bought him from told me he is a carnivour.
Could he be a Convict cichlid?
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/convict.htm
Hi there Ramirez
I am not a cichlid expert, but I would have said yours isn't a convict as they have well defined dark markings, but then I didn't know there were albino convicts too.
Did you find out what he was Ramirez?
Nope :( I was having tons of problems with him in thebeginning as well! His tank was very fishy smelling but after about two weeks of scrubbing up his aquarium the best I could it does'nt smell anymore! Not sure what that was but now he is great! He is very aggressive though I am shocked :)
hi ram
haven't been on here for a while.the fish you have is a red devil used to be cichlasoma citrinellum is now called amphilophus citinellus.judging by the slope of the forhead its a female males get large nuchal humps.these fish get very large in excess of a foot and usually are aggressive.they also need very large tanks even if kept alone.a lot of people keep single specimens as they make great pet fish.i hope this helps check out some pics let me know what you think.
cheers dev