WHAT am I?

[liberator177]

What is this guy, about 4 inches, mean, and trying to beat up an 11 inch clown knife.

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[Militis]

Hmmm maybe a sort of Dovi


EDIT face is to rounded i think or maybe a hybrid of some sort i think it might be a Cichlasomatinae

http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=26776

[bigspizz]

It's a Vieja/Paratheraps..Which one, I am not too sure..Hartwegi?

[CubanB]

DEFINETLY not a dovii

can't help you on the ID though sorry. maybe a veja of some sort??

[liberator177]

Thanks for the replies, This thing is evil! I think im going to have to give it to my lfs

[Militis]

Cichlasoma grammodes guess not i agree with the Vieja thing :D

[balton777]

It's a Vieja/Paratheraps..Which one, I am not too sure..Hartwegi?

Same answer except for the Hartwegi part cuz I don't know.

[ewok]

vieja zonatus?

[Militis]

vieja zonatus?


Yes and could be male just needs to colour up :D

http://www.aquanet.de/privat/albering/Bilder/zonatus-2.jpg

[Dmaan.]

young zonatus would be my best guess.
hartwegi's are more colourful.

[liberator177]

I would say vieja zonatus is the best guess so far, if thats what it is what would it be worth?

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

probably zonatus mixed with some other Vieja, not sure about hartwegi compared to the few I've seen

[liberator177]

I dont have to bring him to my LFS my freind said he'd take him

[Modest_Man]

It's a Paratheraps type, like I said in your topic in the photo area.

It's too small to ID as most Paratheraps fish look similar when small.

It could be a zonatus. I bought this fish as P. fenestratus, it ended up being a female zonatus.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/Haole_Built/100_1124.jpg

[big dovii]

Could be a Fenestratus.......too dab in coloring to be Zonatus, but as with all small Paratheraps/Vieja, they do change with age.

[BigDaddyMagnum]

zonatu is my guess as well... deff not a dovii