ID this cichlid please

jakb55

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Sep 18, 2012
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I got this little guy in a batch of feeder guppies soo saved him and put him in my other tank but I don't know what kind of cichlid it is never seen one like this before and oven kept cichlids for a long time thanks


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thatbb6

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Jul 3, 2012
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Who said it was a cichlid though? I might be wrong but I don't think it's a cichlid. It reminds me of some kinda molly..
 

Fish_Man_Dan

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That appears to be a tilapia species, probably blackchin or blue, maybe even a hybrid. Won't know for sure until it grows a bit. Definitely a tilapia for sure


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Thelatinofishlover

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i've had this ame thing happen to me and i belive it to be a tilapia too, by the shape of it, grow it out and see what happens
 
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