Plz help ID this possible Parachromis

[Bobtastic_001]

I picked up this little guy the other day as he was incorrectly labled as a convict cichlid at Petco. Looks to be a juvenile member of the parachromis family.

 

[Bobtastic_001]

Here is another picture

 

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And another....

 

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And one more

 

[Frank Castle]

looks like ManaguensisXMotaguensis hybrid

 

[Rodders02]

Definitely some motaguense in there but the blue spangling could only come from a dovii?

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

Nice chainstore pickup. It's a mota and looks to be a male.

 

[Frank Castle]

Definitely some motaguense in there but the blue spangling could only come from a dovii?

my Jaguars both have blue on them, as well as purple. Could also just be a deformed Motagunesis, inbreed waaaayyyy too many times, but I doubt it since the pectoral fins looks normal.

Nice chainstore pickup. It's a mota and looks to be a male.

it's Mota, but it's not pure Motagua

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

Motas do have blue on their cheeks as well.

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

my Jaguars both have blue on them, as well as purple. Could also just be a deformed Motagunesis, inbreed waaaayyyy too many times, but I doubt it since the pectoral fins looks normal.


it's Mota, but it's not pure Motagua

It's either mota or not.