All cichla experts, help me ID my bass!

[Diamond01ar]

I think they are finally big enough to ask the question...what type of cichla are they? I was told ocellaris but who ever knows. Notice on some they have the "eye" spot on their tail, and some just have a spot that ends right at their tail fin. Someone once said, "looks like you might have a 4-bar". I tried researching 4-bar cichla and came up blank. Any help on identifing my fish would be greatly appreciated. And some info on 4-bars would be cool as well.

 

[HULON]

Not the expert Bro but i say Monoculas all the way ...

 

[bobblehead27]

^^ Ditto ^^

 

[jbru70]

I believe I have 3 of the same fish I bought off aquabid from The Wet Spot in Portland Oregon. My so-called wild caught Ocells look like yours(check my other threads) and they have jacked up deformed tails, a faint 4th bar and a black spot at the end.

Did you try to return your PB's that had the deformed tails????

 

[jefferymoorhead]

Mono's

 

[apriliarider15]

Do you get a collection point? Those fish bare a really close resemblance to Cichla pleiozona. Probably the closest I've seen yet in captivity. Do they still have any left?

 

[apriliarider15]

Here is an adult photo of C. pleiozona for reference.

 

[Diamond01ar]

I believe I have 3 of the same fish I bought off aquabid from The Wet Spot in Portland Oregon. My so-called wild caught Ocells look like yours(check my other threads) and they have jacked up deformed tails, a faint 4th bar and a black spot at the end.

Did you try to return your PB's that had the deformed tails????

I actually pm'd you and we established they were the same batch. I live close to the wet spot and have developed a relationship with them. They said I could return if I wished. I started with 8, only 2 had bad tails. Ended up trading 2 to another lfs for my ebjds, and just yesterday gave away the last deformed bass to another mfk user. See free bass thread in northwest classfieds. Can you post a pic of yours. Would TWS not take your fish back?

 

[Diamond01ar]

Do you get a collection point? Those fish bare a really close resemblance to Cichla pleiozona. Probably the closest I've seen yet in captivity. Do they still have any left?

Thanks for the pic! My bass do have a blue tinge to them under low light just like that pic. I have seen them recently at my lfs. However like jbru70 and I have expecienced some are coming out with deformed tails I believe to be genetic.

 

[troutking]

Do you get a collection point? Those fish bare a really close resemblance to Cichla pleiozona. Probably the closest I've seen yet in captivity. Do they still have any left?

x2 they do look alot like pleizona but they most likely are occels