ANOTHER game of Guess That Fish

[Scrappy71113]

My local fish store ordered some fish and got something random that kind of looks like a parrot cichlid. They emailed the supplier photos, asking what they were and the supplier doesn't know. I'm thinking some kind of parrot hybrid or gold convicts, but honestly we just can't figure it out.

They're very antisocial and hide ALL OF THE TIME. the few people who have bought them claim they are super aggressive and have killed everything in their tank. I'm not experiencing this at all.
I brought home a pair and put them in with my green terror/acara hybrids, and now the mystery fish AND my hybrids are hiding.
I added a juvenile jaguar cichlid that is quite the social butterfly, and now even he's constantly hiding (I know he can't stay in there long term, he's just in there to grow up a bit). I'm assuming the more social fish are concerned with possible danger due to the behavior of the mystery fish and everyone is eating, so I'm not too worried about it. But they all just kind of group up together and wedge themselves in whatever space they can lol.

My question is, does anyone have any idea what these guys might possibly be based on behavior and looks?
Below is pics of them at the store waiting for food. I brought home the grayish one that doesn't look like the rest and the one with black spots on its tail.

On a side note, they need names as well.

 

[L3CTR0N]

You've already identified them. These are just blood parrots.

 

[duanes]

Since all BPs are basically mutant hybrids (not real species), the ones in your photos look to be those that are not quite as deformed as the ones normally sold.
I agree with L3CTRON

 

[Scrappy71113]

What's your opinion on the grayish guy? I have that one too. It hides along with the rest of the fish too

 

[duanes]

One theory of BPs is that they are basically mutant Amphilophines (deformed red devils).
The Amphilophine genus has all sorts of species color morphs,......pink, piebald, cremecicle, barred, even black.
With that in mind, its no surprise that in any BP induced spawn, especially if over time the mutants start to revert to their normal less deformed roots, some percentage would reflect those morphs (kind of the way deformed goldfish revert to thier standard goldfish shape if they become feral in ponds) and the survival of the fittest culls out the human induced mutants..
If you could provide a better side view photo, this Amphlophine heritage might be easier to see.
Below a normal/non mutantated Amphilophus "amarillo"

 

[Scrappy71113]

One theory of BPs is that they are basically mutant Amphilophines (deformed red devils).
The Amphilophine genus has all sorts of species color morphs,......pink, piebald, cremecicle, barred, even black.
With that in mind, its no surprise that in any BP induced spawn, especially if over time the mutants start to revert to their normal less deformed roots, some percentage would reflect those morphs (kind of the way deformed goldfish revert to thier standard goldfish shape if they become feral in ponds) and the survival of the fittest culls out the human induced mutants..
If you could provide a better side view photo, this Amphlophine heritage might be easier to see.
Below a normal/non mutantated Amphilophus "amarillo"
View attachment 1517374

I'm in bed at the moment. I'll snap a pic tomorrow

 

[Scrappy71113]

One theory of BPs is that they are basically mutant Amphilophines (deformed red devils).
The Amphilophine genus has all sorts of species color morphs,......pink, piebald, cremecicle, barred, even black.
With that in mind, its no surprise that in any BP induced spawn, especially if over time the mutants start to revert to their normal less deformed roots, some percentage would reflect those morphs (kind of the way deformed goldfish revert to thier standard goldfish shape if they become feral in ponds) and the survival of the fittest culls out the human induced mutants..
If you could provide a better side view photo, this Amphlophine heritage might be easier to see.
Below a normal/non mutantated Amphilophus "amarillo"
View attachment 1517374

I promise I didn't forget about you. getting a picture of any of them is proving quite difficult. But, from what glimpses I can catch of the guy, he looks exactly like the amphilophus you have pictured, so I'm going to say that's what he is.

 

[Scrappy71113]

One theory of BPs is that they are basically mutant Amphilophines (deformed red devils).
The Amphilophine genus has all sorts of species color morphs,......pink, piebald, cremecicle, barred, even black.
With that in mind, its no surprise that in any BP induced spawn, especially if over time the mutants start to revert to their normal less deformed roots, some percentage would reflect those morphs (kind of the way deformed goldfish revert to thier standard goldfish shape if they become feral in ponds) and the survival of the fittest culls out the human induced mutants..
If you could provide a better side view photo, this Amphlophine heritage might be easier to see.
Below a normal/non mutantated Amphilophus "amarillo"
View attachment 1517374

It took some time, but I finally got the little beasty to come out of hiding.
It's really pretty, but once again, I'm stuck with a crappy phone camera that doesn't pick up color very well

Sorry it took so long.
Please ignore the algea, I like to let it grow.