Can anyone help ID this fish- it was sold as a asthaheros rostratum (maybe) the owner of the store could recall which astaheroes it was. It's about 5" with a black throats and pink and yellow above
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CA cichlid ID help
- Thread starter PhishMon84
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There are a number of rostrum color morphs, some more yellow, some dark.
Here are some of mine to compare.
I have also kept a few other species there is also
Astatheros robertsoni
Astatheros longimanus, and a few more I have not been ducky enough to get yet
Here are some of mine to compare.
I have also kept a few other species there is also
Astatheros robertsoni
Astatheros longimanus, and a few more I have not been ducky enough to get yet
I adjusted your photo to make it easier to see for me, and it does look like rostrum to me, and a fine specimen. There are other Astatheroine (actually the genus is now, Cribroheros) like alfari, and altifrons you may want to google, to compare though, but I believe rostrum is correct.
I agree w/ Duane, definitely cribroheros rostrum. They are no longer astherheros due to recent reclassification. As they get older, the colors get really nice. It takes a very long time for them to grow. This one I have is over 8". I bought he/she in 2009.
Very nice fish OP.
Very nice fish OP.
Soooo $10.00 well spent?
Seeing this things coloration I had to grab it- I also got a Robertsoni there a few months ago and it's about 5" and tall
Seeing this things coloration I had to grab it- I also got a Robertsoni there a few months ago and it's about 5" and tall
Definitely a good price. You'll love both species. Some cichlids lose color as they get older, but not these cribroheros. They are well worth the wait. I keep c. Robertsoni and c. Rostrum together with no aggression issues at all. In fact they ignore each other. They are usually too busy shifting through the sand as they are CA eartheater equivalent to geos.
