Can anyone ID this guy?
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In the wild this fish eats predominantly algea,It's mouth has specialised teeth for rasping algea from rocks,much like African mbuna.
It's mouth is one of its distinguished features that seperate it from other veija.
The upper jaw extends over the bottom giving it an overbite.This is a good aid for identifying this species.
Males should reach about 12 inches females about 1/3 the size.
Try to feed lots of veggie based foods as well as pellets and frozen foods.
Sexing is not easy unless you have a male and female side by side.Even then it's not easy until they get large.
Not too aggressive buy veija standards,should work in a cichlid community as long as tank is big enough.
They like clean, hard,well oxygenated water at a temperature of 76 degrees.
It's mouth is one of its distinguished features that seperate it from other veija.
The upper jaw extends over the bottom giving it an overbite.This is a good aid for identifying this species.
Males should reach about 12 inches females about 1/3 the size.
Try to feed lots of veggie based foods as well as pellets and frozen foods.
Sexing is not easy unless you have a male and female side by side.Even then it's not easy until they get large.
Not too aggressive buy veija standards,should work in a cichlid community as long as tank is big enough.
They like clean, hard,well oxygenated water at a temperature of 76 degrees.
Cranium profile would suggest female to me but I can't be 100%sure.
Males tend to have more of a bulged forehead.
If ihad to guess then I would say female.
Males tend to have more of a bulged forehead.
If ihad to guess then I would say female.
That's what's the lfs guy said and he said the dorsal fun makes him think it's a girl. He said he's not a 100 percent because of its size and color.
agree with the others, not seiboldi,
here are a few shots to seiboldi.
Note the more terminal mouth stanzzzz7 spoke of.
here are a few shots to seiboldi.
Note the more terminal mouth stanzzzz7 spoke of.
There are also those in the genus Paraneetroplus with even more mbuna like terminal mouths.
P gibbiceps below
and the others of Tomocichla (which seiboldi was just removed from)
T asfraci
and T tuba
P gibbiceps below
and the others of Tomocichla (which seiboldi was just removed from)
T asfraci
and T tuba
Sorry for the derail OP, but the idea for some people, that new world cichlids consist of oscars, jags, dovii, FMs and maybe some Vieja and JDs is to me, very limiting.
There are hundreds of species in the tiny area that is Central and southern North America alone, which are much better suited to aquariums under 100 or 200 gallons than some of the above large species that are unsuited for small aquaria under 300 gallons, or in the case of dovii, need even larger tanks.
Above and below Theraps lentaginossus
There are hundreds of species in the tiny area that is Central and southern North America alone, which are much better suited to aquariums under 100 or 200 gallons than some of the above large species that are unsuited for small aquaria under 300 gallons, or in the case of dovii, need even larger tanks.
Above and below Theraps lentaginossus
