Can anyone tell me what fish this is?

[mrnivlek]

sweet fish lucky

Thanks

 

[pleco bill]

thats an interesting fish... it looks like a cross between a flower hrn and a bass

good luck

 

[Timpon]

so i actually got a rare colored specimens?

Not really. They have become relatively common over the last three years here (Sydney).

I have never seen the red version here though.

 

[M|L]

that's the complete opposite in the states.

we see the red variety, but never the wild coloration.

 

[ewurm]

Never seen one of those, cool.

 

[Opiate]

haha omg!! i almost bought 5 of those exact fish the other day....i didnt tho cause i knew nothing bout them...

 

[casperbgk]

i love em, they got a cool looking face. ive only seen the normal coloured version once and the red one advertised once...the red ones look nice

 

[Chad55]

Agreed, I have never seen the wild color variety. I actually thought that the red color was the normal color. I think I might have to invest in one of these once I get a bigger tank.

Chad

 

[Timpon]

haha omg!! i almost bought 5 of those exact fish the other day....i didnt tho cause i knew nothing bout them...

I found the pair that I kept were very peaceful and hardy, even when breeding they were not very aggressive. They chased other fish away, but not very vigourosly like other cichlids. Their mouths are very protusive when feeding.

When mine were small-got them at two inches- their colours were pale and washed out. They become quite spectaculer at about 5 inches. Mine grew out to about 12 inches before they were killed by a mean Butti.

 

[YOOPER]

Odd, i've only seen the camo variant, never the red (except when petsmart started carrying them, now I own one). My dad had a 15" male when I was a kid. They do get aggressive when they get big. Dad used to feed him perch. Great fish.