Can someone tell me what I have here?

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Rivers2k

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Can someone tell me what I have here? I posted this in another section before I bought it when I had absolutely no idea what it might be but I think I will get more responses in this section.

I believe I have some sort of yellow/golden Flowerhorn. It was in a tank labeled red terror and the people working there where honestly not sure what it was but were told to leave it labeled as red terror. I have done allot of research this weekend and believe it might be a flowerhorn or possibly a midas but leaning toward flowerhorn because it showed a vibrant pink belly and behind the gills when it got worked up. It has red eyes and a red line going down the dorsal fin. It is very very aggressive going after a Severum and green terror 4x its size. It is so aggressive that if it doesn't settle down in the next month I will have to decide between it and the rest of my fish. This is a choice I don't want to make.

I have never been into flowerhorns before so if it isn't my heart wont be broken but what ever it is it has really got me intrigued I really enjoy it. My daughter (3 years old) has named it Cutie. Got to stop letter name my fish. My red spot severum is Mr. Sprinkle Cook lol, because he looks like he makes ice cream sprinkle.

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Bump - could really use some help with ID
 
Really? Nobody has any ideas?
 
It looks to my like it could be a juvenile lyonsi cichlid?

Here are some snaps from google

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Adults get red around the gill area. They are related to the trimac

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I'd guess petsmart red texas. If you search the forums you can compare. It's a guess though because hard to see in pics and your video is set private. Whatever it is it looks healthy.


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It looks to my like it could be a juvenile lyonsi cichlid?

Here are some snaps from google

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Adults get red around the gill area. They are related to the trimac

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Changed video to public.

That looks like the closest I have seen yet. Just googled it. I am going to have to do some research. Do you have any info on them, thanks? I am not 100% sure that is it yet but boy looks very very close. has the white under belly as well.
 
It is from petsmart. The guy at the store said he thought it might red texas be as well.
 
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