Cichlid I.D. Please help.

[Ben1982]

Hi,


I bought this fish as Parachromis Loisellei but after looking at some pictures of Parachromis Loisellei juviniles I am not so sure.

Could anyone please give me an I.D for this fish?

Thanks,


Ben

 

[Empyreal]

I don't see what else it would be besides possibly a freddy

 

[Ben1982]

It has very little yellow in it and normally is very green. I suppose that's what threw me off. I'm quite new to cichlid keeping.

 

[cichlidfish]

Definitely looks like a loisellie. It's just stressed. New to the tank?

 

[Ben1982]

Definitely looks like a loisellie. It's just stressed. New to the tank?

It has been in for a couple weeks. When it was stressed out a bit at first it just went a really light colour. Seems quite confident now, swimming with the other fish etc.

 

[the animal guy]

it is super cute. and cool

 

[cichlidfish]

It has been in for a couple weeks. When it was stressed out a bit at first it just went a really light colour. Seems quite confident now, swimming with the other fish etc.

Here is the loisellie I had for comparison. Just a little lighter on the black.

 

[duanes]

At the age of the Parachromis you have, many of the speciesl look similar, so there's really no point in trying to discern until its older. If the place you got it is respectable/reliable it may be what they say it is.
Below is a Parachromis "la Ceiba" of about the same age.