Cichlid ID Please - From Lake El Salto Mexico

[The TRUST]

A friend of mine went to Lake El Salto Mexico to do some bass fishing. I noticed that some of his pictures had some cichlids in there and was wondering if you guys can ID then please.

 

[Modest_Man]

Top one is exCichlasoma beani, I can't tell on the second body shape looks like a tilapia?

 

[The TRUST]

Top one is exCichlasoma beani, I can't tell on the second body shape looks like a tilapia?

yeah that's what I was thinking too. First Beani second looks like it might be a introduced african tilapia species.

Just wanted to post to see what you guys thought

 

[Red Devil]

nice fish... especially i like the Beani... did they put them back?

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

the second looks like Oreochromis possibly aureus

 

[The TRUST]

If u guys want to see more fishing pics go here:

http://www.anythingfish.com/images/Carl/mexico2008/bass_fishing_at_mexico.htm

but they aren't any more cichlid pics though

 

[gnuisance]

that beani is very impressive, I would love to see what it would look like in an aquarium setting.

 

[thorzep]

for sure...and it took down that spinnerbait..aggressive little bugger

 

[citrinelum]

hope they didnt return the tilapia, its been a plague all over rivers and lakes...

 

[cichlidbroker]

I think it's the same fish in both photos--Beani would be my guess also.