Cichlid ID please...

[COLDasICE]

What kind of cichlid is this? Looks like some sort of Severum to me. Any other info on the fish would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[artemis1]

Mesonauta festivus. Related to angelfish.

 

[darth pike]

One of the Mesonauta species ... am guessing M. festivus due to the unreticulated back, super short nose, and light spotting in the unpaired fins.

 

[COLDasICE]

Thanks!

 

[japes]

Mesonauta sp.

A big thick one too.

 

[bichirsruletheworld]

Looks like a festivus but with a more severum face. I though festivus had more of a pointed face. Could be wrong though.

 

[HiImSean]

nice looking Mesonauta. i've been thinking about getting one

 

[COLDasICE]

nice looking Mesonauta. i've been thinking about getting one

Yeah I wish it was mine lol...I was thinking about getting one or perhaps a pair of keyholes soon. All the festivum pics I've seen online look a little different, they resemble an angelfish more.

 

[haynchinook334]

Mesonauta festivus. I hardly seen these.

 

[urbaninja]

A festivum and a fat one too.