Cichlid ID

[joserruiz]

Hi everyone!!

Please help identifying this cichlid... I initially bought it at my LFS as a Peacock but later I realized maybe it was a Firemouth and now it just keeps getting bigger and bigger and does not look like my other firemouth in the tank... I found another LFS with a very similar fish labeled as Fenestratus but I’m not sure about it neither... Any ideas?? Right now it’s about 5 inches and he seems to prefer the raw tilapia from my bichir and carnivore or shrimp pellets instead of NLS or Tetra Flakes... He doesn’t seems to be aggressive to any other fish in the tank (African mix)

 

[jonclark96]

Looks like something from the amphilophus genus.

 

[joserruiz]

Looks like something from the amphilophus genus.

Thanks!!

Maybe the Lyonsi... it looks a lot like that or possibly a hybrid.

 

[Rocksor]

midevil, cross between a midas and red devil.... may even be a flowerhorn.

 

[joserruiz]

midevil, cross between a midas and red devil.... may even be a flowerhorn.

He has the face of a Red Devil for sure... I also thought about the flowerhorn but probably it´s a hybrid after all. I´ll never buy in that store again, one fish turned out to be this hybrid and the other one a Firemouth... Luckily both of them have adapted very well to the African set up.

 

[Mitchell The Monster]

midevil, cross between a midas and red devil.... may even be a flowerhorn.

I was thinking that too.

-The horizontal dots and vertical bars are likely from amph lyonsi. Possible that the dots are to be from amph chancho, amph hogaboomarum, or parachromis loisellei but i don't think so.

- The elongated face makes me lean towards a Red Devil as part of the genetics at play here along with the patches of color throughout the body.

-Another thing to note here is the orangish color on the bottom half of the face which i have found alot in hogaboomarum but is quite bold coloring so may just be from the devil.

But in conclusion, I would just call him/her a “midevil” for time being. Hope this helps!

 

[duanes]

I agree with the others, looks to be one of the barred Amphilophus group, and as others have said, unless you get a DNA test, it may be very difficult to tell, even as an adult.
young A. lyons i

young A amarillo

young A flaveolus

 

[joserruiz]

-Another thing to note here is the orangish color on the bottom half of the face which i have found alot in hogaboomarum but is quite bold coloring so may just be from the devil.

Agree. FYI the reddish color is slowly fading away and becoming more like a pale yellow.

 

[joserruiz]

I agree with the others, looks to be one of the barred Amphilophus group, and as others have said, unless you get a DNA test, it may be very difficult to tell, even as an adult.
young A. lyons i
young A amarillo
young A flaveolus

Great explanation!! Thank you very much.