Cichlid ID?

[florencejr11]

Girlfriend bought me a "Dovii".... only thing is it doesn't look like one I'm just curious to see what you guys think. It's about 1.5"

Wether it's a dovii or not it's going back I have no room for a dovii and if it's false she's getting her money back.

 

[florencejr11]

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Dovii with stressed coloration. Cool fish too bad it has to go back

 

[duanes]

One of the reasons it doesn't quite look like a dovii, is because the white/bright substrate.
That type substrate makes cichlids wash out their true colors to blend in, and not be spotted by their primary predators at that size... birds.
Even though its in a tank, instinct does not go away, and at that size it is bird food for even small birds like king fishers
Below are young dovii in a darker substrate tank.

 

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Dovii with stressed coloration. Cool fish too bad it has to go back

+1 dovii.
Have a 125 ? Get a yellow jacket or maybe a festae

 

[florencejr11]

+1 dovii.
Have a 125 ? Get a yellow jacket or maybe a festae

Just a 75

 

[florencejr11]

Appreciate you guys all