curious about an ID

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cichlidaddiction

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I picked this little guy up as a barred midas a few months back and lately i have been seeing threads about others thinking they have a midas that is actually an Amarillo. so i want to see what you guys think oh yeah mine is about 5 inch thanks for any Ids:popcorn:
Oh and sorry about the pic quality took em on my phoneIMG00295-20110722-1253.jpgIMG00290-20110722-1252.jpgIMG00298-20110722-1255.jpg

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That is not a red isletas i have had a few and have seen many on here... Looks like some sort of barred amphilophus... It doesnt look like an amarillo either... Its probably a barred
midas/devil
 
That is not a red isletas i have had a few and have seen many on here... Looks like some sort of barred amphilophus... It doesnt look like an amarillo either... Its probably a barred
midas/devil
Just curious, how can you tell a barred Midas from a 'Red Isletas'? I thought the Red Isletas was just a local variant of the barred Midas, and they look the same... the only difference is their location. Both of them can have (or lack) the red head as well, and both develop humps.
 
Just curious, how can you tell a barred Midas from a 'Red Isletas'? I thought the Red Isletas was just a local variant of the barred Midas, and they look the same... the only difference is their location. Both of them can have (or lack) the red head as well, and both develop humps.
Red isletas do not have whit in between their stripes they are almost like light black, they do not have long faces like the fish pictured above, red isletas have short round face and most males have humps at that size... Some males display a light reddish color under their gill plates even when not breeding... As far as O know they are collected from different locations but their is certainly a difference between the two... I wish I could show you pics but im on my phone... I will upload pics when i get home...
 
Here are some of my Red Isletas at about 10". Please excuse the glass in the last two pics.

I think you have a Barred Midas or Barred Devil as it does have a longer face, but who knows for sure?? That is just my guess is all. Nice fish either way.

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