Cutteri Cichlid?

[Ahli1500]

Saw one of these at a LFS and it was beautiful, but I havent heard anything about it on here? I've heard of the Cutter cichlid but this was definetly labeled "Cutteri" and looks nothing like the pictures of Cutters I've looked at. I'm wondering if its some kind of hybrid bc it looks exactly like a Con in the face and even has the same little row of mini teeth on almost the very outside of the lip like my old adult Con had. Any ideas?

 

[Mystix212]

Heres a Cutteri. Nice looking male.

 

[cichlidmasterpro]

hey i can get some cutterconvict hybrids and there dad looks just like that pic and he is a cutter

 

[SMS]

I believe that a Cutter cichlid is a C septemfasciatus and a C cutteri is a different sp of the same genus.

 

[straitjacketstar]

I believe that a Cutter cichlid is a C septemfasciatus and a C cutteri is a different sp of the same genus.

C. septemfasciatus is it's own species. I have not heard of them referred to as cutteri.
Currently "cutteri" are regarded as C. spilurus cutteri, and are referred to as "Cutters", "Cutteri", or "Cutter's Cichlid".

 

[Ahli1500]

Mine look just like the first pick SMS posted but WAAYYYY more colorful, probably bc its in their with his girlfriend and they are a confirmed breeding pair!

 

[SMS]

C. septemfasciatus is it's own species. I have not heard of them referred to as cutteri.
Currently "cutteri" are regarded as C. spilurus cutteri, and are referred to as "Cutters", "Cutteri", or "Cutter's Cichlid".

All Im saying is the old common name for septemfasciatus is Cutter cichlid. About 10 years ago A few of my LFS had fish of the common name Cutter cichlid which were septemfasciatus, also some older books use that common name for septemfasciatus like Dr Axelrods.
This is why I dislike the use of common names

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

All Im saying is the old common name for septemfasciatus is Cutter cichlid. About 10 years ago A few of my LFS had fish of the common name Cutter cichlid which were septemfasciatus, also some older books use that common name for septemfasciatus like Dr Axelrods.
This is why I dislike the use of common names

Just because an LFS names a fish something doesn't mean that its believable.

 

[SMS]

Whether it is correct or incorrect some people, books, and websites call a septemfasciatus a cutters cichlid. Thats all Im trying to get across. If you read the original ? it might make sense why I posted

 

[straitjacketstar]

All Im saying is the old common name for septemfasciatus is Cutter cichlid. About 10 years ago A few of my LFS had fish of the common name Cutter cichlid which were septemfasciatus, also some older books use that common name for septemfasciatus like Dr Axelrods.
This is why I dislike the use of common names

If that's the case then I guess I can call synspilums "Bifas", loisellei's "Freddies" and red devils "Midas". They look similar enough, it's easy to apply the common name to the wrong fish. I've seen such flubs in Axelrod's books as well.
Plenty of fish are mis-labelled at shops, sites and in books. It doesn't mean that the common name applies to both but it often happens the common name is applied to the wrong fish. Not a big deal, they are (after all) common names. It happens all the time. It's more often to see Heros efasciatus labelled "Severum" than the true H. severus, Satanoperca leucosticta labelled "Jurupari" instead of the true S. jurupari, or Mesonauta insignis labelled "Festivum" instead of the true M. festivus. Some learn the difference, some never will and it will keep happening. Common names don't have specifics to which fish it can be applied to. I can think of at least 4 species of fish who are commonly reffered to as "Electric Blue", two who are commonly reffered to as "Blue Flash" and 4 who are referred to as "Blue Acara".

What OP saw in the shop may not be C. spilurus cutteri but a similar looking relative, C. septem, C. spilurus, C. sajica, C. myrnae all possibilities.