I bought this beauty of cichlid yesterday as a Festae. Although I cross posted this elsewhere, I wanted to check this group and hear your thoughts on species and sex. Thanks!
Festae or Mayan? Looking for an ID check on this Red Terror.
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It's a Mesoheros Festae
Quickest way to tell the difference is the eyespot on the tail.
Festae the eyespot is mostly on the top portion of the fin.
Mayan cichlids eyespot is centered on the tail.
This Festae looks female. The dark dorsal fin and body shape tells the story.
Quickest way to tell the difference is the eyespot on the tail.
Festae the eyespot is mostly on the top portion of the fin.
Mayan cichlids eyespot is centered on the tail.
This Festae looks female. The dark dorsal fin and body shape tells the story.
Thanks everyone, and I really appreciate your confirmation!
The tail spot difference is true in many other cichlids. beside uropthalmus.
In most central American cichlids the caudal spot is centered , as in the Nosferatu pantostictus below
The tail spot in festae and many other S Americans is not centered but encompasses the upper part, as in the festae below.
But not only festae.
Note the tail spot in the S American Australoheros below
or the Mesoheros gephyrum below
but below another example of a Central American
Amatitlania cutteri
or below Parachromis motaguense
and more to the point below, Mayaheros uropthalmus in nature.
Azul imovie edit
In most central American cichlids the caudal spot is centered , as in the Nosferatu pantostictus below
The tail spot in festae and many other S Americans is not centered but encompasses the upper part, as in the festae below.
But not only festae.
Note the tail spot in the S American Australoheros below
or the Mesoheros gephyrum below
but below another example of a Central American
Amatitlania cutteri
or below Parachromis motaguense
and more to the point below, Mayaheros uropthalmus in nature.
Azul imovie edit
That is 100% a female festae. Looks like she'd be a stunner in breeding dress. Easily the most vibrant fish I've ever had when breeding, festae are ridiculously colorful when they're spawning and defending fry.
Yes indeed, I have an unrelated adult male that I plan to put her with. Oh and I just received even more confirmation that she is a she... she laid eggs a couple days ago! Unfortunately I had not introduced the male yet, so they were not fertilized, but I will be ready the next time around. Thanks again to everyone in this thread.