"Festivum" ID

[andyjs]

What do you guys think? insignis?

These guys are still tiny and hard to get decent pictures of. I'm just a little curious which species I got

 

[darth pike]

Too small to tell yet. A lot of the diagnotics like the reticulated back or if the body stripes Y or not won't be able to be seen in fish that small. Let them grow up to about 4" or so and post 'em back up.

 

[edoc]

Too small to tell yet. A lot of the diagnotics like the reticulated back or if the body stripes Y or not won't be able to be seen in fish that small. Let them grow up to about 4" or so and post 'em back up.

I agree, but you should be able to get an ID at 2"+ if you get a pic showing the bars.
Here's a pic of my m.festivum for reference taken at 2" they are now at least double the size

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

what are the origins of the fish in question?

 

[andyjs]

what are the origins of the fish in question?

They're Amazonian

 

[andyjs]

Ok, let's try this again. They're a bit bigger now.
(don't mind the cyanobacteria)

 

[VOYTEK]

nice little guys ! I need to get some for my lonely adult

 

[dogofwar]

looks like insignis to me. My little ones I'm growing out are much yellower than M. festivum...

Matt

 

[andyjs]

looks like insignis to me. My little ones I'm growing out are much yellower than M. festivum...

Matt

Thanks, I was looking around at pictures after I posted these and that was my guess as well