I agree, but you should be able to get an ID at 2"+ if you get a pic showing the bars.darth pike;3300212; said: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.
They're AmazonianCichlaholics Anonymous;3301152; said:what are the origins of the fish in question?
Thanks, I was looking around at pictures after I posted these and that was my guess as welldogofwar;3757646; said:looks like insignis to me. My little ones I'm growing out are much yellower than M. festivum...
Matt