Firemouth Hybrid?

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I picked up a beautiful firemouth today, as I was putting it in my grow out tank I noticed it looked a bit odd. The mouth just doesn't seem right, my other firemouth Pudge looks different compared to this one.
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I believe this Is what you have. thorichthys maculipinnis Its like a common fire mouth just with more colorful scales and a different body shape. So not a hybrid

Sent from my cave
 
I believe this Is what you have. thorichthys maculipinnis Its like a common fire mouth just with more colorful scales and a different body shape. So not a hybrid

Sent from my cave

Yeah, that looks like it.
Reason I thought it was a hybrid was the slope from the top of the head to the mouth, looked odd to me. Anyway, thanks.
 
Looks to be a regular firemouth(meeki) cichlid to me. Just has a lot of spangles and maybe a bit deformed.
 
Deformity, well I guess it works with my JD then since he's missing his pectoral fin. Thanks, as long as it doesn't affect him too much like it does my oscar than I'm not bothered.
 
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