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Red devils and Midas are two different species. Nowadays, it's hard to find pure red devils, so, they aren't the same species.
Yup, Midas (Amphilophus citrinellus) and Red Devil (Amphilophus labiatus) are two different species. There is actually even a third fish that looks very similar to them called C. zaliosum, a bit more rare and harder to find pictures of. From a quick Google search I found this pic of a male
More pics at http://www.cichlidmadness.com/profiles/showphoto.php/photo/21/cat/516
More pics at http://www.cichlidmadness.com/profiles/showphoto.php/photo/21/cat/516
there are lots of species in the red devil/midas complex. you have the citrinellus, labiatus, zaliosus, sp "amarillo", "chancho", xiloaensis, and a few others that are stuck in my brain fart. if you buy it at a LFS it is 99% sure to be a mutt. nothing wrong with them though, some of the best fish i ever owned were a pair of store bought midas/devils. they were outright vicious
