help identifying this cichlid

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i rescued 3 cichlids from my sisters who had let there tanks go into well lets just say sickening poor condition.
i know what 2 of them were there was a green Texas and a convict but the last one i'm not sure.

i have attached a picture of the unknown fish as i can't post a link as new member.
the fish is approx between 6 & 7 inches

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Looks like Tilapia of some kind maybe blue. The mouth kinda of looks like Mozambican
 
i rescued 3 cichlids from my sisters who had let there tanks go into well lets just say sickening poor condition.
i know what 2 of them were there was a green Texas and a convict but the last one i'm not sure.

i have attached a picture of the unknown fish as i can't post a link as new member.
the fish is approx between 6 & 7 inches

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Looks like a Pearsei
 
I'm not really familiar with them so wait for someone who is a little more knowledgeable tlindsey you beat me to the post lol
 
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Yeah you guys are right. On a PC now, on my phone it looks different. Can hardly make out the dark abdomen on the phone.
 
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thanks guys.

just wondering if anyone in the uk has purchased these before and hoppw much do they cost as i would like to get a male
 
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I agree with Tom, looks like Cincelichthys pearsei, between about 2-3 years I needed to move mine from a 150 gal to a 300 gal because they grew so large.
They are primarily vegetarian, and appreciate things like romaine lettuce, thawed peas, and dandelion greens.
 
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