help with id

[dragonfish]

Looks more like mine did when it was small(see avatar). Was told it was some type of geo. It grew into a Nica(Hypsophorus Nicaraguense). Was it more of a dull brown when smaller?

 

[ben&debbie]

Well, just took some more pics, I do not believe that it is a nicaraguense. The LFS had some of these and they were different.

 

[N-E Cichlids]

That looks like a sp. "Red Bahia" to me.

A species that is closely related to brasiliensis but it does not get as big as the brasiliensis. I have seen them available from time to time in the LFS.

BTW, nice pickup!

What size are they. They look to be around 3.5-4". I have never seen any Braziliensis color up that much at such a small size, unless they were being feed a hormone or some type of color enhancer at the LFS for selling purposes. Here are some pics of my Brasiliensis at 3.5-4". Either way great pickup.

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P.S. Nevermind the little guys up front

 

[ben&debbie]

What size are they. They look to be around 3.5-4". I have never seen any Braziliensis color up that much at such a small size, unless they were being feed a hormone or some type of color enhancer at the LFS for selling purposes. Here are some pics of my Brasiliensis at 3.5-4". Either way great pickup.

CLICK HERE
P.S. Nevermind the little guys up front

The fish are probably between 3 and 4 inches and look similar to your fish.

 

[N-E Cichlids]

They are closely related. You can see the difference in head shape. Notice your guys have a slanted forhead that comes down to a point at their mouth, whereas the Brasiliensis have a more rounded head.