Help with new fish!

[crmarti]

Just went to the LFS and i think i got some sort of cichlid that has the same name twice and starts with an A. the woman said it and it was like alspinosa alspinosa or something like that? if anyone knows what the actual name is can you help me out so i can look it up. It is a long fish, shaped like a pike cichlid with a greyish body and black stripes and all of its fins are red. if anyone thinks they know what im talking about please let me know

 

[Cichla dude]

Got any pics?? We can't really ID a fish without pics.

 

[Lupin]

Bolivian ram (Microgeophagus altispinosa)?

 

[bfhslilred93]

pic r a def big help

 

[cichlid savage]

A pic will definitely help with the ID. IMHO you should never buy a fish when you have no idea what it is.

 

[12 Volt Man]

are you sure its a cichlid?

cause Anostomus Anostomus comes to mind (cigar shaped fish).

 

[Bderick67]

are you sure its a cichlid?

cause Anostomus Anostomus comes to mind (cigar shaped fish).

Nice one 12v, The pencil fish.

 

[crmarti]

aha there it is....so its not a cichlid then! it is the fish pictured above....does anyone know anything about them such as how big they get? i got him in a ten gallon quarintine tank for now....

 

[crmarti]

got him for 5.99 is that a good deal?

 

[12 Volt Man]

thats a pretty good deal.

they are a great fish, I had one for a long time (8 years).

very hardy, but can be a little nippy.

here is the one I had: