Herichthys ???

[Ruck Fules]

A friend who “supposedly” collected and brought back some fishes from Mexico gave it to me late last year. I've seen him bring back legit wild caught cichlids before but this particular fish I'm not sure of? I'm not an expert but this fish looks like a hybrid to me. A hybrid caught in the wild or just BS from a friend? I would have asked him what region it was collected but I no longer have contact with him.

Different angles. Check it out.

 

[xEchOx]

Certainly has some hericthys in it... Maybe some vieja as well?

 

[ewok]

Certainly has some hericthys in it... Maybe some vieja as well?

i was going to suggest the same thing.
looks like a carpintes hybrid of sorts. i see some bars on the back - maybe festae or midas?
it would be cool if it was a new species though... you only got one from this friend of yours? i think one way to check is see if this guy/gal is fertile? most hybrids aren't... if he ends up breeding with something else, at least you get some free feeder food

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Looks like a Hybrid between texas and synillium.

 

[Ruck Fules]

i was going to suggest the same thing.
looks like a carpintes hybrid of sorts. i see some bars on the back - maybe festae or midas?
it would be cool if it was a new species though... you only got one from this friend of yours? i think one way to check is see if this guy/gal is fertile? most hybrids aren't... if he ends up breeding with something else, at least you get some free feeder food

She is fertile. Since it's free, my friend only gave me one. He kept all the others that he "brought back". I would say he had atleast 10.

 

[ewok]

She is fertile. Since it's free, my friend only gave me one. He kept all the others that he "brought back". I would say he had atleast 10.

i think you might have received cichlasoma sp. 'flowerhornicus mexicanus'

 

[xEchOx]

i think you might have received cichlasoma sp. 'flowerhornicus mexicanus'

Lol, yup.


Carpintis x Synspillum. FInal Answer...

 

[Ruck Fules]

i think you might have received cichlasoma sp. 'flowerhornicus mexicanus'

Lol, I think so too . I wish to see my friend again so I could show him the fish he brought back . It looked like a normal cyanoguttatus when it was smaller though.

 

[fishluvr12]

Whatever it is it's a goodlooking fish!

 

[Ruck Fules]

Whatever it is it's a goodlooking fish!

Thanks