How to tell the difference between Mono/Ocel???

[mjuniorc]

okay ill try to break it down with my headache....
monoc's have longer dorsal fins, markings are more like arrow shapes.. color on them are more lighter... eyes are not red sometimes only thru aggression or stress... body is little more slim but theres alot of oter sp. of monoc's that are stubby'r compare to ocells..

and ill let someone else to chime in with more details... sorry guys... ill add alil more later if no one covers the rest... i have a throbbing headache... and about to log off...

here is one of my monocs.. @ that size.... to help all of you to figure out some more of the different traits..

 

[Phillis]

my guess is ocellaris.

 

[troutking]

whats jeff rapps account called

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

trust me there are alot of differnces.... and monos and ocell's that are wild do not look alike... maybe @2inches


Boosten Chime inn here pls..... i got a headache....

sorry guys i saw the topic and ignored the thread.. this can easily be done with the search button or just go to the i.d. sticky at the top and compare.. i got bored so i figure ill snoop the threads i havnt checked at all.. kind of glad i do lol since my name was mentioned a few times.

first off monos and occelaris do not look alike in any way shape or form, even at 4-5 inches...

hmmm... i do.. i do....
ohh. i mean, i have a pic of mine, of when it was that size

posted for you to compare with or of any same or differnt visable traits...

okay ill try to break it down with my headache....
monoc's have longer dorsal fins, markings are more like arrow shapes.. color on them are more lighter... eyes are not red sometimes only thru aggression or stress... body is little more slim but theres alot of oter sp. of monoc's that are stubby'r compare to ocells..

and ill let someone else to chime in with more details... sorry guys... ill add alil more later if no one covers the rest... i have a throbbing headache... and about to log off...

here is one of my monocs.. @ that size.... to help all of you to figure out some more of the different traits..

you can easily see the differnce by comparing mjuniors sweet cichla together. inyourface... your guy is deff not a wild mono but most likely a farm mono....its so hard to describe the characteristics because there is no specific name for the characteristics.. grrrr ... hard to explain. anyways.. wild peru monos have long dark WIDE black bars... a common characteristic of monos are black markings in between their bars which you will never see on occelaris. instead you will see yellow spangles on their bodies or you may know them as dots. the yellow spangles will eventually turn into a fully body color of yellow/olive/green..ect. when occelaris are young they tend to be olive while monos more gold or yellow. occelaris always have blazing red eyes were monos may sometimes show during aggression or stress like mjunior also said or dont have red eyes at all and will never show them. occelaris forms a oceli (circle like an orino has) where a mono would have their 3rd bar but more towards the top of the fish. when younger they will have a narrow bar and at the top of their bars they will be forming ocelis with the top of their bars black. it is usually bold towards the top and fades towards the bottom of their bars... the first bar/ocili being weak theirs second being darker and their third being the darkest b/c this is the one that will always show. monos have high dorsals, and longer faces and so on. .... sorry if you can not relate to what i am saying.. there is so many major and minor characteristics to look for. the easiest way to distingish the two is to compare pictures of the 2 species

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

whats jeff rapps account called

tangledupincichlids.... you can find it under vendors in the buy/sell forum

 

[High City Rida]

sorry guys i saw the topic and ignored the thread.. this can easily be done with the search button or just go to the i.d. sticky at the top and compare.. i got bored so i figure ill snoop the threads i havnt checked at all.. kind of glad i do lol since my name was mentioned a few times.

first off monos and occelaris do not look alike in any way shape or form, even at 4-5 inches...





you can easily see the differnce by comparing mjuniors sweet cichla together. inyourface... your guy is deff not a wild mono but most likely a farm mono....its so hard to describe the characteristics because there is no specific name for the characteristics.. grrrr ... hard to explain. anyways.. wild peru monos have long dark WIDE black bars... a common characteristic of monos are black markings in between their bars which you will never see on occelaris. instead you will see yellow spangles on their bodies or you may know them as dots. the yellow spangles will eventually turn into a fully body color of yellow/olive/green..ect. when occelaris are young they tend to be olive while monos more gold or yellow. occelaris always have blazing red eyes were monos may sometimes show during aggression or stress like mjunior also said or dont have red eyes at all and will never show them. occelaris forms a oceli (circle like an orino has) where a mono would have their 3rd bar but more towards the top of the fish. when younger they will have a narrow bar and at the top of their bars they will be forming ocelis with the top of their bars black. it is usually bold towards the top and fades towards the bottom of their bars... the first bar/ocili being weak theirs second being darker and their third being the darkest b/c this is the one that will always show. monos have high dorsals, and longer faces and so on. .... sorry if you can not relate to what i am saying.. there is so many major and minor characteristics to look for. the easiest way to distingish the two is to compare pictures of the 2 species

I think you explained it very well if I may say so myself sir! And even a little extra going into such detail.

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

I think you explained it very well if I may say so myself sir! And even a little extra going into such detail.

i can go on and on but its hard to explain, it starts to become mumble jumble... the easiest way is to study pictures and find differences ... shrugg but thank you high city... C.R.E.A.M.

 

[mjuniorc]

first off monos and occelaris do not look alike in any way shape or form, even at 4-5 inches...




when occelaris are young they tend to be olive while monos more gold or yellow. occelaris always have blazing red eyes were monos may sometimes show during aggression or stress like mjunior also said or dont have red eyes at all and will never show them. occelaris forms a oceli (circle like an orino has) where a mono would have their 3rd bar but more towards the top of the fish. when younger they will have a narrow bar and at the top of their bars they will be forming ocelis with the top of their bars black. it is usually bold towards the top and fades towards the bottom of their bars... the first bar/ocili being weak theirs second being darker and their third being the darkest b/c this is the one that will always show.


there is so many major and minor characteristics to look for. the easiest way to distingish the two is to compare pictures of the 2 species

Well SAID, & i agree.... thanx for chiming in brahh...
i will post a pic of my ocellaris (first 2 pix) & then monoculus (last 2 pix) to HELP ELABORATE... with what PeTe said:
hope you guys can understand and following with what is mentioned about the differences... Ocellaris vs. Monoculus...

 

[mjuniorc]

ttt...................... was this understandable inyoface??? i hope it helpful to you

 

[Rebel Souljah]

For some of the new new guy, just something i posted up some time ago