I need a positive ID please

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beantickler

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Can someone ID this fish for me? I kinda thought it was a Chocolate Cichlid but now Im not sure cause it isnt getting and green or brown hues to it... Pretty much just white with a slight green tint to it and yellowish fins... Thanks guys!

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Looks like hypselecara temporalis to me....
 
It's got an Aequidens body shape and pattern, but most Aequidens species share the same juvy pattern. And it still looks small.

Having said that, chocolates do share a similiar body shape despite not being closely related. The only thing that makes me wonder about being a chocolate is that extension of the caudal spot. I haven't seen a chocolate with one before. They are very variable though.
 
How big is he? Might just need to wait a spell and let him grow first.
 
Looks like a chocolate to me
 
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