ID Confirmation

[dbcb314]

Can I get some confirmation on these comprecciceps? This is what they were labeled at the mom and pop store. The guy even said he wasn't 100% sure as they weren't his specialty. He says they didn't sell well and he personally preferred malawi cichlids. He said he has even had some of them for 3-5 years. And is there anyway to sex them? In some tanks he had multiple good sized adults and they weren't killing each other.

The pictures suck but the tanks were dirty ish (fish all seemed healthy though) and it was with a camera. Hopefully they are of some use

black

goldface
red

 

[spadoc79]

they are all calvus....yellow or gold calvus probably.....calvus rarely are available in my area....they are slow growers and very peaceful

 

[The Bass Hole]

Those are calvi(or however you make calvus plural) , not compressisips. Very nice cichlids but I'm not sure exactly which subspecies they are but they definitely calvus

 

[dbcb314]

Well crap hole lol.

He had one in another tank labeled black calvus that looked much darker (and better) then the black one above.

 

[joe jaskot]

I would like to see a better picture. Could be gold head compressiceps or yellow or gold calvus. It is very hard to tell them apart.

 

[joe jaskot]

Or it could be an orange compressiceps.

 

[dbcb314]

Does it really matter in the long run care wise with comps vs calvus? They are about the same right?

Tempted to grab the ones labeled "red."

 

[Mokujin22]

I hate to say it, but color is not a good indicator in determining what collection point Altolamps come from. I've seen yellow calvus turn white and white comps turn black and everything in between, depending on their attitude, tank mates and tank decor.

(They do look a lot like my gold head comps though...)

 

[COG Commando]

Those look like gold head Compressiceps to me too. Look at the jaw slope.

 

[dbcb314]

Thanks for the guesses. Pictures suck and the lighting and tank conditions don't help either.