ID fish

[Zorro]

thanks you i need the Female to get a little bigger. then i am going to sell them when they spawn

 

[gubbz316]

I dont know but I'm sure they will be monsters

 

[Vince]

I agree with AquaMojo. They are Parachromis Loseillei.

 

[mohinder]

The one in the 2nd and 3rd pic is definitely a Parachromis loisellei.

There are 3 species that look pretty similar:
Parachromis loisellei
Parachromis motaguense
Parachromis friedrichsthalii

To make it even more confusing, the motaguense comes in two color variants: the red tiger and the normal yellow. The red tiger mota turn into a gorgeous orangish color, and are pretty easy to spot.

Here are some pics of mine:

Loisellei (female):

Red Tiger Motaguense (female):

 

[Vince]

If you look at the jaw carefully, you can tell distinguishing differences.

Nice red tiger mota

 

[Zorro]

Very nice mota the colors look great how big is he???

 

[mohinder]

Thanks. It's about 5 inches now. They grow really slowly.

 

[Zorro]

I no mine grows very slowly