I've had these guys for a week. The bigger one has developed spangles around his ocelli like orinos but were sold told me as ocellaris. Thoughts?
ID help please
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I'm confused because the ID chart says mono and ocellaris do not have black on the cheeks. He has a full band of black dots on the side of his face.
Is the fish in the bottom pic different than the pic above? IDK but in the bottom pic I think I see yellow lining around the spots plus added with the cheek markings that cichla looks like a Orino IMO. The top pics are clearer and easier to see the fish. those look like Ocell/Mono but you'll know for sure once they hit 6"-8" because Ocell's eyes will turn red.
They be Mono's. Based on the second shot in post #3, the one in the pictures looks to be developing two gold-ish makings going from the first "bar" all the way through to the tail as seen in the picture below.
Mono
As for them being Ocell's, the whole red eye thing could help, but, I have also see Peruvian mono's have red eyes as well. The gold around the bars (IMO/IME) only accrue in Guyana Ocells. Also, i think Ocell's are more golden in color then in mono's, more bland then in Ocells and Kelberi's. As picture below states.
Guyana Ocell
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As for it being a Guiana Ocell, I think not. As the third bar isn't receding higher to the dorsal fin. As picture below shows.
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Orino's and a Kelberi for comparison. (My picture)
And just for fun, I added a photo of a Peruvian Mono with red eyes.
I hoped this helped. As for the pictures, The first one is mine, but the rest aren't.
Noted: All the fish in the pictures were 2''-5''
Mono
As for them being Ocell's, the whole red eye thing could help, but, I have also see Peruvian mono's have red eyes as well. The gold around the bars (IMO/IME) only accrue in Guyana Ocells. Also, i think Ocell's are more golden in color then in mono's, more bland then in Ocells and Kelberi's. As picture below states.
Guyana Ocell
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As for it being a Guiana Ocell, I think not. As the third bar isn't receding higher to the dorsal fin. As picture below shows.
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Orino's and a Kelberi for comparison. (My picture)
And just for fun, I added a photo of a Peruvian Mono with red eyes.
I hoped this helped. As for the pictures, The first one is mine, but the rest aren't.
Noted: All the fish in the pictures were 2''-5''