ID needed, juvi Heros Sp. Rotkeil???

[David R]

Just picked these up from the lfs, Rotkeils pretty hard to come by here and look very similar to my last Rotkeil when it was small. The pelvic and anal fins are a bright orange and they have fairly distinct black bars. The pics aren't too flash, but they're still settling in. Is it possible to ID them as Rotkeils at this size?

 

[fishfarm]

First question is what was it sold to you as? Looks like a regular serverum to me, but it needs to grow some. Ken

 

[David R]

It was sold simply as "severum", and according to the kid at the shop a customer just dropped them in for free. The pelvic and anal fins are much more orange than in the photos, I'll try get some better pics today.

 

[jb12288]

my rotkeils looked like that in their juvi colors. btw love the balzanii

 

[Jhitsos]

might be too early to tell i agree it looks like a regular sev.

 

[David R]

my rotkeils looked like that in their juvi colors. btw love the balzanii

Thanks! I found a couple of photos of my last rotkeil and it looked very similar to this lot. One of them has a bit more blue on the face and more red squiggley lines and the other ones face is much more plain, could that be an indication of sex?

 

[hairdog]

too early to tell. I had some known rotkiels with a green hard to tell a apart as juveniles