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[Bonzo1]

Saw this today at our lfs. Any one tell me what it is please

 

[cjdesmit]

Looks to be a Keyhole cichlid (Cleithracara maronii), they are from South America...

 

[yuval]

biotodoma cupido

very nice fish!

 

[cjdesmit]

biotodoma cupido

very nice fish!

Interesting, I've never seen/heard of them before. It does look more like a Cupid though... Disregard my Keyhole comment.

 

[Bonzo1]

Its been suggested on another forum its either Biotodoma Waverni or Biotodoma Cupido and on closer inspection I beleive it may be Biotodoma Waverni. Anyone any idea how to sex these guys

 

[yuval]

Interesting, I've never seen/heard of them before. It does look more like a Cupid though... Disregard my Keyhole comment.

yeah... they really look very similar.

Its been suggested on another forum its either Biotodoma Waverni or Biotodoma Cupido and on closer inspection I beleive it may be Biotodoma Waverni. Anyone any idea how to sex these guys

Now it does seem to me like a Biotodoma Waverni when I look at the spot on his body..

In Cupido it supposed to be like that (the spot almost "touches" the dorsal fin):




And in Waverni it like that:



so you got a Biotodoma Waverni.

 

[TahoeFish]

And here is biotodoma cupido for comparison. Note that the spot is above the second lateral line.

 

[Bonzo1]

Well we got 5. Really pleased with them.

 

[straitjacketstar]

Biotodoma wavrini.