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johnner2002

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CAN YOU GUYS HELP ME OUT ON A ID OF THESE CICHLA ? ITS ABOUT 5-6 INCH , IVE BEEN TOLD WHAT ITS MEANT TO BE JUST WANT OPINIONS FROM YOU ALL , CHEERS JOHN

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Its an Occel or a Mutt Johnner I emailed and told the fella last wk they werent Temensis Id get your money back,
they are worth a fraction of what you paid.
 
Don't always assume that Temensis will look like this...

[video=youtube;ppSivQj3gl0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppSivQj3gl0[/video]

There are various potential ways a Temensis may turn out, as shown in this source;

http://www.acuteangling.com/taxonomy/Cichla temensis.html

These particular peacock bass as me and you know Jay are apparently Temensis and i can see how they may turn out if they are that;

http://s1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii595/mjj4307/?action=view&current=_MG_6475.jpg

Maybe they are Occels or a variety of that or maybe they are Temensis - guess we just have to sit back and see what happens right?
 
Don't always assume that Temensis will look like this...

[video=youtube;ppSivQj3gl0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppSivQj3gl0[/video]

There are various potential ways a Temensis may turn out, as shown in this source;

http://www.acuteangling.com/taxonomy/Cichla temensis.html

These particular peacock bass as me and you know Jay are apparently Temensis and i can see how they may turn out if they are that;

http://s1261.photobucket.com/albums/ii595/mjj4307/?action=view¤t=_MG_6475.jpg

Maybe they are Occels or a variety of that or maybe they are Temensis - guess we just have to sit back and see what happens right?

Ash, I would agree Tems have a wide variety of colour and as shown in your pic the red fins/eyes and 3 black bands do look similar, but these particular Cichla have the body/head shape of an Occel.

They are an interesting looking bass but they are not, IMO what was advertised. There are so many people trying to pass Occels/Farmies off as other sp. to make more £

But who knows hey?! Time will tell.
 
I'm undecided myself to be honest - I really can see the Ocell in them, my friend has similar sized Ocel and says they are not similar but i do genuinely think they are.

They do have a more elongated body but i just don't know what to think about them
 
I'm undecided myself to be honest - I really can see the Ocell in them, my friend has similar sized Ocel and says they are not similar but i do genuinely think they are.

They do have a more elongated body but i just don't know what to think about them


Im defo Occel on these, they just need fattening up so they dont look skinny.
If I thought they were maybe Tems id have picked some up myself.
 
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