I'd please

[krichardson]

Kelberi

What's good,Jimmie?!....I'm not good at eye deeing baby cichla but I have never had any kels with a stripe through the tails like those have.

 

[jimmie1974]

Orino's dont either. Thats why i guessed at kelberi. Everythings been pretty good

 

[krichardson]

Orino's dont either. Thats why i guessed at kelberi. Everythings been pretty good

Whatever they are the nice circle spots that they have in the first photo looks to have faded in the other photos.
What are they eating,Tony?

 

[tony tropical]

They are feeding on bloodworm and hikari gold mini pellets

 

[gangster]

I agree with J jimmie1974 I could tell from the first pic they were not orino's. Too small too have the gold around their occelets. Those were stress markings. They look like some nice kelberi to me as well.

 

[tony tropical]

An update on the only surviving 1

 

[tony tropical]

He's around 8" now

 

[tony tropical]

Still not sure what species

 

[richyrich]

Interesting looking back at the original pic of this fish and how it’s changed.

 

[Tobiassorensen]

Dont look either kel or orino to me. To much slope on the head for a orino IMO.
It can be a farmie hybrid. Ive got a hybrid that looks similar to this except more golden.