ID Possible Pellegrini?

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I purchased this Geophagus a few months back, without knowing what it was, the LFS had it marked as a pike, apparently the wrong fish was sent by the supplier, So I took one. At first I figured it was just a normal jurupari, but lately I have noticed a change. Hes been showing signs of Yellow on his body and fins, as well as red on his head, which now from what I can see is becoming a hump. I read up on the Pellegirinis and people are saying they are unavailable in the US. Now, maybe, you guys can shed some light on what fish I really have. Ive got pics. But, due to my horrible gravel color picking skills I have white, so the fishes colors don't last long when the light is turned on.




























Then on a side note, Is he obese? Like I mean is he fat.. is that possible for fish to become very fat.. because all this thing does is eat.
 
most likely a red hump, mine was sold as a Pellegrini but as much as i want it to be, it isnt. Mine looks exactly like this
 
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The fact the there are already visible signs of spangling on the flanks suggest G. steindachneri.
 
*OFF TOPIC* JK47, you dont happen to be from Jk47 Productions from like 5 years ago do you? Making videos with BF2..

*ON TOPIC*
Well I was kinda getting my hopes up for something extreme, none the less, I still love him! @ garobsessed15, does yours act aggressive towards any of your other fish?
 
TheNewSeverum;4987808; said:
*OFF TOPIC* JK47, you dont happen to be from Jk47 Productions from like 5 years ago do you? Making videos with BF2..

*ON TOPIC*
Well I was kinda getting my hopes up for something extreme, none the less, I still love him! @ garobsessed15, does yours act aggressive towards any of your other fish?
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No sir just a plain old fish nerd haha! Well no matter which species you have, it is a harem breeder than needs a good male female ratio (1m/2f minimum) in order to spread aggression around. They can be a roudy species but having a good m/f ratio will help that. They are a great species and a blast to watch do there thing. Think of spring break, they want lots of heat, sand and women around... ;)
 
hmm, Water temp is high, I was thinking about getting sand, but women... I dont know about that one lol
 
steindachneri, as for pellegrini not avail thats not true a few vendors have them now, i have a breeding group for awhile males are around 7 inches females around 5.....
 
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