Id this cichlid

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catmando

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Hey guys i need some help with knowin what type of cichlid i have.. Also what type of pleco is agressive enough to stay with him. He ate my tiger pleco. Thanks for your help!!

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face shape makes me think its some type of vieja but not sure how big is it?
 
Can you get a closer shot cause looks like a marble convict but then looks like a peacock of some sort also.
 
CornBread;3787198; said:
Can you get a closer shot cause looks like a marble convict but then looks like a peacock of some sort also.

just click on the picture and you can get it full size. Its a HUGE picture...and definitely not a marble con or peacock. Id lean towards some sort of Vieja as well, though Im no expert on them.
 
VRWC;3787254; said:
just click on the picture and you can get it full size. Its a HUGE picture...and definitely not a marble con or peacock. Id lean towards some sort of Vieja as well, though Im no expert on them.

I agree.. Definately a vieja. How big was the pleco? I never seen a pleco get eaten. And I have some very aggressive fish with plecos and the most damage I see is to fins
 
I agree, he is a vieja. Is he normally washed out like that? Could you give us a picture of him showing his natural color?
 
well thats a impressive veja synspilum if it ate a pleco............
 
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