ID this killer

[Black Jack]

This was a fish i use to have. Always wondered what he was. He started out in the middle of the hierarchy and as he got older he turned into a straight up killer and bully. He wouldnt gill flare. He would just swim back n forth cornering a fish with the side of his body. Never seen any other fish do that before.

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[lonzoencho]

It is a blue auratus cichlid they can be pretty aggressive


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[Metriacliman]

Male auratus. Pretty aggressive is an understatement.

 

[Athleticfisherman]

On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd give the Mel auratus a 12


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[Black Jack]

I'd never own another. He killed my livingstoni at the time so I removed him from that tank n threw him in my convict breeding tank while I tried to get rid thinking my most aggresive cons could tolerate him n the mean time. They beat him up 4 a few days n then he snapped on the 3rd killing all they're fry n he woulda killed the parents too if I hadn't removed him. I never seen such a temper n aggresiveness n such a small fish. Was a psycho

 

[Cassius.]

Auratus was my guess too, but he looks fatter than the others I've seen. Maybe a hybrid?


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[Jc1119]

I'd never own another. He killed my livingstoni at the time so I removed him from that tank n threw him in my convict breeding tank while I tried to get rid thinking my most aggresive cons could tolerate him n the mean time. They beat him up 4 a few days n then he snapped on the 3rd killing all they're fry n he woulda killed the parents too if I hadn't removed him. I never seen such a temper n aggresiveness n such a small fish. Was a psycho

One of the most highly aggressive Mbuna....not for the lighthearted

 

[cichlid_obsessed92]

Would this be considered more aggressive than a bumble bee cichlid ?

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[Jc1119]

Would this be considered more aggressive than a bumble bee cichlid ?

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Id say so. I have a 6" crabro that is highly aggressive but id say the auratus is a notch above.

 

[Robulus153]

I've had 1 in my mix cichlid tank before. He was a mean and was the head haunch until my red empress out grew him and put him in his place. Having a lot of cichlids to disperse the angler helped. He would get in the biggest fights with my only electric yellow with seemingly no winner. After a few other haps grew out he mellowed out for me. Mean guy in a small or underpopulated tank.