id this south american?

[mbunafishkeeper]

yeh defo freddies.

 

[bolty]

It could be a loisellei
but im going with Parachromis friedrichsthalii

also both these come under Central American Cichlids

 

[FSM]

Freddys

 

[mohinder]

It's hard to tell from the photos, but I think they are Parachromis loisellei.

Here's a photo of my female loisellei:

These are also all loisellei:

They all have the black blotches (squares) down the middle, and lack vertical stripes.

I also have a female friedrichsthalii. Here's a video for comparison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvMVKh_2uGU

 

[fishfreak317]

wow the majority says freddies...

 

[japes]

I'm changing to Loisellei, all of the ones that I've ever been have been much more duller lightish brown like Jags

 

[sledge760]

Parachromis loisellei.

 

[CrystalizedHairs]

Could be either IMO, Parachromis friedrichsthalii 'Cenote Escondido' or Parachromis loisellei. They look more like P. loisellei to me though. Freddies tend to show their barring more often.

 

[cichlidinsomniac]

It's hard to tell from the photos, but I think they are Parachromis loisellei.

Here's a photo of my female loisellei:

These are also all loisellei:

They all have the black blotches (squares) down the middle, and lack vertical stripes.

I also have a female friedrichsthalii. Here's a video for comparison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvMVKh_2uGU

i concur

 

[fishluvr12]

Parachromis loisellei gets my vote even tho pics are real blurry.

I agree