Is this a Cichlasoma maculicauda

[Andri Pogo]

Bought these two today, was told by the store that they were Cichlasoma maculicauda, but their tank was unmarked... Are they maculicauda ?
They are around 2"

The bigger one:

The smaller one:

 

[cchhcc]

Definitely not...... Macs have a vertical bar, not a horizontal one.

I'd start with bifasciatus and go from there down the list.

 

[Andri Pogo]

yeah i thought they were something else after looking at some pictures of adult maculicauda.

Im not a big fan of Vieja´s but the LFS guy showed me a pic of a beautiful white adult maculicauda so i decided to take two...

 

[tapeworm]

Its definitely not a Maculicauda, it's either and adolescent fenestratus or a bifasciatus.

I would lean more towards a fenestratus, as it has more blue than anything. Bifa's horizontal line usually doesn't travel all the way back, it starts half way through the body and ends at the tail.

Regardless, nice fish!

 

[synspila81]

any updates??

 

[Cross127]

I say Juvi Hartwegi.

 

[ShadowStryder]

Not a BB, But both the Fenestratus and Bifa lateral lines travel the length of the body,
if you go by Rapps Gallery. Synspilum does not.
You can't really tell at this size but I would Guess Bifa or Fen unless of course it is
just a hybrid. Only time will tell.

 

[Andri Pogo]

i returned it to the store as soon as i found out it wasnt what it was sold as

 

[Gage]

they were fenesratus, bifas dont have vertical barring, at least not like that.... to bad, beautiful fish when older.

 

[Spakase]

Looks Fenestratus to me, though the spots on the face and colour does remind one of Hartwegi!
Like the others, I too do not think it is a black belt.