Is this a Jaguar Dovii hybrid?

[fishman09]

Looks like motaguense. Maybe some kind of Parachromis cross (??) but I really can't find anything to distinguish this fish from a motaguense.

I very much doubt it is a jag X dovii cross. For one thing, jag and dovii both have a spot at the base of their pectorial fin; other memebers of the Parachromis genus do not. You'd think a cross of these 2 species should also have this characteristic since both parents have it....but this fish does not.

not many 14 inch motaguense out there so if so its a monster. also ive never seen a motaguense with that head slope like a managuense with blue fins like dovii. I see dovii-jag, no motaguense

 

[Aquamojo]

Sorry folks. I think it's just a nice managuense. The variant form Honduras has a blue cast across the top of the spine at the base of the dorsal. The fish will lose that coloration as it ages. Again...just my opinion, but just a managuense.


...also, whoever owns it is an idiot for feeding it goldfish. Why take a chance on losing a prized specimen at the cost of a ten cent goldfish. Kid stuff.

 

[Opiate]

agree with fishman09, u can distinctively pick apart the 2 cichs

 

[Aquamojo]

Managuense with blue fins....







Motaguense with head slope. The older they get the more dramatic the head slope...all Parachromis.





Not a hybrid.

 

[balton777]

It's pattern on his dorsal and tail look almost exactly like my former dovii's. That combined with the blue coloration is what made me think dovii cross. I guess someone could ask the guy on his Youtube page about it's origins if it's important.

 

[fishman09]

Has the honduran jag been in the hobby since like 2004 cause this videos from last year claiming that fish is six years old? just wondering cause it does resemble that male jag with the blue fins but I still see the shape of the fins to be dovii with how far they extend back.

 

[Aqualoon]

Whatever it is, the tank looked kinda small for him.

 

[flowerpower]

Body pattern says mot, fins say dovii, shape says jag. Not pure anything but as stated above, unidentifiable based on that video alone. That's a fish you own simply because you like it.

 

[AngryCichlids]

...also, whoever owns it is an idiot for feeding it goldfish. Why take a chance on losing a prized specimen at the cost of a ten cent goldfish. Kid stuff.

Yep thats definatly kid stuff. Who would do such a thing!!!(Hipocritical Statement)

 

[AngryCichlids]

Managuense with blue fins....

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Motaguense with head slope. The older they get the more dramatic the head slope...all Parachromis.

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Not a hybrid.

Its not just the blue fins tho even the body and patterns resembles a dovii