Is this a Synspilum or...?

[Nut]

Saw this at a local shop today listed as "cichlasoma" synspilum. Is it a vieja synspilum or something else? It's about 8 inches TL. Also I am wondering what you guys think of putting him in my 125g with my 4.5" jag. Crappy cell phone pic doesn't do it justice. Beautiful fish.

 

[Noddy]

I'd say synspillum allright.
She's gonna grow.
Mine is outgrowing my oscar at the moment and eats anything except fish.
They can have quite an attitude.

 

[buddha1200]

looks to be a synspilum but i am not sure mine looks a little different,might be a hybrid,but i could be wrong. heres mine

 

[poly-nomial]

Yeah it does look like a Synspilum, the build but i don't know about the coloration.

 

[buddha1200]

thats what i was talking about the pattern seems to be a little off,maybe others can help you out a little better than i can.

 

[jowens]

I am no authority on synspilum, but I think that the the spangles suggest hybrid. Pretty fish, though.

 

[Dennis]

I was told that mine are synspilum, yours look a bit different.

 

[buddha1200]

the last pic is synspilum for sure. How old is it?

 

[Dennis]

The last one is the female, first one the male. Male is around 13", female about 11", they are both just over 3 years old. They've bred several times but I don't keep the young any more.

 

[Nut]

Well, i think i'm going to pick it up and see how it goes...I was assuming it was a male because it has some small trailers on the fins. Is that a bad assumption with this species?