just got this fish today need id. anyone know what it may be?
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While I'm not sure what it is I'm almost pretty sure that it is not an African Rift Lake species.
Definitely not cus its not african. Looks to have vieja in it, or some kind of unusual flowerhorn mix. Would like clearer pics.
Got any clearer pics? Definitely Central American...Looks like a hybrid. Coloration looks like a Mayan or Festae crossed with a Flowerhorn. It doesn't have a defined tail-spot, which Festae and Mayans have...but rather its spots trail off like a Flowerhorn. It does have very nice spangling and a y-bar (both are Festae traits it might have got from one of its parents). I'm sure if it is an actual non-hybrid species.....someone will recognize it. If you are able to grab a clearer shot, it would help a lot 
Nice looking cichlid though!
Nice looking cichlid though!
It's definitely Central American. In my opinion, if it were a "pure" species, it closely resembles Amphilophus lyonsi. A clearer picture would help with identification. Then again, in this day and age, it could be a hybrid, and if so, there's no telling what mish-mash it's made up of. Here's a 'lyonsi' pic (not mine, but from the 'net)
