Lemon firemouth

[Cheesyclop]

I couldn’t find anything on here about lemon firemouths, so I figured I’d share mine. I don’t know if it’s male or female. I’ve had it about a year now it’s around 4 - 4.5 inches. If anyone has had any experience or any information on these beautiful fish please share!

 

[tlindsey]

I couldn’t find anything on here about lemon firemouths, so I figured I’d share mine. I don’t know if it’s male or female. I’ve had it about a year now it’s around 4 - 4.5 inches. If anyone has had any experience or any information on these beautiful fish please share!
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Welcome aboard

I personally never knew there was a Lemon Firemouth but it is good looking.

 

[tlindsey]

Welcome aboard

I personally never knew there was a Lemon Firemouth but it is good looking.

mrrobxc
Toiletcar

 

[bkfamus]

Looks like a Thorichthys pasionis

Thorichthys pasionis: A Jewel of the Yucatanl

This species of Thorichthys is often referred to as the Yellow Firemouth (or even worse, Yellow Meeki, argh!) By connecting it to a long term, mainstay cichlid like the Firemouth (in the minds of some fish sellers), should serve to improve its marketability. It's a shame that it hasn't yet...

www.monsterfishkeepers.com

I had a few briefly, but they were drab poor quality imo so I replaced them with Thorichthys maculipinnis.. Kool fish though..

 

[stiker]

The fish is Thorichthys pasionis, not T. meeki (Firemouth)

 

[Cheesyclop]

Looks like a Thorichthys pasionis

Thorichthys pasionis: A Jewel of the Yucatanl

This species of Thorichthys is often referred to as the Yellow Firemouth (or even worse, Yellow Meeki, argh!) By connecting it to a long term, mainstay cichlid like the Firemouth (in the minds of some fish sellers), should serve to improve its marketability. It's a shame that it hasn't yet...

www.monsterfishkeepers.com

I had a few briefly, but they were drab poor quality imo so I replaced them with Thorichthys maculipinnis.. Kool fish though..

thank you so much for the link! I would have never known

 

[mrrobxc]

The fish is Thorichthys pasionis, not T. meeki (Firemouth)

+1

 

[Hybridfish7]

I couldn’t find anything on here about lemon firemouths, so I figured I’d share mine. I don’t know if it’s male or female. I’ve had it about a year now it’s around 4 - 4.5 inches. If anyone has had any experience or any information on these beautiful fish please share!
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Where did you get it?

 

[Cheesyclop]

Where did you get it?

A local fish store where I live in Florida. They sold it to me as a “lemon firemouth” I know now that it is a different species. Thorichthys pasionis

 

[Omrit]

I love a yellow fish, but I have definitely seen some of these that looked like very dull firemouths. Yours looks great though, and will probably look even better with age.