"Malawi eye-biter" (dimidiochromis compressiceps)

[LiveCulture]

I just recently bought a couple of compressiceps. they are a few inches long and their sex is indistinguishable at this time. i did some researching on the web about this species and didnt come up with too much so if anyone is experienced with this fish i would greatly appreciate some pointers on the best way to keep them...thanks, matt

 

[LiveCulture]

i was doing a little more research and was starting to doubt that this is a dimidiochromis, any ideas?

 

[willtang3000]

Hybrid? When I brought my young Eye Biters there snout was alot longer and their colouration was quite different. Maybe your fish are still just young and need time to develop since this species is one of the slowest growing.

 

[Ras]

it is Dimidiochromis strigatus its a nice fish but a bit smaller than compressiceps.

here is a link with a foro on a danish forum =)

http://cichlids.akvariefisk.dk/species/show/?Name=Dimidiochromis_strigatus

Ras

 

[LiveCulture]

thats a shame because i bought these fish as a dimidiochromis compressiceps

 

[LiveCulture]

ive never kept these fish before so im not sure the way they look as they are maturing but your right the lower jaw dosent look elongated

 

[JIM]

Im not any kind of expert on malawi fish id but after a little bit of research myself, that fish does have a different appearance that the ones i saw, some of the appearance is the same, as all of those dont look alike exactly, you might look for a thread here where all those chiclid guys hang out to get a positive ID.

 

[LiveCulture]

their dorsal fin is bringing out a lot of orange

 

[NotoriousSway]

It does look like a Dimidiochromis strigatus, but I looked them up and look just as good as compressiceps. Where did you get them from?

 

[LiveCulture]

i purchaced them at a very reputable store with tons of cichlids and the store worker was very knowledgable at the species....i just get pissed to thing they sodl me a fish under the wrong name