mystry fish any ideas

[fish boy in toronto]

ipicked this one up for $5 toda any ideas on what it might be

 

[Optimist]

Looks like a cuban. Nandopsis Tetracanthus.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

my first looks were its definatley a parachromis, and the only parachromis to get the red line along the dorsal is the cubans cichlid (nandopsis tetracanthus) although when my dad had his they were much darker although he got his at 3-4" i dont know how big yours are.

 

[fish boy in toronto]

it is about 2.5 inchs not bad for 5 bucks and i got a 3 inch jag

 

[jaws19]

hard to tell i would say cubans cichlid

 

[santoury]

My impression is that it's a grammodes. Anyone else think so?

 

[Polypterus Senegalus]

looks parachromis to me! i dont think cuban though. maybe a hybrid?

 

[ghostknifefish0909]

a hybrid cuban or maybe just showing juv colors?

-GKF

 

[cookiemonster]

my first looks were its definatley a parachromis, and the only parachromis to get the red line along the dorsal is the cubans cichlid (nandopsis tetracanthus) although when my dad had his they were much darker although he got his at 3-4" i dont know how big yours are.

Nandopsis tetracanthus is not in the genus Parachromis... It looks alot like grammodes, but the spots are throwing me off. Adults do have some speckling though, so I'd guess grammodes.

 

[HerCrenVie]

My impression is that it's a grammodes. Anyone else think so?

It's a N. tetracanthus. Look at the big black spot on the fish. BTW, people, Cubans aren't Parachromis.

EDIT: Just saw your post cookiemonster. Great minds think alike? LOL.