Need an ID please

[akskirmish]

I have been told this is alittle jewel cichlid-
this true or not everyone?
cheers
Ak

 

[Dustonthecabnit]

ya possibly. Is his tail clamped??

 

[akskirmish]

ya possibly. Is his tail clamped??

What do you mean by tail clamped?

 

[benzjamin13]

Looks like a Jewel Cichlid to me. I know they are from African rivers and stay on the smaller size. Can be pretty aggressive. I had one a long time ago...before I knew what I was getting, lol!

 

[Kanta]

That Looks like one of the many species of jewels. Hard to tell

 

[akskirmish]

Appreciated guys...
Heavy eater this guy is...very active as well........Keeping solo in 29 gal biocube.....I think I may look into something different and just add this guy to my 500...

 

[HackJob]

yes this is a Jewel, ...I just got a bunch from the LFS,they eat like crazy and 2 just paired off and started laying eggs. From what I have been reading keep them alone, they seem OK with the Convicts that I have, but they are growing faster than the Convicts.

 

[akskirmish]

Thanks for the info.........
Not something I really want then,.......

 

[pimaman234]

red jewel cichlid. very nice color when you feed them shrimp products

 

[akskirmish]

red jewel cichlid. very nice color when you feed them shrimp products

He is eating right around 13 pellets of SNL daily right now.......Had him for three days-
Pic taken first day within hour of being into new tank....His color has changed greatly since this pic....