Need an ID...

[joey02]

The two fish in the pics were sold as a proven pair of severums. Spawning at least 5 times. What confuses me is their is no markings on the males gill plates. also, no markings on either ones body. the colour is a metalic blue-green. profile resembles a true parrot as well. Im leaning a bit towards hybrid. or maybe just a species of severum i have never seen. Pics dont do them justice.

any ideas? first two are the male, second two are the female.

 

[bigriver]

hmmm...ill let the severum experts take care of this one,your right though does look like he has some true parrot in them.

 

[Sab_Fan]

everything about them looks severum to me . . . except for the lack of any markings (?) . . . nope, I'm just as puzzled as u are . . .

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

severum shape blue color from true parrot idk hmmm

 

[Modest_Man]

It's hard enough to breed H. psitticus with itself, let alone another species.

They're just severums that are lacking in color.

 

[marauders30]

they look like sevs to me but ive never seen that color. maybe u just got some cool ass colored sevs that are rare haha. they look good though

 

[Mad About Cichlids]

It's hard enough to breed H. psitticus with itself, let alone another species.

They're just severums that are lacking in color.

Very true. I know a guy here that has half a dozen true parrot cichlids that ranges anywhere from 8-10" or more to breed for the last year or two now.

 

[peathenster]

severums for sure....the lack of markings is not very unusual...I wonder if the color had anything to do with lighting.....can you get it out of the water and take a picture under sunlight?

 

[oscarfish1395]

i think severum but they are very unusual

 

[thatcichlidguy]

They are Severums, but are certainly showing unusual colors, or lack there of. Kinda look like a wierd mutant Turquoise sev.