need help to identify this fish

[crazhrse]

i went to my lfs today and he had this trio of very good looking fish and the tag said they were maganese, but i have never seen maganese look like these , they were about 5-6 inches long with a real stout body and striped vertically with dark greay and black and the male had a kinda big square head,almost like a hump on him, i want to get them cause i really like the way they look but i'm not sure what they are,i can't find a pic anywhere like them

any help and oh yea btw they are not convicts , i know that for sure i had too many con's in the past 15 years

 

[Arthur]

there's a few different variations of parachromis, so without pics it's kinda hard to say

 

[crazhrse]

there's a few different variations of parachromis, so without pics it's kinda hard to say

i have been doing a search on parachromis and donn't see anything like them , any other ideas , i will get pics soon cause i think i will get them anyway, he was asking $75 for the trio but he has had them for a while so he told me today $25 for the trio since he needs the tank space

 

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

were you able to take a pic of these fish

 

[crazhrse]

were you able to take a pic of these fish

no i didn't even think about doing it with my phone,but i'm gonna get them tomm. so i'll post pics then

they look similar to a bigger darker convict

 

[Dmaan.]

does it look anything like a barred midas?
if you have ever seen one?
look that up and let us know.

 

[crazhrse]

does it look anything like a barred midas?
if you have ever seen one?
look that up and let us know.

i have had midas and do have 2 now and they are nothing like them and i assume the barred are like mine also

but the male of this trio looks alot like this fish as far as body shape except the one at the lfs has dark grey and black vertical stripes

 

[Dmaan.]

was it a juvi blackbelt?
or even possibly a godmanni?
hmm, tough with out PICTAS!!!!!!!!

 

[DisturbinDaPeace]

Possibly another Cryptoheros species

Not sure if Buttikoferi males obtain nuchal humps

 

[Dmaan.]

i doubt it!