New honduran red point

[RLHam3]

Male Honduran Red Point?


I just picked this fish up about 2 weeks ago and introduced it to my 55 gal community. So far so food. Not even eating guppy fry

 

[cavamart]

Looks more Convict to me. Nice fish.

 

[Blues14]

Get him on some good food....mine was pretty bland when i first got him....but 8 months later on NLS, Hikari Bio-Gold and Krill......

But yah, as cavamart said, looks like he may have some Black Convict in him.

 

[Madness]

Yes, looks mainly Convict, they should be really blue w/red fins.
One of my old males

 

[cavamart]

Unfortunately there are some sellers in the hobby claim that HRPs are like most other Centrals and color up with age.
Real ones are blue from the start. These juvies are under .75". Bad picture, but the colors come through for reference.

 

[Madness]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, what a bunch of cute little ones.

 

[cichlidfish]

That is a male. Looks stressed or poor lighting.

 

[BellycrawlerJaws]

Definitely convict, cava is right. Here's my male from cava

 

[RLHam3]

So are we are thinking male.

Is there anybody who feels confident/comfortable giving a definite species ID? So far i think the choices are HRP, convict, or a hybrid of the two?

 

[Stratoquarius]

it does have some red in its tail and anal fin, I think its new and it needs some food and time to settle down before it shows colours.
it most likely is a hybrid of the two but you may be suprised to see it colour up identical to the other pictures.
I´ve seen some amazing before and after pics on here and sometimes a new fish looks like something completely different.