Please help identify this cichlid

[fsirico]

i bought it as a synspila but it has no red yet. i think i might have a Hartwegi but i'm not positive. some said its a black belt but realy looks nothing like one that i've seen. any pro,s out there?

 

[bigspizz]

Black belt.

 

[crenipterus svenagalus]

yep. spizz hit the nail on the head. black bizz-elt!

 

[fsirico]

I thought these are black belts ?

 

[crenipterus svenagalus]

they are... and? it looks exactly like the fish you posted!

 

[fsirico]

mine has a greenish face with spots all over it and has no red only on fins. and dosen,t have athick black line down the center. maybe the pics aren't good but mine has green and blue scales on the body. am i seeing things?

 

[crenipterus svenagalus]

pics are fine. i see the belt developing in the mid section and the black on the tail. its just young and maybe a little stressed. as it developes those pots will go away and you will see an adult fish that look like the ones you posted.

 

[fsirico]

i found this on line on a cichlid web just now. dont ya think it looks more like this?

 

[crenipterus svenagalus]

no.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

Black Belts can live in SW