please identify this cichla

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TheDorikiN;5115083; said:
the exporter list only named the fish as Tucunaré


c. monoculus local name is Popoca

c. orinoco local name is Borboleto

c. ocellaris local name is Lukanini

c, piquiti local name is Tucunaré azul

c. temensis local name is Tucunaré

and c. kelberi's local name is Tucunaré amarela




"Cichla temensis identification is made somewhat complex by the species' morphological variability ... ... ..."

http://www.acuteangling.com/taxonomy/Cichla temensis.html

I dissagree with a good portion of these 'local names'.
 
let the pictures tell you :)




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i bought other species of cichla on the market right now for comparison

on the front labelled as cichla temensis germany bred

on the back, ordinary cichla monoculus local bred n the wild caught cichla











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on the front cichla temensis germany bred




ill be back for more update

one thing for sure, the wild caught cichlas are growing up soooo fast
 
TheDorikiN;5121308; said:
let the pictures tell you :)




223221_1809297151125_1200857050_31658763_4975123_n.jpg


i bought other species of cichla on the market right now for comparison

on the front labelled as cichla temensis germany bred

on the back, ordinary cichla monoculus local bred n the wild caught cichla











222058_1809296871118_1200857050_31658762_6914669_n.jpg


on the front cichla temensis germany bred




ill be back for more update

one thing for sure, the wild caught cichlas are growing up soooo fast

front cichla doesn't look like a temensis to me. I think the yellow guy is a kelberi, not a bahia either. Nice pickups for sure.
 
whats with the little tanks ? is my question all of the fish look extremely stressed out to me . let them get settled into a bigger tank and then lets see some pics
 
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