putumayo peacock bass

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Hey Guys,
I think these are the fish under discussion. They came in to me as temensis. They were collected in the Rio Caucaya in Colombia, which is a tributary of the Rio Putumayo. There've been a number of thoughts expressed as to their id, with a slight edge to ocellaris at this point. I'm curious to see what you all think these are. I'm certainly not an expert on Cichla. These guys are app. 1.5" in length. They're eating guppies, live adult brine shrimp, frozen brine shrimp and a number of them are taking NLS pellets. They're $10 each and can be shipped anywhere in the US or picked up in Bensalem, PA.
Mark

Rio Caucaya Peacock Bass.JPG

Cichla temensis - Rio Caucaya.JPG
 
Well, not tems for sure. But, at $10 beans, sure as hell you can't beat that price.

My guess would be mono's.
 
They kinda look like ocells but I'm not an expert on cichla either.
 
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