Regular convict or hybrid?

[brian campbell]

I picked this fish up only because of its size.... It look so FAT!!! The ratio of head to torso is also very odd. It was pretty stressed when I took the shots cus I took the cover off and placed another tank lighting system to help with my shots. Pictures are a little bleached out,maybe too much light.

Lemme know if you can make any connect to this guy ... hes 5 inches long at least.

 

[ehh]

Common convict


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[Crazy mike]

Common convict


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+1 just looks to be stressed out


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[Manu8__too]

Agree as well. Some males tend to take more of a "fat-football" shape (like this one), while others develop more of the "mini-Midas" shape. As his confidence/dominance improve, his bars will start to darken up a bit.

 

[labiatus55]

big fat male convict, nice!

 

[brian campbell]

Yah I knew it wouldnt be the best photo taking his house away from him and removing the cap from his tank.... He totally looks like a football too. I should name him after a football town ... like the Green Bay Convict , lol.

 

[ErnieG]

O think it's a hybrid but hard to say what it's mixed with, your right the head to torso ratio is odd. Only real convict fans would see that trait.

 

[darth pike]

Unless you bought it with a location attached, it's safe to assume it's a convict mutt, ie a mix of two or three convict species. Much like the midas/red devil issue, the convicts were thought to be a single species and mixed for decades before they were separated out into distinct species.

 

[fishfarm]

90% of the convicts in the hobby are hybrids, no one knew years ago how many species existed and freely crossed them, unless it has a collection location I would say is not pure.