Super Orange Aquidens - ID help

[katiemarie]

Hi All,

I purchased a cichlid under the name Super Orange Aquidens from the LFS. I was told he would get vibrant orange and blue coloring, but after a year of growth, he / she is primarily silver with blue / green iridescence. I would love to get a species ID and find out exactly what he / she is. When I look up super Orange Aquidens- not much comes up, so would love some input. Thank you in advance!

 

[tlindsey]

Hi All,

I purchased a cichlid under the name Super Orange Aquidens from the LFS. I was told he would get vibrant orange and blue coloring, but after a year of growth, he / she is primarily silver with blue / green iridescence. I would love to get a species ID and find out exactly what he / she is. When I look up super Orange Aquidens- not much comes up, so would love some input. Thank you in advance!

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Beautiful cichlid. Possibly Super Orange is made up name.

 

[Kevin@TUIC]

Uninterrupted vertical band that extends into the dorsal fin, 4 distinct orange spots at each 'corner' of the mid-lateral blotch = Aequidens superomaculatus.

 

[katiemarie]

Uninterrupted vertical band that extends into the dorsal fin, 4 distinct orange spots at each 'corner' of the mid-lateral blotch = Aequidens superomaculatus.

Thank you! I appreciate the info!