Too small to ID?

[DammitKhoa]

Cichla Sp. Rio Xingu. So far, the only info I could find is that Cichla melaniae, mirianae, and pinima inhabits Rio Xingu (for the most part). He's about 3.5". I know it's extremely hard or maybe impossible to ID but I'm hoping someone can spot something I missed.

While the others color up at sunrise, this guy seems to remain pretty washed out. I placed a black background but that only helped so much.. might need to get some dark substrate. He's the shyest of the bunch but eats well.

When I first got him. Both are Sp. Xingu. Different camera, only sunlight


now




snapped some photos of other tankmates while I was at it.
Orinoco temensis




"Kelquiti"


lol

 

[gangster]

xingu possibly...update em again in a few weeks.

 

[isde02]

Nice growouts.

 

[darboy]

sorta tem lookin.

 

[DammitKhoa]

Nice growouts.

thanks!

xingu possibly...update em again in a few weeks.

personally love pinimas but I'm leaning more towards xingu... if it is any of the above.

sorta temporary lookin

i sure hope so! the tank is sitting on the carpet temporarily while I build my cabinet so that might be the culprit to the washed out colors. also, those LEDs don't do jack but make everything look flat and yellow

 

[bassinmike85]

temensis


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[darboy]

i sure hope so! the tank is sitting on the carpet temporarily while I build my cabinet so that might be the culprit to the washed out colors. also, those LEDs don't do jack but make everything look flat and yellow

Sorry dude typo, what i meant was "sorta tem lookin, your sp xingu.

 

[darboy]

These are cichla melanae although f1's the size of your sp xingu or maybe a bit smaller.

These are melanaes that are slightly bigger than your sp. xingus... Hope these help bro

 

[Mr.AzulBass]

Darboy...are you takin these shots from your lfs? every picture is nicer than the last

 

[DammitKhoa]

Yeah, I definitely see the difference. in fact it's a huge difference lol thanks guys