So I was sold this pink siquia, so you think it's a convict ? I got it thinking worst case scenario I get a really nice convict
True pink siquia?
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Whether or not it is, or isn't siquia, is sort of blurred by the color morph. Without the normal characteristics of siquia, any, and all these pink morphs, kind of look like generic line bred convicts, basically an undeterminable generic Amatitlania. How can anyone tell by looking?
These morphs do not usually last in nature, because they stand out.
If you like it, that's all that counts, but trying to make it out to be something out of the ordinary, or rare is a stretch, and unless you have some kind of assurance that the parents were truly siquia, its a pink convict.
Not trying to rain on your parade, just the way I see these morphs.
Morphing of any cichlid whether a convict, or a Parachromis, or some mbuna, makes ID almost impossible unless you have a taxonomic key, with fin and scale counts.
These morphs do not usually last in nature, because they stand out.
If you like it, that's all that counts, but trying to make it out to be something out of the ordinary, or rare is a stretch, and unless you have some kind of assurance that the parents were truly siquia, its a pink convict.
Not trying to rain on your parade, just the way I see these morphs.
Morphing of any cichlid whether a convict, or a Parachromis, or some mbuna, makes ID almost impossible unless you have a taxonomic key, with fin and scale counts.
Sorry I didn't know, I'm not trying to make it anything special or rare I was happy with the fact that at worst case scenario I got a really neat convict. When I asked the guy how he knew it was pink siquia he said that's what the shipment said so I'm wasn't 100% sure and thought I could find someone who could maybe tell by the fins or something. Thanks
You did get a good looking fish. The problem with identifying it that the singular A. nigrofasciatus has been split into three others: Siquia, Kanna and Nigrofasciata. But they've been the singular for a very long time. Unless you are absolutely sure of it's origin...it's a "hybrid". I have a hundred or so Siquia in a tank. Great fish. I would love to have the "vanilla" version. Years back I found these in a local store and thought they looked pretty cool.
Enjoy the hobby.
