So I have a secret spot where I found a honey hole of wild cichlid species, it was almost magical when I found it. A spring which never goes below 70 degrees. Somehow these Firemouth were able to repopulate in this little pond, along with some tilapia looking fish, and other unidentified cichlids. I have only been successful in catch 1 large male firemouth. I have since put him in my 30 gallon long with some barbs and plants. I am going to try to buy a female fire mouth so that i can have a breeding pair. Its interesting that these firemouth were able to survive for lord knows how long! The tilapia looking fish are white with black markings and they are bigger than the firemouth about 10 or so inches. The other unidentified cichlids are brownish with bright orange tips on the fins about 8 inches at the biggest. Anybody know what they could be? By the way the firemouth that are in this sping have extremely vivid colors with full red going down from the chin to the base of the tail. The trailers of the firemouths are extremely long on both the dorsal fins and tailfin with the tail fin being outlined by black with a flash of red which fades into a yellow. I will get pics once his eyes clear up. I think hes in shock right now because of the amount of change in his environment. Tell me what you guys think overall about this and help me identify those unknown cichlids.
