What am I?

[blacktip]

When I bought this guy I was pretty sure I that I knew what he was but now I'm second guessing myself. So what do you guys think? He's just under 2" and is a major pig. Sorry for the grainy pics, my camera struggles with the low light. The second and third pics don't show it, but he has a lot of spots/speckling in his dorsal fin.

 

[PhongTran1]

Its a peacock bass

 

[blacktip]

Thanks. I was and still am pretty certain of that much.

 

[jdmjunkiemonkie]

starting to show spangle around the bars. tail doesnt have a streak of black through it. im guessing its a ORINO.

correct me if im wrong. still new at this

 

[jcardona1]

Its a peacock bass

hope you didnt hurt yourself on that one.

i dont think its orino, they dont get gold like that. it will usually start out as four gold dots at each corner. i think it may end up being a nice mono

 

[GudEnuf]

Could be a nice mixed breed from Florida.

 

[blacktip]

No one else wants to venture a guess? I won't hold you to it...I promise.

 

[channarox]

i will say orino then!

 

[ECarbonel]

def. orino!!!

 

[blacktip]

When my son and I first bought it, I thought there was a very good chance that it was an orino, but the more I look at it and the more I compare it to photos of others' juvies, the more I'm beginning to think that it is actually an ocellaris. I'm sure with another inch on him we'll have a better chance of a positive ID and I'm still holding on to the hope that it might be orino.