what kind of peacock bass am i?

[StripeGirl]

We bought six peacock bass,three of them turned out to look different then the others?They actually look different then most peacocks i have seen?They are growing twice as fast as the others.Here is an old photo when we first got them and later on i will post what they look like now,when the sleepy head photographer wakes up.

 

[StripeGirl]

nobody knows??

 

[dovii88]

cichla temensis...

 

[StripeGirl]

but cichla temensis do not have a dark black horizontal bar do they?And mine are really yellow/gold color,with no rows of white dots?Is this what they look like young?they are around 8 inches now.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

They look like temensis, it's probably just stress barring.

 

[StripeGirl]

I have had them for a while now.They are the bosses of the tank.They are not stressed believe me,except when they decided to eat the smaller peacock bass i had.They are the same color,even more yellow/gold then before.Could these be a hybrid?the black horizontal bar is solid black to the tail?

 

[---XR---]

yep it's a tem

 

[BrtnBoy449]

temensis

 

[benzjamin13]

I don't know...the stress bars on fish are usually a bit faded. This one is solid.

 

[varanio]

might be a hybrid well have to wait and see when they reach a good 12-15 inches.