Zonatus "Rio Jaltepec"

[lyc]

 

[888fish]

Beautiful

 

[justarn]

Awesome fish, what are your plans for him? Would look fantastic in a biotope

 

[ragin_cajun]

Where'd you get him? That much red in the head, and the vertical bars, he looks Fenestratus. But body shape, and color of the fins on his back, black horizontal bar to the eye, he looks Zonatus for sure. How long he's been in the tank in the video? Is he new in the tank, color a little different from normal maybe? How big is he?

 

[lyc]

Where'd you get him? That much red in the head, and the vertical bars, he looks Fenestratus. But body shape, and color of the fins on his back, black horizontal bar to the eye, he looks Zonatus for sure. How long he's been in the tank in the video? Is he new in the tank, color a little different from normal maybe? How big is he?

I got him from Cichlid of America about 3". I am pretty sure is a zonatus. Usually after water change he will show much red or when he flare with the female in the next tank.

 

[lyc]

Awesome fish, what are your plans for him? Would look fantastic in a biotope

Thank you. Yes, I am trying to prepare a bigger tank for this guy.

 

[Kayzee]

That guy is honestly EPIC.

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

Wow, that is one beautiful fish.

 

[ragin_cajun]

That's a LOT of red for a Zonatus. I'm not saying it's not Zonatus, I've just never seen a red head like that on any of mine. But dorsal fin coloration, the body shape, the stripe to the eye, that's all Zonatus for sure. Comes from the same vendor I got mine from, too.

 

[Cichlidfever]

Beautiful cichlid, keep us posted on him