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WHAT KIND OF CICHLID???

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MISSB

Members
I have a cichlid that I bought at a specialty fish store a couple years ago( it was supposed to be a baby ram) and I cannot find out what he is. I have gone to many different specialty stores and showed photos but they cannot seem to figure it out. HELP?!?

CICHLID (3).jpg
 
jonclark96

jonclark96

Past CCA President
Looks like a geophagus sp. Bahia Red to me. It is a brasiliensis type geo. On the robust side for eartheaters.

Nice fish!
 
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MISSB

Members
Thank you. I had a couple people mention that he may be but then they said they thought he might be a hybrid. He is a bit of the pain but I love his iridescent colors. I also have a female but I am not sure she is the same type. I have to see if I can get somephotos of her.
 
jonclark96

jonclark96

Past CCA President
That's what I meant by robust. Most geos are relatively peaceful. Brasiliensis types tend to act more like central americans than south americans.
 
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Dr Robert Price

Members
What kind of Cichlid is it?

It actually looks more like a Geophagus surinamesis than a Bahia Red. You can goolge "Images of Bahia Red Geophagus," and "Images of Geophagus surinamensis" to compare pictures.
 
MHMoro

MHMoro

CCA Members
It looks more like a Geophagus sp. bahia red to me than any other Geophagus species in the hobby.

Manuel
 
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