Cichlid identification help

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I was offered to adopt some cichlids but neither I nor the owner can identify them.
The description I was given was that the adults grow 3-4 inches, they are orange with translucent fins and coexist with two other larger species of fish.
Here's the picture I was sent, to my surprise they are in a pond.
 

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Thought as much.
Did my own research and so far it seems like it might be a red zebra.
Possibly a peacock.
Oh well.
 
The biggest difference that I think is between the zebra and the peacock is that the peacock is more pointy faced and the zebra is more rounded from the forehead to the bottom of the mouth.
 
Quite so. And I don't think this fish has the white spots, so I'm veering towards the zebra.
 
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