Idd this cichlid please

[Dreamingdragon]

I have now Idd what cichlid this is

 

[Convict2161]

Where is that? Who beat it up?

 

[Freakgecko91]

My guess is a vieja species or vieja hybrid, as it appears to have coloring similar to a red headed cichlid (vieja synspillium) but obviously lacks the red head. It is massively deformed, which occurs either in hybridization, rare genetic traits, or poor water quality during the breeding/hatching/raising. I'm sure HUKIT or 5x5 will be able to be more specific, but that's my guess

 

[Dreamingdragon]

He got beat up by red belly pacu that buy the way moved to a 1500 gallon tank. He just got picked up. I,m happy about that. I had this cichlid yesterday with the tank. . Just was wondering what cichlid it was. This guy had bad water quality.

 

[Dreamingdragon]

Thanks.

 

[cichlid_tank619]

I'm just throwing it out there... Kinda looks like a beat up deformed chocolate cichlid, don't know the scientific name sorry!

 

[Dreamingdragon]

I know what cichlid you mean. I have to wait a copple off days. Till he shows his collar

 

[Dreamingdragon]

I can see that there is a jack dempsey crossbreed red devil. But he has more jd in it, odd

 

[Dreamingdragon]

It's a jack dempsey cross breed with a flowerhorn. And has the collar off a jack dempsey. The guy had 2 jack dempsey and flower horn in that tank with a red devil. So I looked it up and it comes close to it.

 

[Freakgecko91]

I at least got the hybrid part right lol that and the poor water quality are the reasons its so deformed though

 

[Dreamingdragon]

You had to see the tank. Ugly gravel he had beer bottles in there. Broken glass tomato bobby pins. The bodem was covert in so much dirt I bet he did not clean that tank for years. You could see the dirt on top of the gravel. Then he had 2 red belly pacu in there 2 jack dempsey a flowehorn. Red devil. And 2 jags. The red belly pacu was already 30 inch. And a bala shark end a other shark. I have sold these fish right away. They were in bad condition. The highbird got nipt his tale half way off. It was a big mess. So now I, have drain the tank. And going to clean it. A lot of calcium on the glass and green algee. No brace in de middle. I,m going to put a new seal and a new brace in. And a little work on the stand its a little bit wobbly. So it needs a back panle. And ordering already a led light hood. So I have some work to do. But It was 300$ that I payed for it got 450 back for the fish I sold. Great deal. Lol. I,m going to put my Africans in there but it's far from ready. And when everything is ready I have to cycle the tank. I will post the project.

 

[Freakgecko91]

I'd look into resealing the tank too, that's an awfully big tank to gamble with, I'd hate to have that much water on my floor lol

 

[5x5]

I at least got the hybrid part right lol that and the poor water quality are the reasons its so deformed though

That thing sure looks rough to me. I agree it's a hybrid and a pretty lousy looking one at that.

I don't really see the chocolate Cichlid comparison mentioned above, but it does look to be part flowerhorn.

 

[Cronus]

You had to see the tank. Ugly gravel he had beer bottles in there. Broken glass tomato bobby pins. The bodem was covert in so much dirt I bet he did not clean that tank for years. You could see the dirt on top of the gravel. Then he had 2 red belly pacu in there 2 jack dempsey a flowehorn. Red devil. And 2 jags. The red belly pacu was already 30 inch. And a bala shark end a other shark. I have sold these fish right away. They were in bad condition. The highbird got nipt his tale half way off. It was a big mess. So now I, have drain the tank. And going to clean it. A lot of calcium on the glass and green algee. No brace in de middle. I,m going to put a new seal and a new brace in. And a little work on the stand its a little bit wobbly. So it needs a back panle. And ordering already a led light hood. So I have some work to do. But It was 300$ that I payed for it got 450 back for the fish I sold. Great deal. Lol. I,m going to put my Africans in there but it's far from ready. And when everything is ready I have to cycle the tank. I will post the project.

That's a big clean up!!. If it has been poorly maintained check to make sure that the seals aren't corroded and consider doing a reseal. Sounds like a big tank would want that to leak.... If the stand is wobbly, have you considered building a stand? I think it cost me about $50 on materials to build the stand for my 115 gallon I'm setting up.

 

[Dreamingdragon]

It's a 150 gallon the first pic when I just got home with the fish the second pic I just put new seal work and a brace in there

 

[garfy]

It's a 150 gallon the first pic when I just got home with the fish the second pic I just put new seal work and a brace in there

Good move resealing.I have a 143g and I'd hate it to ever break and burst.That amount of water would ruin the floor never mind the clean up time.Cant wait to see the finished product

 

[Dreamingdragon]

Yhea. I would not like it to see that tank crack. So it's for the long run better

 

[Cronus]

It's a 150 gallon the first pic when I just got home with the fish the second pic I just put new seal work and a brace in there

It's a good thing you've gotten them out of that tank for now, they really don't look happy in there hey. Really surprised that there was no centre brace for a tank that long... Even my 3footer has a centre brace.... Definitely a good call on getting the seal done, that's a lot of water to leak out onto your floor