New parrot fish

[Gareth712]

Hey guys just got a parrotfish from a guy that was shutting down his tank can someone help on the actual breed of fish it is ??? The markings are amazing !!

 

[DragonFish71]

Looks like a gold severum cichlid to me.

 

[Gareth712]

Looks like a gold severum cichlid to me.

Thank you dragon fish !! I'm not really up on cichlids to be honest I keep mainly ghost knife fish and eels but this fish seemed too beautifull to pass on !

 

[Borderlesscott]

Looks like a gold severum cichlid to me.

+1 on that

 

[chew valley]

Yes definetely a Severum

 

[Cichlid-dude]

Yup severum, and a beauty at that. Very nice looking fish!

 

[Sharkbait54]

Looks like a gold spotted severum

 

[Mogurako]

That is indeed a Severum, a true parrot fish is Hoplarchus psittacus. Here's a link to the Psittacus species profile.

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=518