Whats this cichlid

[Nathanpopp]

I found this cichlid at petsmart. It was listed as a Red Texas, but I just don't see it. It's obviously a juvi, but looks wrong. What is it?

 

[Fishanatic]

Pretty sure that's a red texas. Look at the head bump. You can try and google red texas juvie.

 

[Freakgecko91]

I may have HUKIT jump on me for this one, but that looks a bit more like a ex cichlasoma festae rather than the hybrid known as a "red Texas", I obviously could be very wrong, but between the snout, red tinged tail fin, and that lateral line of connected dots, it just looks like a young festae

 

[garfy]

Doesn't look like a Festae to me and I have 10 small Festae at the moment.

 

[Freakgecko91]

Yeah, i think its that tail spot thats making me think festae, I knew you, HUKIT, or cbourg would chime in (i think you are the three main members with festae currently)

 

[garfy]

Yeah, i think its that tail spot thats making me think festae, I knew you, HUKIT, or cbourg would chime in (i think you are the three main members with festae currently)

The snout looks too rounded to me and the body markings don't seem right.HUKIT may well know what it is though.

 

[Freakgecko91]

It seems so familiar, I just can't put my finger on it, I guess when it doubt, HUKIT out

 

[Freakgecko91]

Pic 2 has the body of a salvini

 

[Nathanpopp]

Hukit, I need your help

 

[HUKIT]

Hukit, I need your help

Low grade juvenile flowerhorn.

 

[Freakgecko91]

yeah, i failed miserably on this one, FH makes sense, given the body shape, especially in that last pic

 

[5x5]

Low grade juvenile flowerhorn.

Well they can't all look this pretty:

 

[cichlid_tank619]

Well they can't all look this pretty:

Wow that is the oddest looking fish I every seen! Was it supposed to be a FH?

 

[5x5]

Wow that is the oddest looking fish I every seen! Was it supposed to be a FH?

Yep, it was labeled as a flowerhorn. It's really one of the most extreme hybrid abominations I've come across.

 

[HUKIT]

Yep, it was labeled as a flowerhorn. It's really one of the most extreme hybrid abominations I've come across.

I told you what to do with that thing.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

That thing is just creepy looking, no offense