What are they??

[pnuts100]

Ok,so i went to the new lfs today and just could not help myself,they had these to small fish in a tank with some very large oscars and they looked so unhappy that i caved in and saved them,i got them both for 5.00$,they are only about 2" long and are doing really well.The girl that was working there told me she wasnt sure what they were and there was no name on the tank for them.Can enyone tell me please what they are,ive only ever delt with oscars.

This one is pretty banged up!!!

This little guy is very fast so it was hard to get a good shot!!

Thanks for the info.

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[Fruitbat]

Hope you have a good sized aquarium!! They're both cichlids. The first one looks like a 'Green Terror', Aequidens rivulatus. The second looks like a type of 'Red Devil', either Amphilophus citrinellus or one of the other similar Amphilophus species. Both of these fish get fairly large, the 'Red Devil' quite the larger of the two, and both are very aggressive. They are easily capable of holding their own against similarly-sized cichlids.

 

[pnuts100]

Oh Great,

Well i DO still have 3 empty walls to fill up so i better start working on my dear hubby again

All jokeing aside they really are great little fish and so fun to watch.It will be great to watch them grow and change,how fast do they grow???Like oscars???
Got some studying to do!!!!!!So i can do it right.

Thanks

 

[spongebob69]

Green Terrors are wicked cool fish...i want a couple..maybe for the new 65 gallon. Good luck and start saving for a big tank now.