can you help me ID this fish?

[cappieBridget]

I am trying to find out the name of this fish for a friend because he needs to know what is compatible, nothing has been so far and they met their fate sadly. I don't have a picture of it but here's a description:

it's a silver, oval fish, about 5-6" and it has a black horizontal strip down both sides. It looks almost like a silver dollar, but bigger and more oval. He was told it is a cichlid and aggressive. I have been looking but haven't found anythign and know how great you people are here so, thanks if you cn help!

 

[SparKy697]

I have a book that has literally thousands of cichlids pictured in it. Some of them look so close to one another that you can barely tell them apart. If your fish is a cichlid, it's no surprise! Most people that keep them do so in a species only tank. They chase each other around the tank all day.

Introducing another cichlid to the tank wont necessarily work at this point. Putting a little cichlid with an adult usually results in a dead little cichlid.

You may want to post in the cichlid forum on this site for input from people that keep them currently.

 

[BrianNY]

Could this be the fish?

http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/mono_argenteus.htm

 

[cappieBridget]

Nope, thanks for helping though. It's got thin long fins and bigger body like a pirannah, sorry I should have described it better.
more like this but silver with one black stripe horizontally along sides
http://www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/Fishindx/dat_pulcher.htm

 

[Devilishturtles]

Flag Cichlid?

http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/518.htm

Losielle's?

http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profiles/196.htm

There is something like a "banded" silver dollar/pacu around, but I can't find a picture of it online. It has one vertical stripe though instead of a horizontal one...

HTH

 

[cappieBridget]

looks alot like the Losielle's, but I am wondering if it's the pacu you talk about. That's what I initially thought but didn't have the coloring of wht pacu's are online. thanks!