Fish id pls

[Ottermus]

Any ideas what this fish is pls

 

[Craigj247]

Try this link out http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/cichlid/cichlids.htm

 

[Ottermus]

Thanks, had a look and he looks like zebra to me

 

[DragonFish71]

it's not a zebra, I would say something in the geophagus family judging from the face. Perhaps Geophagus pellegrini or a bolivian ram

This is a zebra, they also come in blue. Your guy looks nothing like it
Tropical Fish for Freshwater Aquariums: Red Zebra Cichlid Malawian African Cichlids

 

[alLexX]

i agree with dragon,looks like a faded bolivian to me

 

[Ottermus]

He's got an electric blue tint which can't be seen on photo

 

[garfy]

i agree with dragon,looks like a faded bolivian to me

The shape of the fish certainly suggests a ram.

 

[Ottermus]

He's not a ram for sure

 

[garfy]

He's got an electric blue tint which can't be seen on photo

Maybe an electric blue ram.The face looks exactly the same.How big is the fish?

 

[Ottermus]

He's maybe 2" in length but very young, hardly got any colour just a bright blue tinge. I only got him yesterday and I've went and forgotten what he is, der!
I enquired at the time about a ram but they didn't have any in, my lfs is pretty clued up, I trust what they say as they are hobbiests of many years.

 

[Jason7894561230]

I first thought Bovillian ram

 

[Ottermus]

Well maybe so I'd everyone is of the same opinion, I just can't for the life of me remember what they said he was.

 

[Guinness]

Hi,

I have 3 of these in my tank. Their name is satanoperca leucosticta. More commonly known as an earth eater. A member of the cichlid family.

They are great for keeping the substrate clean, I have sand in my tank and they constantly move the sand around and sift through it. They will also move small gravel substrate around. They are very peacefully for a cichlid to be honest. I have them in with a rope fish, black ghost knife fish, and some synodontis cats. They all get on well.

 

[Guinness]

Oh sorry forgot to mention the size. This fish can get to be 25cm when fully grown.

 

[Gillie]

It is definitely not a Ram or Satanoperca. It is a species of Geophagus, but at 2'' it will be impossible to get a proper ID on the species. Was it bought from a store? If so what was it labeled as?

 

[Ottermus]

That's the problem I can't remember what he qas labelled,they did say he would grow to about 15cm and dig into the gravel and he would get a lot of colours through shortly.

 

[siva]

I can't ID it, but I can say it's not a bolivian ram.

 

[Ottermus]

I think I will go back to the store and find out what they called it.

 

[Gillie]

That's the problem I can't remember what he qas labelled,they did say he would grow to about 15cm and dig into the gravel and he would get a lot of colours through shortly.

Eesh, that describes most of your Geo species. Let us know what they say many times they are mislabeled a lot of Geos look the same or close. otherwise,you may just have to wait til it grows out a bit more.

 

[Guinness]

Gille

I have to disagree sorry. I have 3 of these fish in my tank. They have a black spot in the middle of there body which is very faint but is more defined when the lights are first put on in the mornings.

Def as above. IMO