Cleanup Crew Cichlids

Aaron

Aaron

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Sep 15, 2004
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I went to visit my folks the other day and I popped into the LFS there to pick up a small filter for the neglected office betta and I saw that they had a huge new cichlid section. In one of the tanks they had a group of nice looking fish that I am now trying to identify the one huge failing of this store is that they refuse to use useful latin and instead use common names with cute descriptions. So here I am trying to find out what it is.

This fish was shaped alot like a paradise fish with a mostly blue body and a reddish head and fins. It was in a section with the new world cichlids. The name was a redtailed something or other and the stupid cute description was that it is a "great cleanup crew fish!" I'm not interested in a gravel picker in particular but it was a nice looking fish that I would like learn something about besides it's eating habits.

Any cichlid experts think they can help me narrow this down?
 

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Desi

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Nov 12, 2004
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GAWD I HATE IT when LFS's don't go to the trouble to give properly label their tanks.. and to make things worse; cutsey names!?!?! *?&!$*!

Wish I could help but your description doesn't really ring any bells; could it be a kribensis by chance? The only cichlid I can think of (that I have) that picks up gravel and sifts through detrious matter.
 

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wayne

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Archocentrus spilurum?. If your lfs can't bother to give it a proper name or id it then don't trust them one little bit. I can't think of any remotely cvommon cichlid that rates as a cleanup fish. Doesn't sound like an Apisto, krib or Mesonautus to me?
 

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Cichlid-Man

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Jul 9, 2003
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I just suggested Apisto because of the region and general body shape, really didn't take into account the colors or part of the name listed:

Paradise fish:


Apistogramma agassizi:


But like wayne said, i can't think of a "cleanup crew" cichlid. They always make the messes *twirlysmi
 

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