I am new to the forum and my main motivation for joining is to find out what type of cichlid I have. I work at a zoo and we were raising peacock cichlids for a large exhibit. When they came to us they would only eat live fish, so for a while we were feeding out common guppies. One shipment came with a small cichlid in it. At the time it was only about 1/2" and had it not been for the keen eye of my co-worker it probably would have been fish food. I rescued it and put in my 20 gal with mixed tetras. Soon it began to grow and I had a fondness for it so I got rid of the tetras and kept the cichlid. I've had him (seems to be a male) for almost 3 years now. he is currently housed in a 29 ga., soon to be in a 55. Now he is about 8". If I had to guess I would say he was some sort of acara hybrid, but I really have no clue. All the research I've done has lead me to believe that he is NOT a blue acara b/c the pictures don't look like him. Nor does a green terror. However, he almost looks like a hybrid between the two. I wish I could post a picture but I guess it's not possible to do so on here. So if anyone would be willing to try and identify this fish I could send a picture thru email and I would be very appreciative of any help. I would like to get him female as he is constantly building nest and I think he would enjoy some company. Thank you, Mandie. Email: ab_cooke@yahoo.com
What is it?
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Just a guess, but do you think it could be a Geophagus brasiliensis? This link shows a picture of one. Doesn't match perfectly with your picture, but is very close.
