Please Help Indentify This Cichlid

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-09-2006, 06:29 PM

I just got it today and all I was told is it is a South American Cichlid

Vermifugert · 08-09-2006, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantom_Cichlid

I just got it today and all I was told is it is a South American Cichlid

Looks like a Jack Dempsey (Archocentrus Octofasciatus) to me.

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-09-2006, 06:50 PM

no plz that cant be cause dont they get huge and i only paid $5 for it

Vermifugert · 08-09-2006, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantom_Cichlid

no plz that cant be cause dont they get huge and i only paid $5 for it

I think JD's are about $5 at Petsmart. Most fish cost based on the size they are when you get them. not how big they can get. And yes JD's can get to be about 8" or more. mines only a few months old and already well over 5" long

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-09-2006, 07:11 PM

i bought mine at walmart it has been there for a month the lady said no one wanted it

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-09-2006, 07:12 PM

is that your jack

Vermifugert · 08-09-2006, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantom_Cichlid

is that your jack

na, i'll try and take a pic tonight though

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-09-2006, 07:50 PM

ok cool how do i tell the difference of the sexes

Scuba Kid · 08-09-2006, 07:50 PM

looks like a JD to me too. Keep in mind that they get very aggressive.
Oh and also, you should never purchase a fish if you dont know what it is.

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-09-2006, 07:54 PM

i know i know it was just it was so lonely and i wanted it

Vermifugert · 08-09-2006, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Phantom_Cichlid

ok cool how do i tell the difference of the sexes

This is tough when small. The male develops long, pointed dorsal and anal fins, and also a thin, dark red stripe on top of the entire dorsal fin.

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-09-2006, 08:09 PM

oh ok ty very much

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-09-2006, 08:25 PM

ok i know u all are probaly sick of my post but here is a pic of my gfs fish what kind is it i know the pics aint that good but what do u expect with a camera phone lol i hope these pics are ok i did not mean for them to be this big

Vermifugert · 08-09-2006, 11:47 PM

i'm gona go out on a limb and say flowerhorn.

Gump · 08-10-2006, 02:38 AM

sexing JD's: females will have full face spots, males will only have them above there jaw. using fin points doesnt work well with this species.

your gf's fish are not flowerhorns, the first pic looks like a young stressed out salvini but if you can get a few more pics i can tell better. the second and third look like a male convict

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-10-2006, 05:51 AM

ok ty guys alot and she is going to try to get better pics

Vermifugert · 08-14-2006, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Vermifugert

i'm gona go out on a limb and say flowerhorn.

Ok here is my jack. let me know what you think

JustOneMore20 · 08-14-2006, 01:24 PM

If it is a Jack..which I think it is...looks just like one...it can't stay in a 10g. So start saving for a big tank!

aykfc · 08-14-2006, 02:22 PM

I have 2 jack dempseys about 6 inches and they are not aggressive at all!!! They will not even eat feeder fish and my other cichlid which is about 4 inches bullys them. He was an assorted cichlid when I get him so I am not sure on which kind he is.

Phantom_Cichlid · 08-14-2006, 03:08 PM

i am very thankfull for all the help to identify my jack but i have bad news last week it jumped out of the tank and when i found it i thought it had died but i was going to flash him when i dropped him in the sink and he started moving then so i put him in the tank and he was doing ok then i go in thursday or friday night and hes was dead.

08-09-2006, 06:29 PM	#1
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	Please Help Indentify This Cichlid I just got it today and all I was told is it is a South American Cichlid __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

08-09-2006, 06:50 PM	#3
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	no plz that cant be cause dont they get huge and i only paid $5 for it __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

08-09-2006, 07:11 PM	#5
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	i bought mine at walmart it has been there for a month the lady said no one wanted it __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

08-09-2006, 07:12 PM	#6
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	is that your jack __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

08-09-2006, 07:50 PM	#8
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	ok cool how do i tell the difference of the sexes __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

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08-09-2006, 07:50 PM	#9
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	looks like a JD to me too. Keep in mind that they get very aggressive. Oh and also, you should never purchase a fish if you dont know what it is. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

08-09-2006, 07:54 PM	#10
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	i know i know it was just it was so lonely and i wanted it __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

08-09-2006, 08:09 PM	#12
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	oh ok ty very much __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

08-09-2006, 08:25 PM	#13
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	ok i know u all are probaly sick of my post but here is a pic of my gfs fish what kind is it i know the pics aint that good but what do u expect with a camera phone lol i hope these pics are ok i did not mean for them to be this big __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs. Last edited by Phantom_Cichlid; 08-09-2006 at 09:01 PM.

08-09-2006, 11:47 PM	#14
Vermifugert Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 31 Posts: 159	i'm gona go out on a limb and say flowerhorn.

08-10-2006, 02:38 AM	#15
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 498	sexing JD's: females will have full face spots, males will only have them above there jaw. using fin points doesnt work well with this species. your gf's fish are not flowerhorns, the first pic looks like a young stressed out salvini but if you can get a few more pics i can tell better. the second and third look like a male convict

08-10-2006, 05:51 AM	#16
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	ok ty guys alot and she is going to try to get better pics __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

08-14-2006, 01:24 PM	#18
JustOneMore20 Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Birmingham, AL Age: 22 Posts: 3,654	If it is a Jack..which I think it is...looks just like one...it can't stay in a 10g. So start saving for a big tank!

08-14-2006, 02:22 PM	#19
aykfc Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 41	I have 2 jack dempseys about 6 inches and they are not aggressive at all!!! They will not even eat feeder fish and my other cichlid which is about 4 inches bullys them. He was an assorted cichlid when I get him so I am not sure on which kind he is.

08-14-2006, 03:08 PM	#20
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 606	i am very thankfull for all the help to identify my jack but i have bad news last week it jumped out of the tank and when i found it i thought it had died but i was going to flash him when i dropped him in the sink and he started moving then so i put him in the tank and he was doing ok then i go in thursday or friday night and hes was dead. __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

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