What kind of cichlid is this?

RebeccaJane22 · 11-15-2007, 07:41 PM

Sorry for the picture quality I will try and get a better pic but I am wondering what kind of fish this is? someone help.....

Its got a yellow coloring w/black stripe and the tips of its fins are a neon blue w/red which unfortunatly you cannot see in this pic.

Gourami Swami · 11-15-2007, 08:36 PM

Looks to me like a young jack dempsey, but from the picture, it looks to have more striping than many JD's. it is possibly pure, or possibly a convict/jd or midas/jd hybrid. Only time, and perhaps a better picture, will tell.

Odds are its just a young jack dempsey though. What size tank are you keeping it in?

Chrispy · 11-15-2007, 10:39 PM

actually you were right. Its a jack. i am 80% sure. i have seen a lot of them as youngins and while some are dark a lot of them are that light tan color with darker stripes. all the ones i saw at like petsmart are like that. the ones from lps are generally darker. i dont know why.

Gump · 11-16-2007, 08:23 AM

Jd 100%...

RebeccaJane22 · 11-16-2007, 12:15 PM

thank you guys for the help. I will try and get a better picture posted today. I bought it at petsmart and it is still very young but if it is a JD I will need to be searching for a larger tank I currently have it in a 30 gal with 1 convict they are the only 2 fish I have in there.

**JustOneMore20** · 11-16-2007, 12:21 PM

Moved to the Cichlid forum....

Dr_House · 11-16-2007, 03:09 PM

JD - 110% (don't you hate when people use percentages that are greater than 100?)

Gourami Swami · 11-16-2007, 05:31 PM

yeah its a JD. You could house both fish in a 55g BTW.

11-15-2007, 07:41 PM	#1
RebeccaJane22 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: az Age: 24 Posts: 2	What kind of cichlid is this? Sorry for the picture quality I will try and get a better pic but I am wondering what kind of fish this is? someone help..... Its got a yellow coloring w/black stripe and the tips of its fins are a neon blue w/red which unfortunatly you cannot see in this pic. Attached Images Last edited by RebeccaJane22; 11-15-2007 at 07:47 PM.

11-15-2007, 08:36 PM	#2
Gourami Swami Supreme Dictator For Life Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere out Yonder... Posts: 1,106	Looks to me like a young jack dempsey, but from the picture, it looks to have more striping than many JD's. it is possibly pure, or possibly a convict/jd or midas/jd hybrid. Only time, and perhaps a better picture, will tell. Odds are its just a young jack dempsey though. What size tank are you keeping it in? __________________

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Chrispy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 20 Posts: 121	actually you were right. Its a jack. i am 80% sure. i have seen a lot of them as youngins and while some are dark a lot of them are that light tan color with darker stripes. all the ones i saw at like petsmart are like that. the ones from lps are generally darker. i dont know why. __________________ 10 Gallon 2 Fire Belly Newts 1 female Betta 4 male Endlers 1 female Endler 1 Baby Gold Nugget Placo Various Cheery Shrimp 5.5 Gallon 1 Female Tequila Sunrise Guppy 4 Cherry Shrimp 2 African Dwarf Frogs

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11-16-2007, 08:23 AM	#4
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 456	Jd 100%...

11-16-2007, 12:15 PM	#5
RebeccaJane22 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: az Age: 24 Posts: 2	thank you guys for the help. I will try and get a better picture posted today. I bought it at petsmart and it is still very young but if it is a JD I will need to be searching for a larger tank I currently have it in a 30 gal with 1 convict they are the only 2 fish I have in there.

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Dr_House Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 346	JD - 110% (don't you hate when people use percentages that are greater than 100?)

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