i agree with this post after also keeping these fish,looks more like auratus.gverde said:I always thought chipokaes have a little longer snout. I had a mean as heck 7" male when I had my first tank as a teenager. He was the meanest fish that I ever had including Red Devils that I also had. Had to get rid of him right away because he was starting fights with ever[/i]ything in the tank.