[monisaab]

I was at an LFS a few days ago and liked these cichlids but didn't know what they are. Your help and guidance is sought:

 

[kyboy]

? Cleithracara Maronii (Keyhole cichlid) ?

 

[SinisterKisses]

REALLY hard to see in the video, but I think they might be pale goldsaum babies - Green Terrors.

 

[Chromedome52]

I'm with SK, they are definitely some sort of Andinoacara, and I'd believe Green Terrors of some sort.

 

[monisaab]

thanks huys... GTs grow to 8" and I don't have a tank to put them in...

 

[SinisterKisses]

Males will grow larger than that even

 

[monisaab]

thanks SK... not buying them but the juveniles looked kinda cute...

 

[monisaab]

I was googling to try and find what these fish are and came across African Butterfly Cichlid (Anomalochromis thomasi) they looked pretty similar...

what do you say???

 

[24Tropheus]

I do not think so. Or rather no way are they young thomasi. :wink: But a better bit of video or photo would help. They look like they could be quite a few things inc a couple mentiond but no way can I tell for sure from that vidio on my system.

They do look cute and healthy but no way can I ID em from that.
They may not be a cross but then you have to wonder why they are not labeled up as what they are. :wink:

 

[monisaab]

May be these will help but the quality isn't much better as they are from the same cellphone...

 

[24Tropheus]

Sorry still no way I can guess what they are.

 

[monisaab]

Bandits may be???

 

[monisaab]

the more I see this picture the more convinced I become that these are the fish that were in the tank, not adults but juveniles:

 

[cjacob316]

just because they have the spot? there are a few that have spots like that as juvies, but lose them as they color up as adults

 

[monisaab]

then what are these fish? how big do they get?

 

[dwarfpike]

Wow, tough to tell but I'd lean towards green terrors as well. Those heads have the typical acara egg shape ...

 

[SinisterKisses]

After the second batch of pictures, I'm positive they're green terrors. Only other possibility would be blue acaras, because they look so similar, but probably green terrors. Definitely not a Geophagus species, and not A. thomasi either.

 

[cjacob316]

why not ask them what they are...

 

[monisaab]

I wish it was that simple cjacob316...

The LFS just knows these are cichlids and thats it, no location, no idea how big they can get, & nothing else...

 

[bernie comeau]

I think they are green terrors as well......but the pictures are not good enough for anybody to be absolutely sure.