Can I get an id please

chazwood918

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My best guess is Port Acara (Cichlasoma portalegrense), but there are people much better at this than I am. It's tough to nail it down exactly with this pic though for two reasons.

1) He looks like he just pushed off so his fins are restricted to the body allowing him to glide.
2) I'd try to a photo that really shows what he looks like in direct light. Either this pic is a bit blurry or the lighting isn't good enough to really see the coloration.

If my guess is wrong, I can at least tell you that this fish is not an African Cichlid, it's definitely South or Central American.
 

duanes

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Looks like Hypsophrys nicaraguense to me.
Here are some juvies to compare.

But as adults become quite beautiful

males have spotting in the posterior of the unpaired fins (the male above)
females don't (below)
 
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right on. it's a Nicaraguense. One of the most highly colorful of cichlids.
 

Ryan6925

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Yup definitely a Nic. Females are super colorful when getting ready to breed
 
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