Cichlasoma Dimerus?

[Sean84]

Hi there, I'm very new to the forum (first post!), and I was hoping to get some advice on something.

I recently bought a cichlasoma dimerus to add to my 90 gallon cichlid community (severum, electric blue acara, etc..). I bought it from a reputable home based seller that has a large pair of beautiful Dimerus, so I shouldn't have any concerns, but.....

As he grows, he looks exactly like a convict cichlid. From all of the photos I've seen of juvenile dimerus, I can't find any examples of one that has this strong of a striped pattern.

Should I be concerned that I have a little convict cichlid instead of a dimerus? If you have experience keeping dimerus, did they ever look like a convict cichlid while growing?

He's currently about 2.5" long.

Thanks!

 

[tlindsey]

Hi there, I'm very new to the forum (first post!), and I was hoping to get some advice on something.

I recently bought a cichlasoma dimerus to add to my 90 gallon cichlid community (severum, electric blue acara, etc..). I bought it from a reputable home based seller that has a large pair of beautiful Dimerus, so I shouldn't have any concerns, but.....

As he grows, he looks exactly like a convict cichlid. From all of the photos I've seen of juvenile dimerus, I can't find any examples of one that has this strong of a striped pattern.

Should I be concerned that I have a little convict cichlid instead of a dimerus? If you have experience keeping dimerus, did they ever look like a convict cichlid while growing?

He's currently about 2.5" long.

Thanks!

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Welcome aboard
Looks like a Convict.

 

[Sean84]

Welcome aboard
Looks like a Convict.

Thanks for the reply.

This is my thought as well, which is really bizarre to me. This person clearly had dimerus (that were really nice and large and had a new batch of fry in with them at the time). She indicated that what I bought had come from those same parents. She had a tank full of them (with no adult convicts at all).

Just seems strange to me... not that I have anything against the convict cichlid, but it wasn't really what I wanted to do with my tank.

 

[Rocksor]

You need to get your dimerus from the seller

 

[duanes]

Agree that's no dimerus, it's a con.
This is a Cichlasoma dimerus "Bella Union" Uruguay

 

[Sean84]

Agree that's no dimerus, it's a con.
This is a Cichlasoma dimerus "Bella Union" Uruguay
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This is what I suspected. Honestly, I thought they were convicts when I bought him, but I trusted the seller who insisted that this is just what the dimerus looked like when young.

Oh well, he was only $5, so not really a big loss or anything. I'll probably give him a bit more time, and if he's still 100% a convict as he grows (if that makes sense) - then I'll look to re-home him and get something else that works well with my tank.

It's just disappointing because the large dimerus pair that she had were so beautiful.

 

[HybridFinatic]

This is what I suspected. Honestly, I thought they were convicts when I bought him, but I trusted the seller who insisted that this is just what the dimerus looked like when young.

Oh well, he was only $5, so not really a big loss or anything. I'll probably give him a bit more time, and if he's still 100% a convict as he grows (if that makes sense) - then I'll look to re-home him and get something else that works well with my tank.

It's just disappointing because the large dimerus pair that she had were so beautiful.

Yeah well it’s 100% a convict 100% not a dimerus.

 

[Sean84]

Yeah well it’s 100% a convict 100% not a dimerus.

Lol, fair enough.

 

[Kelly_Aquatics]

heres some baby Cichlasoma Dimerus

 

[Milingu]

Your fish looks like an Amatitlania sp. Hondurian red point female.