I picked this guy up yesterday from a local cichlid dealer. They were listed as chocolates. A few in the tank were more characteristically chocolate cichlid in appearance -- rounded foreheads, neon orange/red eyes, etc. This guy had nicer fins and some cool black streaks so I brought him home.
The more I look at pictures of chocolates online, the more I wonder if he's a true Hypselecara temporalis? He looks kind of elongated and has a weird-shaped mouth compared to most pictures I've seen. Is this just his juvenile appearance? Was he a poor quality fish? What are the chances he'll round out a bit as he grows and turn into a nice fish?
He's about 4.5" long and I have him in QT with a couple marble angelfish and a male Laetacara dorsigera. So far he reminds me of my old male port cichlid -- he follows my angels around (these were the same angels my port shared a tank with before he died) and tries to be friends. He's also scared of my dorsigera because the dorsigera twitches and postures when he swims by. It's kind of cute to watch.
The more I look at pictures of chocolates online, the more I wonder if he's a true Hypselecara temporalis? He looks kind of elongated and has a weird-shaped mouth compared to most pictures I've seen. Is this just his juvenile appearance? Was he a poor quality fish? What are the chances he'll round out a bit as he grows and turn into a nice fish?
He's about 4.5" long and I have him in QT with a couple marble angelfish and a male Laetacara dorsigera. So far he reminds me of my old male port cichlid -- he follows my angels around (these were the same angels my port shared a tank with before he died) and tries to be friends. He's also scared of my dorsigera because the dorsigera twitches and postures when he swims by. It's kind of cute to watch.
