Golden mojarra (Herichthy bocourti )

[duanes]

You may have realized this seeing the photos of bocourti eating dandelions, but just a heads up, no plant is safe in there tank. My group of 6 ate a 4' stand of papyrus down to root nubs in a very short time, a plant no there fish bothers with, because it is like eating paper.
and they will also eat driftwood, though somewhat more slowly.
the shot below is before the bocourti were added

below is when they were put in the tank at 2-3"

 

[ragin_cajun]

Jeff at Tangled Up In Cichlids has juvies on his list now. You don't see them for sale all that often.

wish I'd known that. I just got a shipment of fish from Jeff this morning, and I'd have added 3-4 Bocourti if I'd known he had some.

They changed the genus name, I didn't see any Hericthys, so I didn't notice he had bocourti.

 

[duanes]

They are now considered Cincelichthys along with pearsei.
And yes, Jeff is one of the vendors who actually keeps up with advances in science.

 

[cichlidfan77]

here's mine about 4 to 5 inch hope he color's up nice keep telling my self ''O I can see some red''