Peacock bass identification

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only 5 types of peacock bass in the known world
Cichla temensis (speckled peacock bass but three-barred peacock bass while spawning) you have this one
Cichla ocellaris (butterfly peacock bass) comon p-bass. thinker and bigger built body then other p-bass
Cichla intermedia (royal peacock bass) the p-bass that you go fishing for most aggressive p-bass.
Cichla orinocensis (no English name) rarest p-bass ever.
Cichla monoculus (no English name)
 
atleast i think i looks like a Cichla temensis but it does have the broad body of a Cichla ocellaris mabey a cross breed i doubt it though but if it is your very lucky.
very little is know about fish cross breeding but it is possible becuase there closley related to the ocellaris
 
Basstrainer;1557899; said:
atleast i think i looks like a Cichla temensis but it does have the broad body of a Cichla ocellaris mabey a cross breed i doubt it though but if it is your very lucky.
very little is know about fish cross breeding but it is possible becuase there closley related to the ocellaris
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If anyone can show me an occelaris with spangling I will believe it, however I do have some experience with pbass and have never had one with what this one displays. Quite frankly I thought right off the bat that this was a hybrid of Occelaris and temensis.... not sure why but it looked a bit out of the ordinary, but know that this is not normal.
 
Basstrainer;1557891; said:
only 5 types of peacock bass in the known world
Cichla temensis (speckled peacock bass but three-barred peacock bass while spawning) you have this one
Cichla ocellaris (butterfly peacock bass) comon p-bass. thinker and bigger built body then other p-bass
Cichla intermedia (royal peacock bass) the p-bass that you go fishing for most aggressive p-bass.
Cichla orinocensis (no English name) rarest p-bass ever.
Cichla monoculus (no English name)
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Thats not true and the ornio isnt the rarest ever its the fogo.
 
I don't claim to be an expert but the tems that I have seen in the past all have a fairly small dull gold pattern. I have seen Orino though with bright gold spots on them of about the same size. Just from looking at the coloration of these spots I would guess that the spots are a brighter gold and Orino. Either way a good looking fish glad to sea that he is pigging out
 
TheCaptain said:
I don't claim to be an expert but the tems that I have seen in the past all have a fairly small dull gold pattern. I have seen Orino though with bright gold spots on them of about the same size. Just from looking at the coloration of these spots I would guess that the spots are a brighter gold and Orino. Either way a good looking fish glad to sea that he is pigging out
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Let me be the first to quote and to welcome you to this forum. I personally would like you to frequent the cichla/peacock bass section. Looks like you have a great deal of knowledge on keeping pbass.


So, I hope to see you soon. And welcome to the site bro.


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