Been eyeing this fish up in the LFS for months, it came in really tiny and its always had these black blothces on it. almost like it is fading. As far as i know Chocolate cichlids don't have this. I have kept a few in the past and soem have looked different than others But I can't even find a single picture of another chocolate that looks like this.
I originally thought that the fish would grow out of it but today I just gave in and brought the fish. seems to be in really nice condition and has very different shaped fins compared to the other chocolates I've had.
The markings can be described as similar to a piebald convict or to the flower blotches on a flowerhorn, they even show the same irridescance.
if the fish is a pure chocolate then I would like to know how to define its appearence, If its possible that it could be a hybrid then that is amazing in its own right.
Either way I've been wanting this fish for quite a while as I like to collect any rarities that I see.
Please bare in mind I just got the fish, so he is stressed, in the store his colours were much more stable. and also I have seen the fish since it was a baby for over 6 months. If anything the black blotches are only getting more common, and it doesnt seem to have lost any. they seem to be permanent. when he came in they just orderded Misc american cichlids and he turned up, but the other chocolates that they ordered by name looked normal.
Just wondering what you guys thought and wanted to share this guys cool pigmentation, slender body and long fins. he also has pigmentation on his left pectoral fin.
I originally thought that the fish would grow out of it but today I just gave in and brought the fish. seems to be in really nice condition and has very different shaped fins compared to the other chocolates I've had.
The markings can be described as similar to a piebald convict or to the flower blotches on a flowerhorn, they even show the same irridescance.
if the fish is a pure chocolate then I would like to know how to define its appearence, If its possible that it could be a hybrid then that is amazing in its own right.
Either way I've been wanting this fish for quite a while as I like to collect any rarities that I see.
Please bare in mind I just got the fish, so he is stressed, in the store his colours were much more stable. and also I have seen the fish since it was a baby for over 6 months. If anything the black blotches are only getting more common, and it doesnt seem to have lost any. they seem to be permanent. when he came in they just orderded Misc american cichlids and he turned up, but the other chocolates that they ordered by name looked normal.
Just wondering what you guys thought and wanted to share this guys cool pigmentation, slender body and long fins. he also has pigmentation on his left pectoral fin.
