Vieja synspila?

[Niki_up]

I have kept most of the Vieja genus and their close cousins (my photos are all fish I have kept), but hardly ever, more than one species of the genus (or its look a likes) together in a tank successfully.
And I agree it is best to wait until you can provide appropriate accommodations, for any fish.
A few of the other similar species once considered in Vieja, but not now DNA evidence has separated them.
Chuco micropthalmus

Chuco intermedia

Maskaheros argentea

And Maskaheros regani

Wow that is pretty impressive, your fish are beautiful! I really like the Argentea and the last one maskaheros

 

[duanes]

One caveat about argentea and regani, they both can be extremely aggressive and psychotic once they hit maturity, and in most cases best kept without any other cichlids in the tank, unless its 300 gallons or more.
They don't seem to care about non-cichlids, except tall silver species like silver dollars, they will shred them , and most other similar sized cichlids to bits.
My alpha agentea had larger dovii and managuense pinned in upper corners of a 150 gal.
And after the regani in my pic kill its mate, I gave it away to a guy with a 220 gal, where it killed a much larger red devil, and H carpintus.

 

[aykinhk]

Hi all
Can you also tell me what kind of vieja of mind
Photos below

 

[aykinhk]

LFS just name vieja synspilum! Is that right

 

[ragin_cajun]

yep. they look like Synspilum to me. or....I guess now, they're called melanurum, the Costa Rican variety?

 

[Toiletcar]

LFS just name vieja synspilum! Is that right

Technically correct as it’s a synonym. Sometimes you’ll see LFS/vendors list both names to distinguish between catch location/coloration.
In science melanura is the accepted and current name.

 

[Toiletcar]

yep. they look like Synspilum to me. or....I guess now, they're called melanurum, the Costa Rican variety?

Not found in CR.

Here are the locations. Some people only refer to them as “melanura” as the Lake Peten morph. There are two distinct morphs that only difference is the colors. They are the same fish.