What are these cichlids? Lighter coloured one sold as golden convict and second darker ones (I have the pair) sold as Nicaraguans.
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Thankyou very much! Been told the exact same on another post, Google image reverse suggested cyrptoheros nanoluteus for the first one, wasn’t sure on the other two. I was told when I bought them today the first one was a golden convict and the pair was Nicaraguans so! Thanks again x
Just to compare, here are a couple shots of the Nicaraguan cichlid, Hypsophrys nicaraguense.
Far Left above 1 male and 2 females,.... middle shot a male,........ right pic, a female nicaraguense
Males have an array of prominent spots on the dorsal and anal fins, females don't.
By the way calling Amatitlania nanoluteus as simply a "yellow convict" is an oversimplification,
although cons are also from the genus Amatitlania , this doesn't make them the same cichlids, they are different species, separated by color, geopraphy and temperment. And I consider lumping them together as one is simply larziness and a lack of understanding cichlid species complexity and species diversity.
Far Left above 1 male and 2 females,.... middle shot a male,........ right pic, a female nicaraguense
Males have an array of prominent spots on the dorsal and anal fins, females don't.
By the way calling Amatitlania nanoluteus as simply a "yellow convict" is an oversimplification,
although cons are also from the genus Amatitlania , this doesn't make them the same cichlids, they are different species, separated by color, geopraphy and temperment. And I consider lumping them together as one is simply larziness and a lack of understanding cichlid species complexity and species diversity.
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Hi guys, thanks for all of your help, wondering if you could be of anymore! What looks to be the nanoluteus has paired with the female sajica and they are protecting a little hide, almost certain they are breeding. The male sajica is going over at any opportunity and fighting with the female. I still have my spare tank running as I have not long upgraded. Would anyone be able to recommend me to move either the pair or the single male into the spare tank please? I am able to swap the male into my partners tank also so he won’t be alone, but unsure if it would be best to give the pair space in a separate tank or leave them to it. Thanks in advance!
They both belong to the genus Amatitlania and can hybridize(which in my opinion is a negative) so I’d remove either the nanoluteus or sajica to prevent that.