pokynash

hi all i was sold this as a male convict but the more i look at him the more i get doubts. thanx for looking

Amanda

I'm not sure what that is, but it sure is a pretty fish!!

Nick G

It doesn't look like a convict to me, don't know what it is though. Sorry

Butterfly

Doesn't quite look like it. The stripes are too perfectly aligned. but I don't know what it is. Sorry
Carol

Shawnie

it looks more like a mbuna cichlid to me ...

heres my male convict(with some of his tribe LOL ) DSC05858.JPG

Amanda

Wow Shawnie!
What do you do with all those babies?!

Shawnie

give em away want some ?

DarkFin

Yeah I agree with Shawnie. I used to have a convict, and it looks different. Very similar though.

Amanda

haha. wow. That's a lot of babies to give away!

pokynash

thanx guys so its not a convict then. think i need to get some info on him/her? to see how much bigger it will get its about 5inches now

Shawnie

maybe steveangela will see this..shes great with cichlid id's ! ill pm her this thread

even tho its not a convict, its a striking fish!

pokynash

anyone think i should put better pics up?

Angela_96

the fish def isn't a convict the id is tilapia buttikoferi. I found the id in one of my west african cichlid books. its from the area near the niger river. their max size is 25cm. a planted tank with bog wood and 3mm size gravel is ideal. a mixed diet of mosquito larve and veggies.

Shawnie

ty angela!

edit: heres a good link I found now that we know the name LOL
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia_buttikoferi

pokynash

thank you very much angela and shawnie for the link