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sethgarden
03-21-2005, 9:52 PM
Whats this ciclid he was a surprise i got after one of my elderly nabours died leaving his fish for his um uninterested family
I didnt realy want him but ive got him now so i need to know what he is to look after him properly





http://jeremy143.yafro.com/
TONO
03-21-2005, 10:23 PM
Looks to me like an Herichthys carpinte (Escondido) very nice fish. Not 100% sure though.
ScottoMacD
03-21-2005, 10:45 PM
Looks like one of the Hemichromis sp.

Jewels. Probably Hemichromis bimaculatus. Maybe a turquoise morph of Hemichromis Guttatus

Heres a picture I found on the net

http://www.elmersaquarium.com/image_fish/01%20cichlid_jewel.jpg

http://www.elmersaquarium.com/image_fish/01%20cichlid_jewel_turquoise.jpg

Pictures are from www.elmersaquarium.com
sethgarden
03-22-2005, 4:50 PM
Thanks Heaps for that
Time to start researching lol
zao
03-28-2005, 3:37 AM
Well I think it would be a jack dempsey. :)
TONO
03-28-2005, 8:30 PM
That is not a jack dempsey, definetly a jewel.