ID please - What the heck is this?

[ScottoMacD]

I am starting to lean more towards the Threadfin Acara (acarichthys heckelii)

Or the Herichthys Ellioti, or Herichthys Aureus, or Herichthys Helleri

Thing is though The Aureus and the Helleri are not widely distributed fish. Especially not in regular run of the mill pet stores. You would find them more often with high end distributers like Jeff Rapps and specialty fish stores.

So I am leaning more towards the Ellioti then the threadfin.
The two bottom pictures.
I also haven't ruled out my original Geo thought. I just can't seem to find that book right now.

 

[Bnoble]

please let us know if u fine out the name, neat looking fish tho.

 

[erin14]

its a jewel cichlid...Hemichromis guttatus

Lookie here:
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/h_guttatus.php

Thats not a jewel. Look at the coloration of that Jewel in the link you posted and look at the OP photo. Totally different. Jewels do not have big finnage like that one and there bodies do not look like the OP's photo. I have a Jewel in with my Mbuna and he looks NOTHING like the unidentified fish.

 

[Marxman187]

other than body shape its coloration looks almost exactly like my jack dempsey but its body shape looks like a firemouth so is it possible its a half dempsey half firemouth? because i think it looks just like a firemouth but way to many colors and spangles.

 

[Carp37]

first thing I though given the profile was Geo

finnage particularly the ventrals and the shape and coloration..but possibly a hybrid

It looks like a geo of some sort to me too, especially given all the irridescent blue scales and general profile. It's not a firemouth or acara anyway.

 

[dilhcic]

It certainly has the shape of a firemouth, but I havnt seen markings like that before. Its a spectacular fish whatever it is! It kinda looks like a firemouth/bolivian ram hybrid lol

 

[donthitmyhead]

looks like a geophagus to me. not sure which specie though

 

[ProAquatics]

looks kind alike a pale jack dempsey.

looks like it couud be a green terror. get MUCH bigger than bolivian rams and are much more aggressive.

thanks. I thought it could be a jack dempsey, firemouth, green terror or texas cichlid but nothing seems to fit considering the colorations. it actually looks like a mix of all. strange fish...

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:firemouth duh

 

[Deb2]

Thorichthys ellioti, closely related to T. meeki (firemouth). Could be a hybrid of the two, but I don't think so. It is definately Thorichthys.

 

[Marxman187]

im thinkin its alot more like a firemouth/dempsey hybrid for sure