is this a festae or a urophthalmus?

[dj.munk]

i just bought this little guy from Petsmart. tank said festae but i have been suspicious. i will post a picture. he is 2 inches still young.

 

[blkwdw13]

Most likely not since it is from petsmart.

 

[sirasoni]

petsmart = uro

 

[liv2padl]

Both cichlids have a black eye spot on the base of the caudal (tail) fin. With the festae, this spot is small, only taking half the height of the base. The urophthalmus spot is large, taking the entire height of the base. The red coloration is also usually less intense with the urophthalmus, but this is not always true.