Could Anyone Properly Identify This Fish?

[Mr Melt]

Basically what the title says. I bought these fish off a dealer on Ebay. Although he claimed they were Honduran Redpoints my LFS claims that they are defenitely Convict Cichlids =/

I know that they both look similar, but I kinda need to know what species I have here =/

This is one of them on the day I got them:

And here is another one of them now, 2 months on:

I understand that it might be hard to tell now, especially seeing as they are still so young, but if anyone has any idea I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks =)

 

[HayzH]

well i google imaged both.....and i would say red point. x im no expert though x

 

[matt_storey]

Looks almost identical to the HRP's i bought from minnnt

 

[Mr Melt]

Thanks lads - the store owner was fully convinced that they were Convicts though; and that had me worried because I understand that Convicts can be a handful in a community tank!

 

[Delloy12]

Looks almost identical to the HRP's i bought from minnnt

+1 these great lil guys

 

[angelfishguy]

I would say convict

 

[Westwood]

Looks almost identical to the HRP's i bought from minnnt

+1 these great lil guys

+2 looks too shallow to be a Convict.

 

[coldcazzie]

looks like a hrp to me too

 

[Davo86]

looks like a hrp to me too

+1

 

[HayzH]

Thanks lads - the store owner was fully convinced that they were Convicts though; and that had me worried because I understand that Convicts can be a handful in a community tank!

ahem...i know i have a deep voice..but .. lol

 

[MBOU]

could be a hybrid tbh...

Looks like a weedy...anythind atm... could grow up to be either, both species look pretty similar...

It doesnt look a 'classic' convict or HRP to me...

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

They look an awful lot like the Convict fry I received as a "Brucey bonus" with a fish purchase 7 weeks ago, which went back to the store twice as long and twice as deep today...

How is everyone identfying Convicts from Hondurans? Are these fry big enough to definitely tell?

 

[Wills]

Def HRP - and I would even go so far as to say female as well The shape is right, and the broken third stripe is a reasonable give away. The deep blue on the anal fin is a give away for a female HRP.

The shop owner will think Convict as they will probably not of even heard of a HRP

Wills

 

[Delloy12]

They look an awful lot like the Convict fry I received as a "Brucey bonus" with a fish purchase 7 weeks ago, which went back to the store twice as long and twice as deep today...

How is everyone identfying Convicts from Hondurans? Are these fry big enough to definitely tell?

I'm comparing them to my HRP fry in my tank.

 

[minnnt]

Definately a hrp I would say, looks like the 3 females I have left too. Excellent fish and no where near as aggressive as cons. The reason the lfs claim its a convict is because they would be able to give you less for it.