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[dcarmor927]

My LFS has these and i was wondering what they were before i got em...

I looked through the ID's but couldnt match it up...Thanks!

 

[fifefish]

is it a convict cichlid?

 

[spikeyboy]

Looks like a Venestus cichlid to me.

 

[fifefish]

i second that.
does look like a Venustus cichlid

 

[dcarmor927]

thanks guys! i think they'll end up too big in my 55 gal

 

[warbeast]

Yeah definatley N. Venustus, lake malawi haplochromine

 

[vonnie06]

hi its definatley a Venustus commonly known as giraffe cichlid,i had two of these they do grow rather large and can have a temper at times but nice fish to look at.youve got a lovely looking fish there with great colours

 

[kenny fish fanatic]

yes they can have a nasy temper,my brother has them,,kenny