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mjbickford
08-09-2009, 09:41 PM
can you help me identify the Pseudotropheus in my tank, They were left by my ex when she moved out.

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Oscar_freak12321
08-09-2009, 10:12 PM
Looks like a Jaguar cichlid, but I've never seen one with stripes before.
Deleted User
08-09-2009, 10:19 PM
I think what you have there is a Pseudotropheus tropheops.

I am sure some one else will come along and give you a better idea though.

Nice fish :ssmile:
kaybee
08-10-2009, 12:41 AM
Seems like some sort of central american/south american cichlid (not my forte). Not an apparent african cichlid in my opinion, and definately not a member of the pseudotropheus genus.
Lab_Rat
08-10-2009, 12:56 AM
I'd say it's a CA/SA cichlid, but which one I have no idea. Does not look african to me. Maybe post for an ID in the SA area.
rangur1
08-15-2009, 11:38 AM
it looks more ca/sa cichlid to me. if its african it could be a buttikoferi which gets big and VERY aggresive.
Crispy
08-15-2009, 02:12 PM
Looks like a Jaguar cichlid, but I've never seen one with stripes before.

You're right oscar, it's a jaguar. Babies will have stripes like that which turn into spots as it grows. It's Central Amercian.