W. African Cichlid ID Help

[Jeep318]

Anyone have any suggestions on what these might be? Had been imported as Pterochromis Congicus, but not sure.

 

[viejo]

Looks like a valid ID to me. Where did you find them?

 

[gerald]

Looks remarkably similar to a farmed Tilapia (aurea, nilotica, or hybrid).

 

[gerald]

Jeep -- Any further progress on ID of these fish? The few photos and drawings of Pterochromis I can find online have a larger mouth than your fish do, similar to a green sunfish or basket-mouth cichlid Acaronia.

 

[viejo]

You have a valid point on the mouth size. The body shape, concave forehead & markings agree quite well however. First chance I get I will check some of our juvie hybrid oreochromis I see how they match up.

 

[Jeep318]

The consensus seemed to be that it was O. Niloticus or possibly a hybrid Oreochromis of some type. Definitely not Pterochromis.

 

[gerald]

Oh well ... at least you can eat them.