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Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by Anonymous, May 25, 2009.

  1. Anonymous

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    a friend of mine gave me some fish, he said they were green terrors. I can't find any pics online that resemble my fish, are they green terrors or another breed of cichlid??
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  2. jrow8162

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    Hard to tell. Looks like a bluegill....
     
    jrow8162, May 25, 2009
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  3. Anonymous

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    they are 7" long, 3" high
     
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  4. Anthony

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    Looks like it may be Aequidens sp. Gold Saum
     
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    Still looks like a bluegill. Sunfish, Brim, whatever people call them. I'm from Kentucky so we call them Bluegill... How long have you had the fish and where did you get it? Did you catch it?
     
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  6. Anonymous

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    i've had them 3 weeks now, my friend gave me 4 of them same size, 2 -2yr old oscars full grown, ond 2 11" common plecos...all housed in a 50 gall tank, i put them in my 145 gall long, they are doing good now, they were a pale green for the first 2 1/2 weeks no color at all
     
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  7. Anonymous

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    this is what they looked like when i first got them, 2 of them still look like this, no color
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    I would have to say that I agree with Jrow on this one, it does look just like a Bluegill.

    This is definately NOT a green terror as this is what they look like in the "Gold Saum" variety.

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    Angus, May 26, 2009
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  9. Anthony

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    IDing cichlids never was one of my strong points. :)
     
    Anthony, May 26, 2009
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    i looked up bluegill's and all the pics i've found of them look simalar to a silver dolar in shape?? anyone know of a good site with photo's to page through to find out what fish this is lol...i've been searching for hrs lol
     
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    I don't think it's a bluegill, for what it's worth. :)
     
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    Definately not a bluegill. Bluegill's are a member of the perch family and that's definately not a perch in pic.
     
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    You want to see a bluegill just take your fishing rod to a local pond or lake and throw a worm in.... :)
     
    jrow8162, May 27, 2009
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    lol, we don't have any bluegills this far north, we do have perch though, I live in west central alberta, Canada, a town called edson
     
    Anonymous, May 30, 2009
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  15. MonteSS

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    Possibly Tilapia mariae. (someone else's suggestion)

    Pretty fish.

    ...Bill
     
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  16. Anonymous

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    just checked your suggestion out bill, it is tilapia Mariae, Spotted mangrove cichlid, thnx for the tip!!
     
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  17. sccichlids

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    my guess is Amphilophus trimaculatus
     
    sccichlids, Jun 30, 2009
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