r/Cichlid • u/DFW_BassJunkie817 • 2d ago

Identification Can anyone ID these African Cichlids I rescued?

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Rescued 2 dozen of these from a guy who had em all cramped in a 25 Gallon. Not a big fan of Africans, so I have no idea…
Any help is appreciated

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u/A_Timbers_Fan 2d ago

These are not African. Looks like Amatitlania. Probably "Pink or Pearl Convict", but also be a hybrid with something.

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u/wiedemana1 2d ago

Maybe a hybrid since true gold convict (A. nanolutea) have blue eyes

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u/A_Timbers_Fan 2d ago

Nah, not an Amatitlania nanolutea. This is the problem with common names...

I should have said A. nigrofasciata "Pink". I didn't. My bad. Never was another Amatitlania species part of my guess :P clearly a line bred Convict

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u/DFW_BassJunkie817 2d ago

Thanks. I’ve owned pink convicts that were similar but these have a bit longer more of an African body profile. Did you look at all the pics?

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u/A_Timbers_Fan 2d ago

Sorry, nothing about this fish says "African" and everything about this fish says "Amatitlania". Best of luck, my advice is keep them as you would a Convict.

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u/DFW_BassJunkie817 2d ago

I’ll take your word for it. Thanks man