NetMax wrote:
"Elaine T" wrote in message
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Bob wrote:

Hello, NetMax!
Thanks NetMax, unfortunately I have scoured most of the cichlid webs
with no
success, thats why I'm asking here and anywhere else that may help
answer my
questions ie: what are they and will they co- habit with the
aforementioned.
The pics were posted twice on alt. binaries.aquaria, the first time
was
just a little large, sorry new to posting to newsgroups and stuffed
up.
I do however read and practice a hell'uva lot of stuff that you
people
recommend.
Anyway all help is appreciated.
Bob.

They look like juvenile peacocks or haps from the African rift lakes.
Possibly an Aulonocara spp. or Sciaenochromis ahli. I personally don't
kow how to tell them apart until the males have colored up. In
general, rift lake cichlids will not co-habit with convicts or any
other South American cichlids. They use different stances and
coloration to communicate aggression and so and cannot resolve
territory conflicts. Also, the rift lake cichlids tend to be smaller
and can require considerably different water parameters from South
Americans depending on the lake of origin. I have no idea what a
"sooky O" or "JD" are. Try using scientific names or more standard
trade names.

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My guess is it's a Jack Dempsey and a mopey Oscar )

ROFL. Methinks the fish in the photos would eventually become feeders
for an Oscar.

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