What a difference a year makes

[Steve]

You guys probably don't remember but about a year ago I posted a picture of a fish I picked up from a lfs that I didn't know what it was and really he was pretty sickly looking when I got him. Underfeed and thin, colors were not very good either. This was the original thread a year ago http://michigancichlid.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=3030.0

Well I've been meaning to show you guys the change in him for awhile now but keep forgetting to take a pic of him and post, what a difference between him now and how he was about a year ago. Now he's nice and plump, really nice colors to him and just super healthy and active.


This was him a year ago when I picked him up from the lfs for next to nothing price wise.
 

And this is him today (no photoshop colors added, that's how he looks all the time)

[Maize-N-Blue-D]

Nice looking fish - But what is he ?

[Steve]

Best we could tell from what Blair thought would be exasperatus, but not 100% sure.

[rcombs]

ETHELWYNNAE?

[Regalblue]

Best we could tell from what Blair thought would be exasperatus, but not 100% sure.

I wouldn't say that's what it is after seeing the new pictures.

[African cichlid Keeper]

He cool. But he looks like a hap of some kind

[Sean]

I think I saw something like that when I was looking through wet spot's list. Don't remember what it was tho

[hezekiah]

You are a credit to cichlid keepers everywhere. Good Job

[Ron]

Best we could tell from what Blair thought would be exasperatus, but not 100% sure.

I wouldn't say that's what it is after seeing the new pictures.

Too late, I believe you already did. I remember Blair betting all his tanks on that fish definitely being an exasperatus. 

[Steve]

  lol

So any ideas then what he may be? perhaps a hybred hap or something?

Whatever he is he's turned into a pretty nice fish, one of my favorites in that tank now.

[African cichlid Keeper]

lol

So any ideas then what he may be? perhaps a hybred hap or something?

Whatever he is he's turned into a pretty nice fish, one of my favorites in that tank now.

I would have to say it a hybrid

[TrailerParkFishTanks]

is it maybe a not fully colored protomelas taiwan reef? or spilonatus?

[Ron]

is it maybe a not fully colored protomelas taiwan reef? or spilonatus?

I don't know what it is, but I can say what it isn't .... I've kept both of those species from fry to fully colored adults and neither is the fish pictured.

[danielratti]

Taiwan reef half H shaped barring patterns as well.

[rcombs]

Again, maybe an Ethelwynnae peacock? Looks identical to me.