Does anyone know what this is?

[bigk]

Hi everyone, this is my first post on the forums. I bought a fish from the local shop, and the guy told me it was a Comprecissep, however I was unable to find any information on the web about them. I did find one picture and emailed the owner of the site, but he didn't know what it was either. Anyways, here is the pic
[img:de5530b8f8]http://www.amfilm.com/cichlids/cichlid5.jpg[/img:de5530b8f8]

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know, so I can stop calling it Jay Leno fish. Thanks!

[tom]

Welcome, bigk

I try not to attempt an ID on a fish I've not kept before, so I won't say you have <I>Dimidiochromis compressiceps</I>, commonly called the Malawi Eye-Biter. :D

Some of the folks here do keep <I> D. compressiceps: </I> Might want to search www.cichlidgallery.com for images.

[jonah]

Welcome to my favorite cichlid forums, appropriately called "The Cichlid Forums". :D

Here's my Dimidiochromis compressiceps:
[img:7a58e66749]http://cichlidgallery.com/albums/album22/SIMG0374.sized.jpg[/img:7a58e66749]

Hope you have a big tank. :shock:

[SGypsyMermaid]

tom's right--that's a dimidiochromis compressiceps...there's a chopped off photo of my male in the "more mermaid madness" album at www.cichlidgallery.com.

[bigk]

Thank you everyone for your prompt responses, it sure is a dimidiochromis compressiceps. I am looking into getting a bigger tank, atleast 50 gal, just looking for where i can pick one up pretty cheap.

[Cichlid Boy]

Have a look at some of my compressiceps spawning here:

http://community.webshots.com/album/56974515EQkmqU