What kind of fish is this?!

[lilac]

Hi, I would really love to know what kind of fish I have. It is about 5-6 inches long and I have had him for almost 8 years. He is constantly moving the gravel. I call him Digger because of this.
Let me know if you have any clue! Thank you!
Kriss

[Cichlid_Fan]

Either it's the way you took the picture or that fish is all head!!

:jaw:

[lilac]

It may be a little 'all head' because of the picture but he does look like that. He reminds me of a severum and a convict both at times. I would just really like to know what he may be!

[cjbots]

Love the pic, nice camera action!

[strawberrysue000]

Is that real:jaw: ..Havent a clue..sry but hes dammmm ugly..:nervous:

dont mean to offend :oops:

[hwzcoolboy]

looks cartoon!! haha big header

Cool !

[Stephen#1]

Looks like possibly a female convict but might not be a pure breed. Maybe a cross, have you had it in with other fish, how is his aggression level toward tankmates?

[Rex Karr]

There's absolutely no way that is a female Convict.

[conig]

look slike a deformed texas, the mouth is perfect as is color. I don't know how the head got that big.

[lilac]

I have a pair of convicts in my tank and it is definately not a convict. It is twice as big as the 5 yr old female convict I do have. 'Digger' is the 'top fish' in the tank. No one would even try to bully him. I have just always assumed he was male but never sure. I have a couple bigger fish in there be they do not mess with Digger. I appreciate all the help. I am guessing at this point he may be a cross of some sort since I can't find anything like him anywhere. He does like to 'own' his half of the tank.
Thanks again!

[Chet]

I would love to see some more pic of "Digger". Can you take a couple more. I am quite intrigued by him. I think he's pretty cool and very unique looking...

[lilac]

Hi, I was trying to figure out how to put a second pic in ?????

[Cichlid_Fan]

Does this fish have long dorsal and anal fins?

If it does, it could be a Ptychochromis oligacanthus. Probably not though, but the pictures look similar in bodyshape and markings. Another pic would help.

Matt

[Chet]

You can post several pics at cichlidgallery.com and then provide us with a link to your gallery page. You can also insert another picture into the thread, although I'm not real competent when it comes to this, and prefer a link to a gallery page myself.