Cichlid ID?

[minabird]

Hi All,
I am trying to find the name of a cichlid I purcahsed at Wet Thumb aquatics about a year ago. They called it Big Spot but I cannot find it anywhere. I'm not even sure which lake it came from. If you can ID the fish, I'm looking to find a new home for it..

[Afrabat]

Paratilapia is the genus. Looks like big spot. Used to be called Paratilapia polleni, but I believe they did away with the polleni. It is a Malagsy cichlid.

[Regalblue]

Big spot = P.Bleekeri
Small spot = P.Polleni

[baytherman]

P.Bleekeri is actually outdated as they both are now classified under P.Polleni. They are from the waters of Madagascar.

[Regalblue]

True. But, they are still sold this way & when doing research it's good to know.

[Regalblue]

Stary night cichlid is another common name for them.

[minabird]

Thanks guys - hopefully I can find soemone who can use it in their tank. It's grew way faster than the rest of the fish and now is too big for my Aquarium... Thanks again..