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skipntampa
11-06-2004, 09:06 AM
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I bought this fish called a Midas Cichlid from Petsmart a few days ago...he looks just like the fish pictured aove but instead of being white where the fish above is....he is a dark orange almost black and his eyes are jet black as well...the shape is the same though and his characteristics are equal to those ive read aboot Midas cichlids.
He loves to pick up gravel in his mouth and transports it around....like a dump truck....but he does it so often, almost like hes trying to find food, def. the most intersting fish Ive had.....

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http://www.cichlidforums.com/postimages/2004-11-06/74344-002.jpg

logjil
11-06-2004, 09:41 AM
im no expert---id say red devil, but your right ---they are selling that as a midas. the pets mart hear is selling some fish as a red terror, but its not.

bevoman
11-06-2004, 10:16 AM
Red devil.

punkypuffer
11-06-2004, 10:32 AM
as far as i know, all of the "red devils" and "midas" fish sold in stores today are hybrids of the two.

Trim4c
11-06-2004, 10:20 PM
Devil....

Geo Blue
11-20-2004, 08:04 AM
Midas have small lips...red devils have the thick more pronounced lips..at least in older fish.Otherwise they do look very similar when small. :-)

Chewy
11-26-2004, 07:30 PM
red devil no question.

agez
11-26-2004, 08:10 PM
i dunno but NICE wood peice, what is that???

punkypuffer
11-26-2004, 09:39 PM
its fake from petsmart hehe i have the same one

Jason_S
11-26-2004, 09:43 PM
most likely a devil/midas cross but it definitely favors a devil :)

agez
11-26-2004, 09:45 PM
heehe cool!

joscar_2120
12-03-2004, 01:10 PM
thats a red devil for sure

maddyfish
12-14-2004, 02:03 PM
Looks like mostly Devil to me.

Rudy
12-14-2004, 02:31 PM
I'd say its to young to tell. I have purchased a pure midas from petsmart and know a bunch of other who have as well. Not to say it is not a hybrid (which is also likely). I am just having trouble figuring out the identity without a doubt.