Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata sp) Sizes:3 - 3.5 inches and retreating into hiding spots

and retreating into hiding spots

A sleek silver body is sliced by a bold black lateral stripe and topped with a vivid red streak that runs from the snout through the eye

especially in its pearling

It occurs in two basic color morphs which are called green scat and ruby or red scat

Rio Uruguay

Convict Cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata sp) Sizes:3 - 3.5 inches and retreating into hiding spotsConvict Cichlid Amatitlania nigrofasciataSmall fish, giant attitude The Convict Cichlid proves size means nothing in the cichlid world. Native to the rivers and lakes of Central America, this species only grows around 46 inches, yet carries the confidence of fish ten times larger. Bold black vertical bars over a silver gray body give it the unmistakable prison uniform look that earned its name simple, iconic, and impossible to mistake. What makes