Vieja fenestrata
Also known as: Blackstripe Cichlid, Marbled Fenestratus, Mexican Cichlid, Mosaic Cichlid, Window Cichlid
Found over mud and sand bottoms, in slow to moderate flowing waters in lakes and over river valleys.
Widespread North America
A freshwater fish often seen in the aquarium trade.
These fish brood their eggs in their mouths to protect their young.
Found over mud and sand bottoms, in slow to moderate flowing waters in lakes and over river valleys.
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I see pictures of the fenestratus with a dark line going through the middle of its body and I've seen the pictures of them without a line going through the body and they look like they have pink or orange in the sub body pigment. I have 3 like with no dark line going through the body. Are they different fish, or the same fish found in different waters maybe?
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