I'll bet on Moto for the future

John, looks like you are going to have some interesting battles on your hands :)

uh oh trouble....

would be interesting if the cuban pairs up with one of the tigers!!

possible, both same genus

not anymore bro,
Today Cuban stay in Nandopsis, while Moto move to Parachromis species.
But, I do agree with you that they have some similarity in the way they look.
Not behavior, I kept both

Parachromis (Mota) and Nandopis (Cuban) right? I thought they were different genus ... Maybe I'm confused :)

Frank, they where same genus, just recently, even if you look at the page from Cichlid magazine I post couple days ago, you'll see your favorite Loisellie still Nandopsis at that time:), but you good eye:)

sorry, i need to get updated

no problem dude, I don't think I ever saw you got something wrong, so I am glad you did once,lol j/k bro!

There not in the Micropterus salmoides family?

nathan..yes from far...perchlike fishes family

Alex, I went right to google after my post, like a true fish geek, and yes, I saw lots of references to Nandopis Dovii and Nandopis Motaguense, etc, mostly on older sites/posts. So, if they "used to be" the same genus, there is at least a moderate chance that they could cross in an aquarium. The fish dont know that scientists re-classified them :) They must be similar enough. John, maybe you will have mega-nasty hybrid babies - or maybe they will murder each other - either way, there will be action! :)

That was mostly a joke but you are right actually. ;o)

Frank, man, I hope none of these hybrids see the day lights. I am for clean hobby

I find uncoaxed hybridization (like this one would be if it happened) to be really interesting and unique. I would keep offspring and probably be glad that my fish "found a way." I do however beleive it is irresponsible to forcefully breed and/or sell hybrids. I've seen too many LFSs with no interesting cichlids, yet an overcrowded tank of Blood Parrots and $200 Flowerhorns.

Though.. I have a soft spot for Christie & Joe's flowerhorn ... reminds me of one I kept about 5 years ago before I knew much about fish at all. My first fish, because "Flowerhorns are cool" :)

ok Frank, now Loisellie & Salvini is your next project,

they were both Nandopsis as well

True, and if they decided to pair up, the rest of my tank is in trouble. :)

Alex, I found a vid of a lousellei that looks like the same volor variant as mine - also from Honduras. I posted the pic / link here. Check it out if you have a minute.

ok lets see the video, and you better off to stick with Cutteri project mang:)

I posted a new pic for the video, felt bad hogging John's thread. There are two links there. Yeah, Cutteri all the way :)