3 images of juvenile Mayan cichlids in Florida's Caloosahatchee river delta

Please note: I do not practice under water photography. Images are taken from above. With ever changing, often murky (and smelly) water conditions, plus frequent light variations, colors can't always be 100 % accurate.
Highly invasive as these fish may be,
by the end of 2019 they had all but disappeared from here. Apparently
the cooler temperatures, both air and
water, had driven them to areas with more liveable conditions. During the last days of March I spotted a few.
From April their numbers increased,
only to shrink again during summer.
Word is that it's due to higher salinity.

Scoop: 3 photos of juvenile Mayan Cichlid (Mayaheros Urophthalmus) fish from June of 2019... Differences in color and markings can be quite confusing as to which variety each may belong to. Because of their small size, no longer than 4 to 6 inches, they keep low by instinct. Smaller than these are difficult to capture. Most use crevice type hideouts from which they only appear briefly with quick and quirky moves.



	Please note: I do not practice under water photography. Images are taken from above. With ever changing, often murky (and smelly) water conditions, plus frequent light variations, colors can't always be 100 % accurate. Highly invasive as these fish may be, by the end of 2019 they had all but disappeared from here. Apparently the cooler temperatures, both air and water, had driven them to areas with more liveable conditions. During the last days of March I spotted a few. From April their numbers increased, only to shrink again during summer. Word is that it's due to higher salinity.