Electric blue - Sciaenochromis ahli vs Sciaenochromis fryeri

RedForeman wrote:
On Dec 21, 4:06 am, Jim Morcombe wrote:

I have been selling a few of my "Electric Blues" to a LFS for very
little money. I tried another today and he looked at my fish and said
they weren't electric blues. He noticed there were "dots" on the side
of some and said they must be a hybrid with a peacock. He then showed
me his Electric Blue and showed me a reference book with a picture of a
Sciaenochromis fryeri.

Researching the net, mine are definitely Scianochromis ahli - both the
male and the female match pictures on the web exactly. However, how do
I explain the "spots" on some of the juveniles.


Simple, he's probably just un-educated to the breed. but first, I have
1 question... are there ANY other breeders in that tank? if so, he
'might' be right... if you ONLY have that type of fish, then it's
purely genetics. Secondarily, the guy at the LFS could have been a
dunce and just not known, or only knew of some... anything is possible
there....


Does anyone have any knowledge of Sciaenochromis Ahlis?


www.cichlidforum.com
www.cichlids.com
www.malawicichlids.com

are all good sites for reference.... although, when fish are bought and
bred, and sold, and bought, and etc... the genetics become blended
between some species... and identification becomes EVEN harder...

Good Luck though...

RedForeman

The only other breeders are bristlenose catfishes - If I do manage to
come up with a hybrid bristlenose/electric blue I think I will make a
fortune. Anyone interseted in buying an Electric Bristlenose?