Electric blue - Sciaenochromis ahli vs Sciaenochromis fryeri

Steve Wolstenholme wrote:

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:06:39 +0800, 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.

Does anyone have any knowledge of Sciaenochromis Ahlis?


S. ahli and S. fryeri are the same fish. Ahli was the original name.

I bred hundreds from wild stock about 30 years ago supplying shops. I
don't remember black dots on them. They get a bit less colourful when
breeding from tank bred stock and may show marks but I never noticed.
They are quite distinct from peacocks - much slimmer for starters.

Steve


I have S.Ahli. Here is an article that classifies it as S.Fryeri. The
photo is identical to my fish.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/s_fryeri.php

Here is a diferent article that clasifies it as s.ahli. (The anal fin is
a little different in the picture)
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/s_ahli.php

Here is another article about s. fryeri - notice this is a different
fish and I agree with the identification. The author states that is used
to be classified as s.ahli but is now recognised as being s.fryeri.
http://malawicichlids.com/mw08098.htm