The 'kribensis', Pelvicachromis pulcher, has always been an aquarium favorite and is fairly easy to find in almost any pet shop. There are, however, a large number of other Pelvicachromis species that aren't as commonly available.
I had the fortune of finding some nice examples of a couple of the 'other' species in a tank of 'mixed kribensis' at my favorite LFS and I thought I'd share some of the first pictures with you. Please pardon the quality of the P. subocellatus picture. There is quite a bit of algae on the front glass so the auto-focus of the camera is a bit off. Better pictures to come later.
Pelvicachromis taeniatus: this is a young male of this species and is not in full color as the picture was taken just a few minutes after his release into his new surroundings. He also has a little tear in his tail. Still...you get an idea of what the fish looks like.
Pelvicachromis subocellatus: this is a young pair. The male is the one with the blue anal fin. Again...pardon the picture quality.
I also picked up a pair of Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus but they immediately ducked behind the decorations of the tank they are in and won't come out long enough for me to snap a picture.
-Joe
I had the fortune of finding some nice examples of a couple of the 'other' species in a tank of 'mixed kribensis' at my favorite LFS and I thought I'd share some of the first pictures with you. Please pardon the quality of the P. subocellatus picture. There is quite a bit of algae on the front glass so the auto-focus of the camera is a bit off. Better pictures to come later.
Pelvicachromis taeniatus: this is a young male of this species and is not in full color as the picture was taken just a few minutes after his release into his new surroundings. He also has a little tear in his tail. Still...you get an idea of what the fish looks like.
Pelvicachromis subocellatus: this is a young pair. The male is the one with the blue anal fin. Again...pardon the picture quality.
I also picked up a pair of Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus but they immediately ducked behind the decorations of the tank they are in and won't come out long enough for me to snap a picture.
-Joe
