What's the diff?

[mostanks]

i just noticed that my n.brichardi is actually an n.pulcher oopsy :0 ,i've never seen one live so i was not aware of the difference in color til now,but besides that whats the diff ?
the pulcher is really starting to color up it has an awsome brite yellow stipe down its dorsal fin w/alot more around the rest of its fins and the tips of its tail is really bright white  *sigh*just beautiful.

 

[mostanks]

shhhhhhh i can hear crickets and the jeopardy song do do do do dododooo

 

[Davy Reynolds]

Brain not computing, so will need to look up the answer

 

[Davy Reynolds]

The differencebetween the two subspecies is based mainly on the pattern of the markings on the gill-cover. Both species have two dark bars between the eye and the outer edge of the gill-cover. In N. brichardi these bars have roughly the shape of the letter T lying on its side (see photograph). In N. pulcher the bar directly behind the eye is not horizontal but curves downward and does not merge with the vertical bar on the edge of the gill-cover. Brichardi-like cichlids have been exported from Zambia, the southern part of the lake. Some of these fishes were sold as Lamprologus pulcher. It is, however, not known whether these were caught at or near the type locality (which is unknown) or just looked like the holotype of L. savoryi pulcher.

But If you want to read the full article click here

God my heads burst :laugh:

 

[mostanks]

really cool site thanx davy

 

[mostanks]

i guess it would be possible i have a mix of 2 right?coz mine looks like a mix between the daffodil and the pulcher,mine does not have that dark spot on the cheeks and has alot more yellow in the fins than any of those in the pic.think thats possible?

 

[Davy Reynolds]

Wouldn't think so m8.
How was the article, light reading or what :laugh:

 

[mostanks]

:cry: i actually read all of it
and i'm at work,yeah i got alot done here
and i found the answer in the article

The characteristic markings of N. olivaceous consist of two vertical curved bars on the gill-cover (like chevrons). The bar directly behind the eye borders the pre-operculum just as the second bar borders the outer edge of the gill-cover. This pattern is characteristic of N. pulcher. Although the type locality of N. pulcher is unknown the gill-cover markings of this cichlid are seen in several populations. I therefore propose to regard N. olivaceous as a synonym of N. pulcher