Are these P. taeniatus "moliwe"

[draken0x]

I bought a pair of moliwes and the male doesn't look like moliwes on pictures. I think they are from the same spawn but not sure... are they moliwes or some other form?

video of them

 

[wethumbs]

The male looks like the standard issue P. pulcher.

 

[tjudy]

I agree... the male is P. pulcher. The female is P. taeniatus, and may be the Moliwe form.

 

[AndySch]

Hi,

i also agree...the male is P. pulcher, the female is P. taeniatus, but i think it´s nigerian morphe. can you show this fish again?

 

[draken0x]

I'll post new pics on sunday when i get home. What makes you think she's nigerian? The aquaclay makes all fish look a bit red. I'll try to take some pictures in another tank. Could the male be mix of p. pulcher and taeniatus?

 

[tjudy]

I do not think the female is Nigerian, but there is a lot of variation. The Nigerian females show a lot more white, whereas the Cameroon females are more yellow. Also, when the female Nigerian forms dance for the males, the lateral line stripe is very black and rarely faded out by the belly. Check out images 65 - 67 in my gallery to see a Nigerian female: http://tedsfishroom.com/gallery/

 

[AndySch]

Hi Ted,

we will see,

i think its nigerian, because stripe falls out in Caudale, and the black points are bigger than moliwe

 

[draken0x]

I finally managed to make some decent pictures.

In the area where black line is faded there's sometims a green reflect.