P. humilis "Kawese" questions

[nekomi]

Hi all,

On a recent trip to my LFS I noticed a tank full of young Pelvicachromis humilis "Kawese". They were stunningly beautiful fish - all a deep plum/purple color, with streaks of neon blue on the cheeks, and a patch of iridescent rainbow scales behind their pectoral fins. All the fish were colored in this way, but when I went online to find some information about them, all the P. humilis "Kawese" pictures I saw displayed a cream-to-yellow colored fish with dark vertical bars, quite different from the ones I saw.

Any idea if the fish were mislabeled, or is the Kawese morph really so different?

I'd like to house a pair of these fish in an empty 29 gallon aquarium I have on hand, along with some West African killies. How does this sound? Any species recommendations for the killies?

Thanks a lot, I appreciate any replies!

 

[tjudy]

You mentioned in a previous post that these were all female signatus... is there a distinct black dot in the sot rays of the dorsal fins?

 

[nekomi]

I remember that there was a black dot on the base of the caudal fin, and I'm pretty sure the dorsal had a similar dot, but I'm not positive. I'm going back to the store today or tomorrow to take another look and possibly take some pictures. Thanks for replying!