Pike cichlid ID help

[Jwitho]

The shop I work in have had a delivery of pike cichlids, listed as C.geayi but I don’t believe they are

My guess is a notopthalmus sp of some sort, any guesses?

 

[MacZ]

Not so sure if this is a Wallacia. @Mazan is the one here with highest activity and experience with them.

 

[Jwitho]

Not so sure if this is a Wallacia. @Mazan is the one here with highest activity and experience with them.

See I thought Wallacia due for to body shape and the spot on the caudal area
But more than happy to be told different

 

[MacZ]

All the small species have been put together in the genus Wallacia. I myself have no expertise in ID-ing certain species, but I can tell in most cases whether it's the right genus. In this case I'm out, though.

 

[Jwitho]

All the small species have been put together in the genus Wallacia. I myself have no expertise in ID-ing certain species, but I can tell in most cases whether it's the right genus. In this case I'm out, though.

To be honest I’ve never seen juvenile C.geayi so they could easily be the right species
Always best to ask those who know more when in doubt!

 

[Mazan]

I don’t really have that much experience with pike cichlids, only with one species of Wallaciia, however I did look into the dwarf species a lot when I first got mine and I don’t think it’s a Wallaciia and certainly not nothopthalmus, probably it’s one of the larger species.

 

[Jwitho]

I don’t really have that much experience with pike cichlids, only with one species of Wallaciia, however I did look into the dwarf species a lot when I first got mine and I don’t think it’s a Wallaciia and certainly not nothopthalmus, probably it’s one of the larger species.

After doing a deep dive into the whole group
I’m thinking potentially a Saxatilla species