Mouthbrooder Id

[tropical72]

Does anyone out there know if the egyptian mouthbrooder,egyptian copper mouthbrooder and Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi are all separate species or not?
thanks

 

[KittyKat]

There are three species of Pseudocrenilabrus: P. multicolor multicolor, P. multicolor victoriae and P. nicholsi. All three are quite similar and I have seen all three called "Egyptian mouthbrooder".

 

[tropical72]

There are three species of Pseudocrenilabrus: P. multicolor multicolor, P. multicolor victoriae and P. nicholsi. All three are quite similar and I have seen all three called "Egyptian mouthbrooder".

thanks Kat
All very similar but mine seem to be nicholsi
male is terrorising all in sight so gonna have to put them on their own.
lloking forward to some fry in the near future so maybe on their own is best.

 

[KittyKat]

After I broke down my fish room, I tried my female in a community and she wreaked havoc in there.. in the end, I had to find a new home for her.

 

[Always Learning]

Had to sperate a Nicholsi male the other day and the only place was my big SA tank. He's 1 1/2" and was taking on everything. Little sod took out one of my Uaru's eyes... how I didn't murder the swine I don't know. He's now in with the big malawi and knows his place.