Did I buy the right fish?

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pebbles67

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Jan 14, 2011
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Columbus, Georgia
Hello. I went to Petco in Columbus, Georgia last week and asked for a iceberg electric blue hap./Sciaenochromis fryeri (Maleriis) Cichlid. The told me they were going to order it and I should come back the following week to pick it up. I came back today and they stated they just got it in. These are the pictures of what I got. They sold me 3 of them and insisted they are the iceberg electric blue hap juvenile. They insisted that they will change their color and will look more like the Blue electric hap in about 6 months. I surfed the web trying to see what Juvenile Iceberg Electric blue hap looks like and I only found adult pics. While surfing the web I came across pic's of Blue Johanni Cichlids which I think looks alot like the fish I got from Petco. Can anyone help me out and tell me what kind of fish are these? Also if they aren't the Iceberg electric blue hap does anyone know where I can get some? The online markets want too much for shipping and I only want maybe two. Thank you.

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I don't understand why it is so difficult for folks to use scientific names... especially people selling fish. /sigh.
 
Sucks you got a johanni insted of a fryeri.
 
Definitely not a hap....some type of mbuna. Sorry buddy. Fish from petco never seem to be of any good quality. Look for a more specialized fish shop in your area. Not a petshop.
 
the petco by me always carries one juvie fryeri..i almost bought him the other day... the one i have is huge a beautiful... but the juvies they carried look exactly like him you cant trust anything they say not all the time but 95% of the time the person working with the fish doesnt kno anymore about fish then they do the shoes on their feet
 
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