thanks.. Anywho they were sold to me as bleekeri they also have larger spots then polleni do so thats why I assume. If you seem them up close and personal you can tell the spots are larger.Looks more like Paratilapia polleni to me.
Had a couple back in 2003.
Sorry for the Ash quality pics.
Yes, they are P. Polleni. Ash's 2nd pic is a heavily spotted one, is it an African import?
Yours look like it has much much smaller spots then mine o__o Even Ming's has much smaller spots then mine. You can tell if you saw them in person - spots are large, trust me those pictures do not do them justice. On top of that polleni are not as agressive as bleekeri and they stay smaller then bleekeri. Mine are getting pretty large and they are still growing. Mine are also much more agressive then a polleni should be. They also have alot of characteristics of a bleekeri not a polleni. The only reason those 2 even get along in the same tank is b/c they are one male and one female and although they are not usually tolerant of the same speices, they act as if they are pairing up. Also where I got them from the guy knows his fish and the difference between to the two.I have a polleni (i think) and it looks just like ash's. I have had it a few months now hes growing slow and getting a bit more aggressive but i would never call him mean. here's a pic when i first brought him home. (Yes another crappy savage pic)
yup mine has the bigger more odd looking spots not the small all neat looking spots =) easy to tell! anyways they are both great fish!Check these.. I am no expert just came in contact with this fish a few months ago..
http://www.cichlidae.com/article.php?id=117