Regani confirmation
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Well the bottom pic is the "assumed" female. She was displaying to one of two males in the shop when I bought them. Even still despite the move she was doing the snake like display shortly after. I know her ocelli in her dorsal is barely visible, but there is 1 faint dot, plus her abdomen was prominently larger.
I'd say it's likely regani since it clearly isn't notaphthalmus. Since it's listed as Brazil, it rules Out Orinoco, and wallacei has a different color scheme.
Ok thanks. They have showed some flashes of color and if they go into spawning mode could be quite pretty I think. I'll try and get some pics if they do.
Well after some big meals of live earthworms, things seem to be heating up between these two.
It could be Cr. regani, which is generally considered a super species in dire need of someone to go through them and break them up. In fact, one has already been broken off into it's own undescribed species, Cr. sp. Xingu dwarf. There are dozens of minor variations of Cr. regani so knowing for sure which one without origin will be tough but it's the most likely.
I have seen a few female Tapjos regani without the dorsal ocelli, though not many.
Cr. sp. Xingu dwarf might be an outside possibility. Usually there is only one pic on the net of them, a highly distressed male (clearly showing the stress bars). I did manage to find one that showed them not stressed out here: http://www.amazon-exotic-import.de/Gallerie/Cichliden/Seiten/Crenicichla regani Rio Xingu.htm
It's a fairly close match to your male, but I haven't seen pics of the females so I wouldn't feel comfy saying that's what it is for sure.
I have seen a few female Tapjos regani without the dorsal ocelli, though not many.
Cr. sp. Xingu dwarf might be an outside possibility. Usually there is only one pic on the net of them, a highly distressed male (clearly showing the stress bars). I did manage to find one that showed them not stressed out here: http://www.amazon-exotic-import.de/Gallerie/Cichliden/Seiten/Crenicichla regani Rio Xingu.htm
It's a fairly close match to your male, but I haven't seen pics of the females so I wouldn't feel comfy saying that's what it is for sure.