Sciaenochromis fryeri male or female

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Adam GR

Adam GR

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20191010_135337.jpg20191010_135337.jpg Hello there?
Here is my electric blue hap, any chance for that fish to be a male? This fish is in 90gal tank with just males, most of them are bigger then this hap. He/she size is 3inch. Thanks a lot for all help..

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I used have that breed of fish. Here is a picture of my male. The females are pretty drab so easy to tell apart.
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Looks female, even a sub dominant male fryeri would be showing at least some color at that size. Nothing male about that fish. I've also kept this species for many years. Good luck.
 
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Wow, quite a change. I have males of both varieties (Fryeri & Ahli). Both are young adults. Compare yours to the pic. The color change might not be complete.20191012_073622.jpg
 
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LOL, that's hilarious. It appears that you have a male. :thumbsup:



Stephen St.Clair said:
Wow, quite a change. I have males of both varieties (Fryeri & Ahli). Both are young adults. Compare yours to the pic. The color change might not be complete.
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Actually no, you don't. You have an S. fryeri (bottom) and a hybrid on top. Looks like it has protomelus in it, but not sure what exactly it is, but not an ahli. The face/mouth is all wrong. In fact, in all my years in this hobby I have only ever once seen what I believe was S. ahli. 99% of the fish sold in this hobby as S. ahli, are farm fish, with an old school farm name attached.

More info & pics in the following past thread.

Sciaenochromis ahli vs fryeri

Hey guys! As a kid growing up my favorite African Cichlid was an Electric Blue. Recently I discovered there were two different a kinds. Can anyone tell me the difference between the 2?
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Well looks like I also have this hybrid. By his body shape I would say that he is a peacock but I have problem to find a completely blue aulonocara. He is about 6inch and pretty aggressive. Any chance for this one and the regular fryeri to live peaceful longterm in a 90gal?
 
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