Help identifying my pair

[Hailey]

On Sunday I got a male and female pair of what were labeled as Kribnesis, Pelvicachromis pulcher. Now I'm not sure though on weather or not they are the "Nigerian Reds", Pelvichromis taeniatus.

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and here are a few pics
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If you need more to help identify, please let me know and I will get more, or a new video, as it seems to be clearer, yet darker, and I promise it will be more than 3 seconds! lol, batteries ran out in the camera

[frank_zappa]

if you had only posted those bottom shots i would guess pelvicachromis taeniatus

in the top two photos to me they look more like kribs, but then in the bottom two they do look a lot like nyetes. i have not kept kribs but have nyetes, and they are of course very closely related. i have not seen nigerian reds before, and i am not somebody who could really give you an id here.

im sorry i am not much of a help. do post a video or a little clearer shot if you are able to get one. they are a bit fuzzy; still, they are great looking fish and appear nicely colored up. i am sure somebody will jump in and tell you exactly what they are.

[frank_zappa]

i never realized that my pelvicachromis taeniatus were also called nigerian reds. i always just heard them called nyetes. it looks like you ID'd them in the other thread...

i need to read a little more closely before i reply...duh

[Hailey]

Well they werent really Id in the other thread, and its been driving me crazy trying to figure out what they are.

And I wish I had a better camera!

[frank_zappa]

how much were you charged for the pair? that may help you figure it out.

when i bought my pair of what i now know are 'nigerian reds' they were 35 dollars and the guy charges 40 now.

he sells kribs for much less...maybe you ended up with a great deal

[Hailey]

I paid $19 for the pair. But in the stores around here, no one knows anything about fish, what their worth or anything, lol

[Aeonflame]

Still, fish stores are businesses, and they charge for a profit. I think these look like kribs, but as FZ said, the bottom photos throw it off somewhat

[Algenco]

the price says Pulcher, Taeniatus would have likely cost double.

Care is the same for both.
"Nigerian Red" is a trade name for 1 subspecie of Taeniatus

[Hailey]

Alright, so i will go with Kribensis.

Thanks!