Neolamprologus Daffodil vs Brichardi........

[gregga]

An acquaintance recently asked if I wanted a group of 12 Neolamprologus Brichardi she no longer could care for. When I got there, the fish looked like what I thought were Daffodils (pulcher). What are some differences between the two species? Or are these just 2 varieties of the same fish. I'm keeping them in a typical Tang setup. My inquiry is more for identification purposes. .....Thanks... Gregg

[kzarsky]

looks like they are the same - neolomprologus - differentiated by coloring, perhaps with a different subspecies name.

you can view mouseover pictures at this link to pick the right one.

http://www.africancichlids.net/tanganyika.html#

this particular link calls them both neolamprologus brichardi, with 'daffodil' differentiated.

http://www.webcityof.com/ffpw3.asp?IID=150

[Nippy]

They will have different dark markings on their cheeks/gill plates and the daffodil has a lot more yellow in the fins, especially on the dorsal.