Identifying krib species

[condoKeeper]

I'm trying to figure out what type of krib I've got here - anyone able to help me identify it

[sidthy]

Difficult to determine with certainty from that image, but given you obtained it as 'kribensis', it likely is P. pulcher.

[graye]

Pelvicachromis drachenfelsi, Pelvicachromis kribensis, Pelvicachromis pulcher, Pelvicachromis roloffi, Pelvicachromis sacrimontis, Pelvicachromis silviae, Pelvicachromis subocellatus, Pelvicachromis taeniatus - that's the kribensis/Pelvicachromis group right there.

The common krib, P pulcher, is what we usually see, and due to an old mix-up by importers, it's often mistakenly called the kribensis - poor P kribensis, had its name hijacked. As someone who's kept and bred most of these fish, except sacrimontis, I can tell you that a nose shot just isn't enough. I'd need a clear photo of the fish's flank, showing its entire body, to even attempt an ID.

[condoKeeper]

Pelvicachromis drachenfelsi, Pelvicachromis kribensis, Pelvicachromis pulcher, Pelvicachromis roloffi, Pelvicachromis sacrimontis, Pelvicachromis silviae, Pelvicachromis subocellatus, Pelvicachromis taeniatus - that's the kribensis/Pelvicachromis group right there.

The common krib, P pulcher, is what we usually see, and due to an old mix-up by importers, it's often mistakenly called the kribensis - poor P kribensis, had its name hijacked. As someone who's kept and bred most of these fish, except sacrimontis, I can tell you that a nose shot just isn't enough. I'd need a clear photo of the fish's flank, showing its entire body, to even attempt an ID.

I'm not sure what to make of this, but I'll give it a shot. From the picture, I'm inclined to think it's a P. pulcher, given it was labeled as 'kribensis' when you got it.

[condoKeeper]

Is this better.

[graye]

I'm inclined to agree that's a pulcher female, the common krib, judging by the photo.

[sidthy]

I'm not so sure about that, the fins look pretty male to me, unless that's just the gravel playing tricks on us.