Thorichthys species ID

I managed to get some good natural light photos this morning to better show some of the markings.

I believe they were listed as ellioti "blue flash"
Excluding the fins it appears the iridescence is below the lateral line.

So maculipinnis?

Thanks for the information Duane!
I always look forward to your replies.
There's certainly a lot more at play to trigger the evolutionary process than we typically think of as aquarists.

I see your point with the chuco intermedia, beautiful fish by the way

I suppose it's not crazy to think that some of the species within thorichthys may later be categorized as subspecies or regional variants of other species.
I was especially surprised to learn their close relation to trichromis Salvini.

It seems like every decade a bunch of variants get species status and a bunch of species get variant status. Ichthyology and specifically the taxonomy of freshwater new world cichlids must be a fascinating field to work in.

In the 20 years I've kept cichlids the names have changed a heck of a lot.

It appears these fish are actual maculipinnis which is fantastic news as I have never kept them in the past. Only t. Aureum, t. 'mixteco blue' and t. Meeki.
I'd love to find t. Socolofi or t. Passionis !

These young ones are very social and congregate a lot.