Well let's get it out of the way first..... According to LO´ PEZ-FERNA´NDEZ et al [Copeia, 2006(3), pp. 384–395]:
Guianacara stergiosi can be distinguished from all other species in the subgenus Guianacara by the possession of a round midlateral spot almost entirely below the upper lateral line, forming the darkest area in the midlateral bar. In other species with a midlateral spot, the spot is oval-shaped and located on and above the upper lateral line (G. sphenozona), or on and below the upper lateral line (G. owroewefi). In Guianacara stergiosi the midlateral bar progressively fades into a midlateral spot in all but small juvenile specimens, distinguishing the species from G. geayi, which generally has a complete midlateral bar; in G. geayi the midlateral bar can be reduced to a midlateral spot in large specimens, in which case the black coloration of the anterior dorsal-fin lappets is lost, whereas it is maintained in G. stergiosi at all sizes. Guianacara stergiosi is known from the Caronı´ and lower Aro River drainages, and from the upper Caura River basin upstream of the Para rapids.
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Saw some very nice ones at Ken's and of course he wouldn't sell them to me....so....got these a couple of months ago from Jeremy Basch (aka fishboy20 on some other forums). A group of 5 - 1 dominant male, perhaps 3 females, and 1 smaller unknown. They've spawned half a dozen times....I'm positive it's the same male but not sure if it's the same female....got fry last time but killed off by my male atabapo
I guess they'll get to it again soon enough.
Day 1 in the tank (I think)
Earlier pics of the male. He's a lot bigger/fatter now.
Females...hard to tell the females apart...
Female in breeding color
Going at it
ta-da....
A different batch
Keep off!
my...pre...cious...
Guianacara stergiosi can be distinguished from all other species in the subgenus Guianacara by the possession of a round midlateral spot almost entirely below the upper lateral line, forming the darkest area in the midlateral bar. In other species with a midlateral spot, the spot is oval-shaped and located on and above the upper lateral line (G. sphenozona), or on and below the upper lateral line (G. owroewefi). In Guianacara stergiosi the midlateral bar progressively fades into a midlateral spot in all but small juvenile specimens, distinguishing the species from G. geayi, which generally has a complete midlateral bar; in G. geayi the midlateral bar can be reduced to a midlateral spot in large specimens, in which case the black coloration of the anterior dorsal-fin lappets is lost, whereas it is maintained in G. stergiosi at all sizes. Guianacara stergiosi is known from the Caronı´ and lower Aro River drainages, and from the upper Caura River basin upstream of the Para rapids.
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Saw some very nice ones at Ken's and of course he wouldn't sell them to me....so....got these a couple of months ago from Jeremy Basch (aka fishboy20 on some other forums). A group of 5 - 1 dominant male, perhaps 3 females, and 1 smaller unknown. They've spawned half a dozen times....I'm positive it's the same male but not sure if it's the same female....got fry last time but killed off by my male atabapo
I guess they'll get to it again soon enough.Day 1 in the tank (I think)
Earlier pics of the male. He's a lot bigger/fatter now.
Females...hard to tell the females apart...
Female in breeding color
Going at it
ta-da....
A different batch
Keep off!
my...pre...cious...
