My Wild Peru Altum Scarlet Angelfish

[Sauteman]

These are my favorite angelfish of all time. The wild angels are some much better looking than the tank raised crap.
Wild Peru ''Altum'' scarlet. I have 2 now, but getting another 2 tommrow. Peru Altums are better than True altums.

 

[rook45]

Scalare?


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[Sittipat]

Can you get clear pic?

 

[fishfanatic80]

Idk man they look like your standard tank raised silvers haha

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[Sauteman]

I will get clearer pics for you.
No these are true wild Scalare angelfish.
Silver Angelfish have red eyes.
This is a silver angelfish ( Not mine)
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&...32&ved=1t:429,r:25,s:0,i:186&biw=1366&bih=592
and this is a peru scalare ( The ones I have)
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&...429,r:0,s:0,i:91&tx=92&ty=92&biw=1366&bih=592

 

[Oddball]

I'm not sure I get it. All mass reproduced common angels in the US are Pterophyllum scalare. There's a peruvian variant called Pterophyllum cf. scalare, "Peru altum". Is this the variant you just got?

 

[Sauteman]

Yes. I have the Pterophyllum cf. scalare, "Peru altum''.

 

[Aquanero]

There are several types of wild scalare from different locations. The Rio Nanay in Peru, The Santa Isabel from the Rio Negro in Brazil and the Rio Manacapuru in Brazil.

I have some nice Rio Nanay Peruvian scalare (pictured below) with a very pronounced nasil notch and I high dorsal fin with ling pectoral fins very reminisant of P. Altum.

 

[Sauteman]

There are several types of wild scalare from different locations. The Rio Nanay in Peru, The Santa Isabel from the Rio Negro in Brazil and the Rio Manacapuru in Brazil.

I have some nice Rio Nanay Peruvian scalare (pictured below) with a very pronounced nasil notch and I high dorsal fin with ling pectoral fins very reminisant of P. Altum.

Mine look Just like the Rio Nanay ones!
Taken from Google, these look like my 2.
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&h...25&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0,i:121&biw=1366&bih=592

 

[3dees]

to each his own, but IMO, no angel, wild or domestic can come close to the beauty of the true Altum.