I'm just curious what is the difference I have to look for when spotting these guy at a young age that around 2 inch? Inputs are appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
How to tell Retroculus Xinguensis from Lapidifer at 2"?
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Xinguensis have more vertical stripes and lapidifers have a blotchy more mottled pattern, at least from what I've seen.
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I spotted that as well but I was not sure if its really the case or not since there were some photos online of lapidifers with vertical stripes without the blotchy pattern at a young age.
Only real way to tell is the tail pattern. They are different even at a young age. Xinguensis will have full stripes through out the tail fin and lapidifer will have a few stripes and Some spotting.
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Gonna check my lapidifers tails when I get home now...
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Yes I own both species and I tried my best with the pics lol.
Top is xinguensis, notice just large stripes through out the whole tail and bottom pic is lapidifer, notice the 2 stripes at the end and then just smaller looking stripes in the middle there are a few spots as well.
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Top is xinguensis, notice just large stripes through out the whole tail and bottom pic is lapidifer, notice the 2 stripes at the end and then just smaller looking stripes in the middle there are a few spots as well.
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Thanks for posting, it kinda give me an idea and what to look for. How many of each species do you have?
I have 6 lapidifer and only 2 xinguensis hoping to add some more soon. My lapidifer are around 5-5.5" but xinguensis are around 2-2.5"
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