Equatorial Festae? and other rare fish
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They look like very nice festae, and hey there are plenty of new species being discovered all the time. I don't think we are done discovering cichlids by a long shot. But I feel like if there was really a 6" max size festae, the first we are hearing of it would be some documentation from whoever discovered it. Not just some guy on youtube (who sells fish and would profit from these being "rare equatorial festae never before seen").
Yeah. I guess it possible he’s a victim of listening to or believing his source or importers.
Or he could be making it all up.
See no reason he couldn't have dwarf fester, as smaller than usual variations of animals are quite common, for example smaller strains of green sunfish and Redfin pickerel,or South American mountain lions, or the dwarf freshwater crocodile variant.
I'd say order some and grow em out, worst that could happen is you get a regular festae
Are we sure he didn’t mean to say Ecuadorian instead of equatorial?
Either way, I have never seen or heard of a smaller version of festae. It’s more likely his adults were stunted. I have a pair of Heros that were neglected at an LFS and they maxed out at 3”, but their fry grow to normal size.
Either way, I have never seen or heard of a smaller version of festae. It’s more likely his adults were stunted. I have a pair of Heros that were neglected at an LFS and they maxed out at 3”, but their fry grow to normal size.
I suspect that this is what happened, that, and an exporter or vendor somewhere fed him some misinformation. Bioaquatix has been around for years, I don't believe this was calculated at all. But definitely not some "rare" miniature version of festae.
They're definitely a lovely red color. But I suspect if he's only had them a short while, he's going to be surprised when they more than double in size over the next year or two.
I know a lot of guys like this in the business -- long-time fish farmers with setups similar to this, amazing at raising fish but not up to date on current scientific names and only know what they've been told about the species they work with. Notice he referred to argentea as Cichlasoma argentea, even though they've been reclassified at least twice since they were called that.
Anyway, the point is, it's not likely he's intentionally misleading anyone. He's just repeating incorrect info. He obviously knows how to raise fish. His salvini looked amazing.
I’ve had my doubts from the first time I saw it.
What made me think was the fact that he showed some standard Festae then later the Equatorial comment was made. But I’m not one to just come out and call BS on something if I’m unsure.
Like I said earlier I like to give all new information the benefit of a doubt.
He’s for sure got some nice looking fish. I wouldn’t mind having some of the Salvini myself.
It would be cool though if it did turn out to be true. A Festae that could be kept comfortably in a smaller setup, it would be a nice option for some.
What made me think was the fact that he showed some standard Festae then later the Equatorial comment was made. But I’m not one to just come out and call BS on something if I’m unsure.
Like I said earlier I like to give all new information the benefit of a doubt.
He’s for sure got some nice looking fish. I wouldn’t mind having some of the Salvini myself.
It would be cool though if it did turn out to be true. A Festae that could be kept comfortably in a smaller setup, it would be a nice option for some.
Does anyone here have the Ecuadorian festae? Are they that red at that size? That might be the fastest way to find out.
