Cichlasoma id confirmation
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Identifying your Cichlasoma
A while back I posted that I was working on a guide for the hobbyist to identify the twelve species within the genus Cichlasoma. I intended to post the guide all at once but as it has not been easy to locate some species, I've now decided to do it one species at a time. The guide is not intended...
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So C. amazonarum has this further identifying characteristic not found in bimaculatum.
Nice clear pic of bimaculatum here: https://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2020/1/BIR_2020_Robins_etal.pdf
This is what I was trying to see in mine, do these look like the rows of scales?? Anyway I will try to get a clearer picture.Identifying your Cichlasoma
A while back I posted that I was working on a guide for the hobbyist to identify the twelve species within the genus Cichlasoma. I intended to post the guide all at once but as it has not been easy to locate some species, I've now decided to do it one species at a time. The guide is not intended...
So C. amazonarum has this further identifying characteristic not found in bimaculatum.
Nice clear pic of bimaculatum here: https://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2020/1/BIR_2020_Robins_etal.pdf
And yes, nice clear pictures in that article, the scale patterning behind the head actually looks the same as mine now...
In your first picture, it looks like the scale pattern is directly under the tail spot and extends a little beyond it.
Cichlasoma id confirmation
I was wondering if anyone here can confirm the id of my Cichlasomas. I THINK they are C. amazonarum, but could they be C. bimaculatum? They have 4 anal fin spines. I have had these fish for over 2 years, and one reason I think they are amazonarum is that the person who sold them is from a town...
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In your third picturec it looks like the scale pattern has gone into the dorsal
Cichlasoma id confirmation
I was wondering if anyone here can confirm the id of my Cichlasomas. I THINK they are C. amazonarum, but could they be C. bimaculatum? They have 4 anal fin spines. I have had these fish for over 2 years, and one reason I think they are amazonarum is that the person who sold them is from a town...
www.monsterfishkeepers.com
Interesting fish! Isn't she xanthic rather than axanthic? (I thought axanthic was lacking yellow pigment but I could be wrong). Have you had offspring from her and if so how did they turn out?
I always thought xanthic was the same as axanthic. She's more like leucistic but I've always heard her described as axanthic. I was never able to raise offspring from her before her mate died, but the other guy who bred them found that they breed true.
Well that is good as I have been telling people that is what they are for the last two years! Just saw something recently that made me wonder if I was right..
