Hello everyone, I am new to MFK. I recently purchased a blue acara, but now that he has grown some and more colors have come out, I believe he is a gt/acara hybrid. He currently shares a 40 gallon breeder with a male swordtail and his harem. My question is, will he stay acara sized or grow to gt adult size? Thank you.
Adult size
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Do you have any proof it’s a hybrid? There is no real way to know for sure the eventual size of it’s a hybrid.
A. pulcher males usually reach a good 6” - 7”, females maybe a bit smaller.
A. pulcher males usually reach a good 6” - 7”, females maybe a bit smaller.
Can you get a photo?
I'm curious to what gives you the impression its a hybrid.
Since they are both from the genus Andinoacara which has 9 species, and they look sort of similar (especially when sub-adults).
Below Andinoacara coerleopunctatus (sometimes sold as the Panamanian or Costa Rican green terror, or Central American Blue Acara.
If you are talking about the Electric Blue Acara, I believe this is a man induced (line bred) version, so parts of any spawn may contain all kinds of versions (or aberrations)
I'm curious to what gives you the impression its a hybrid.
Since they are both from the genus Andinoacara which has 9 species, and they look sort of similar (especially when sub-adults).
Below Andinoacara coerleopunctatus (sometimes sold as the Panamanian or Costa Rican green terror, or Central American Blue Acara.
If you are talking about the Electric Blue Acara, I believe this is a man induced (line bred) version, so parts of any spawn may contain all kinds of versions (or aberrations)
Green terrors and blue acaras get around the same size so I wouldn't go off of adult size too much. I have seen these fabled 7-8 inch blue acaras in person, they tend to just get longer and stop growing sideways after a certain point.