If Jeff says they can hit 10" I guess they can I've never seen one that big but again I didn't keep them for years so yeah I guess they could.
Aequidens metae and/or diadema
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References I have list 15cm for sp. JH and 20cm for Metae ... keep in mind most stuff you find on the net is wrong, given these species are so easy to misidentify.
I know a lot of the Aequidens species profiles I have read all seem to say 4-6", which makes me wonder if a lot of the profiles are inaccurate.
I think that settles it for me. The metae will be a bit bigger than I am looking for, so I will get the stalsbergi and 'Jenaro Herrera'.
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Exactly. The lack of info on both metae and 'JH' has made it very difficult for me to make up my mind! LOL
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The diadema I posted the picture of is I would say about 9 inches, never took him out to measure, the other one is a bit smaller, I'd say 7-8. I would think metae, tetramerus ect would grow about the same. They are about 2 years old.
Awesome. Looks like Rapps is right on with his sizes (at least for the 'JH').
I had also read Aequidens can scuffle a bit, but they will probably be a dream compared with what the A. stalsbergi are going to dish out. LOL
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Here are a couple of shots I just took with my phone. Trying to get shots of the smaller one, he's not cooperating lol.
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Yesterday I received three 3" A. metae from Rapps. Not the greatest photos - they were taken shortly after the fish arrived, but I'm really impressed with the colors on these guys. They'll be housed in a 120 gallon tank for the time being, along with some red-head Tapajos, a dwarf pike, and a Krobia xinguensis.
So it continues to be confusing...
I've known someone with metae that were definitely metae and they were 5-6 inches (male/female) and he said they were peaceful. He also had diadema, which he said were a little larger but also ok with other fish of reasonable size. I've seen other people have metae get 6,7 inches-- forums where I was a member, not just googling. On the other hand, I've seen posts where metae are the bigger fish... no, diadema are bigger-- metae are more peaceful... no, diadema are more peaceful. Chalked some of that up to people confusing them, but I'm wondering if ones collected from different spots grow different? if it's simple as different growth in different tank conditions? or is it simply a question of individual fish get different sizes and it just depends on your fish or their particular parents?
I've seen that personally with green terrors. I've had some gold saum males top out about 8" and be solid but not beasts, but also had other gold saum males get 10" and turn out to be real brutes. Similar with severums, have had some garden variety 8 inch severums and then had them be 12" and really thick. Also, I've seen a lot of people say their red heads geos get 6" and that's it. But I've had them over 7" and I think the guy I got my original fry from had one 8".
Wonder if that's what's going on here with metae/diadema/JH?
