Armatus ID? Still Black (Hydrolycus wallacei)

[furcifer158]

Notice the tiger like stripes on the Wallacei

 

[moe214]

Notice the tiger like stripes on the Wallacei

I see them, very subtle

 

[DB junkie]

This is pretty neat.It reminds me of DB junkie and the rare characin he had a few years ago.If I remember correctly it came in as an armatus but clearly was not.

This was G's second attempt to bring in Armatus. The fish was a Cynopotomus sp. Still regret selling those things. I bought them after being at shark aquarium for well over a year, may have even been 2. Hard to believe nobody bought them.

 

[krichardson]

This was G's second attempt to bring in Armatus. The fish was a Cynopotomus sp. Still regret selling those things. I bought them after being at shark aquarium for well over a year, may have even been 2. Hard to believe nobody bought them.

Yep,I remember the story and I actually saw them there back when I was after an armatus.Looking back I wish I had gotten one and I can't believe you got rid of them.

 

[furcifer158]

Best I could get of the Armatus teeth. You can see how much longer they are and a bit thicker.

 

[furcifer158]

 

[vamptrev]

Any good shots when he was younger?

 

[furcifer158]

Might be the best i can find right now. This is when I started to notice the difference between the two and not just that the armatus was growing faster.

 

[krichardson]

That photo does not show the tail very well but it does show a very dark caudal peduncle compared to the typical intense red of the peduncle on the armatus.

 

[furcifer158]

Found this one, love my kids commentary on it. Looked a lot like the Armatus until around 5 inch or so