I bought him as a vittatus but i think hes a brevis maybe forskalii hes 4 inch and got a lot of black/blue in his adipoise fin and a really bright red lower lobe on the caudal fin and its hard to get a clear picture.
atf i.d
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I bought him as a vittatus but i think hes a brevis maybe forskalii hes 4 inch and got a lot of black/blue in his adipoise fin and a really bright red lower lobe on the caudal fin and its hard to get a clear picture.
Thanks that was my first impression its only the solid black adipoise fin that threw me off i couldn't get it in the pictures.
Looks FATF to me.
As for the black in the adipose fin, both FATF and BATF have a large number of melanophores (cells containing black pigment) in their adipose fin. At this size, the difference is most obvious in the number of melanophores that are in the fin. In a FATF, the melanophores are sparse and scattered. In a BATF, the melanophores are densely and evenly distributed throughout the fin. Unless one has seen them both in person, it can be hard to tell until they're big enough that the adipose fin isn't clear anymore.
As for the black in the adipose fin, both FATF and BATF have a large number of melanophores (cells containing black pigment) in their adipose fin. At this size, the difference is most obvious in the number of melanophores that are in the fin. In a FATF, the melanophores are sparse and scattered. In a BATF, the melanophores are densely and evenly distributed throughout the fin. Unless one has seen them both in person, it can be hard to tell until they're big enough that the adipose fin isn't clear anymore.
Okay that makes sense i did think fatf straight away when i saw it only that threw me off well i no now mate.