Blue Acara Or Green Terror?

[SeymourAndHisCat]

Hello,
Recently I bought 3 "Blue Acaras" from my LFS for 7.50$ each, but after looking online and researching some more information about them im beginning to think I got 3 green terrors instead.
I know i cannot house 3 green terrors, especially in my smaller sized tank and origionally i planned to take the lesser 2 acaras back or see if 2 paired up and take one back, along with my jewel cichlid.

Tank: 50 gallon (US)
1x Severum (gold)
1x red lined torpedo barb
1x Blue Crayfish
1x Jewel
3x blue acara
Im aware my tank is quite over stocked, the acaras are still babies, (Pictures attatched.) but im planning to take back the jewel cichlid and if they are acaras, one or two depending on your opinions. if theyre green terrors, they will have to all go back, naturallly.

thanks for your help in advance! I've never owned any sort of acara before, but had a mixup with a GT once trying to aquire one. I dont want them to grow into 10 inch monsters! Each picture is a different "Acara" I have my suspicions at least one might be a GT

 

[Allan01230]

All three are blue acaras. They can get 7-8 inches, terrors would have more red on them

 

[Montelboom]

They look like green terrors to me.

 

[SeymourAndHisCat]

They look like green terrors to me.

What exactly leads you to think they are? (I.e fins, color, eye line) I'm slightly newish to SA fish and have no idea in telling the difference! I heard it mostly depends on the fin/body pattern . Thanks for your reply!

 

[SeymourAndHisCat]

All three are blue acaras. They can get 7-8 inches, terrors would have more red on them

Do you happen to know when the black line under their eye will appear ? Sometimes I see it feint or it appears its not really there. Is that just a sign of maturity ?

 

[ehh]

They look like green terrors to me too.

 

[SeymourAndHisCat]

They look like green terrors to me too.

That's what I think too. One of them is extremely aggressive towards the other two aswell, they don't tolerate each other at all.

 

[Beetlebug515]

Those are 100% green terrors. All three. Blue acara do not have the orange at the end of their tail. The second one looks like it could be a good looking male one day. Also, I don't think your tank is over stocked at all, unless your severum is adult sized (8+ inches). I would keep them. Green terrors are great fish and would do well with the fish you have now.

 

[Beetlebug515]

Also, be sure not to confuse aggression with a dominant fish. Fish chase each other, it's what they do. It isn't true aggression until you see injuries, or a fish constantly hiding in the top of the tank, usually behind a filter inlet or heater. Every tank has a boss, and if you have green terrors usually one of them is it.

 

[SeymourAndHisCat]

Those are 100% green terrors. All three. Blue acara do not have the orange at the end of their tail. The second one looks like it could be a good looking male one day. Also, I don't think your tank is over stocked at all, unless your severum is adult sized (8+ inches). I would keep them. Green terrors are great fish and would do well with the fish you have now.

Well my severum is around 8.5 inches and I've grown him since a baby buy do you think 50 gallon tank with 100 gallon canister filter will be sufficient for 3 GT, 1 severum, one rosilene barb and crayfish? I'll take back the jewel to free up some space regardless. Or maybe just keep the very good looking one? I want a busy tank but one that isn't topped out nessisarily, I want them to have some breathing room.