Comparing Belts

[Ruck Fules]

I personally caught and brought this one back from Costa Rica last year. I named it "Black Back". To compare, I took a picture of a Black Belt I ordered from a vendor. It was sold as Wild Caught. I'm not saying it's not but just noticed a big difference between the two. Different river/location?

Biased opinion but I personally like the one I caught . More blue and green.

More red.

 

[Angler]

I like the one you caught better too!

The other one is nice too. It seems more long and slender than most blackbelts though.

 

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

were they caught in different areas?

 

[Ruck Fules]

I caught mine at parismina river in Costa Rica. The river is on the Caribbean coast. I'll be back in Costa Rica this November but would try another location.

The other one was collected at Lago Izabal, Guatemala

 

[darth pike]

If I remember correctly, I believe blackbelts have the largest natural range of any central american cichlid ... so regional variants would be a given. That said, that costa rican one is niiiiice.

 

[Batboi3000]

Darker one for sure!!! Mine is that dark but still has the red in the tail. It's pretty sweet. Good catch!

 

[ewok]

looks good... i think your version is nice. does it ever show red?

 

[ECarbonel]

those are freakin amazing!!!

 

[Ruck Fules]

looks good... i think your version is nice. does it ever show red?

Not much red.

 

[danncon]

Not much red.[/QUOTE Bring me one please. Can i ?