cudas were sold to me as falcatus. atf is in the shedd aquarium in chicago. looks like vittatus but tail says otherwise. hybridtheory get in on the cudas.
cuda id and atf id please
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99.9% sure there no falcatus. The only reason I say 99% is because cuda's have the ability to wash there color allmost totally out during times of stress or acclimation.
I would need a clear snout shot to be sure on ID. But they could be Fals or minimus.
If the top jaw is round and fatter than the bottom. And sticks out a little further than the bottom jaw then there fals. If the jaws look exactly the same top and bottom and are even then I would say there Ace minimus. Some ace minmus bottoms jaws are a hair longer than the top aswell.
What size are they?
Minimus top out around 4" or so.
I would need a clear snout shot to be sure on ID. But they could be Fals or minimus.
If the top jaw is round and fatter than the bottom. And sticks out a little further than the bottom jaw then there fals. If the jaws look exactly the same top and bottom and are even then I would say there Ace minimus. Some ace minmus bottoms jaws are a hair longer than the top aswell.
What size are they?
Minimus top out around 4" or so.
Hear is a good snout shot of a 100% Falcirostris.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=334646
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=334646
Looks like a Yellow Tail Cuda to me as for scientific name I believe it's A.Nasutus but I am NO expert - Sounds like Hybrids the local expert.
dont think they are minimus, ive kept them b4. these guys hace a faint black dot behind gill plate, i think its the lighting in the pics thats not allowing u to c it. also have a reddish tint to the body not transparent like minimus. yellowtail in front, others in back, notice black dot on the fish in the middle of pic.
Yea man i see that spot behind the gill plate. And plus the jaw structure is off from Falcirostris.
HMMmmmm
There's 16 species of these guys out there So I am thinking you have one of the more rare ones on your hands...only time will tell,
plus as with all amazonian characins they change colors from river to river.
HMMmmmm
There's 16 species of these guys out there So I am thinking you have one of the more rare ones on your hands...only time will tell,
plus as with all amazonian characins they change colors from river to river.