Difference between George's Armatus' and Isaac's

[johnptc]

none of the fish from RR would be that big yet. the one i got from RR dosnt have any red at all. im sure u are right about colors varying with surroundings, diet, and tank size. im sure we are going to see alot of problems with the armatus, who's owners who arent planning on getting a bigger tank. i will post pics of both of mine, but i think we will only see characteristics that vary with age, and fish to fish differences.

what color is the adipose fin ???

 

[JD7.62]

All armatus have a vibrant orange/red adipose fin.

 

[R1_Ridah]

what color is the adipose fin ???

It's kinda tricky going by the adipose as Redtails also have the orange color tint to them.

For myself (only my opinion) I go by the color of the actual tail and the white Pinstripe on the edge.


take a look at the pictures below. All under the same lighting (Natural Sunlight).


Here's a picture of a Redtail (Tat).

 

[R1_Ridah]

Here's a picture of an Armatus & Redtail (Tat).

The Armatus is the one on top and the tat on the bottom.

 

[R1_Ridah]

Here's a picture of Tat's.

 

[R1_Ridah]

what color is the adipose fin ???

BTW - John, you need to grow out an Armatus and put it in your tank w/the Lince =-)

 

[johnptc]

All armatus have a vibrant orange/red adipose fin.

this what i thought !!!!!!

 

[vamptrev]

this what i thought !!!!!!

maybe im not lookin hard enough.

here is a good pic of my big armatus. do u see any red? also check out the tail... similar to raider.... the prob is i dont know where this one is from...

 

[johnptc]

maybe im not lookin hard enough.

here is a good pic of my big armatus. do u see any red? also check out the tail... similar to raider.... the prob is i dont know where this one is from...

what about the tiny fin in front of the tail ??

 

[vamptrev]

what about the tiny fin in front of the tail ??

dang im blind. i need glasses.