Festae

[Tonivlc]

Thanks for reply. I was investigating and I was see what a lot of people, buy festae but was urophtalmus. I was searching a lot of photos and I find this.

Then, I see festae with Y how this but the spot is big, and another festae have the spot up an small but not have the Y. If exist this, its posible what some festae don´t have the Y and have big spot. What do you think about this? Its rare what a lot of people buy festae when they are urophthalmus, when the two species are dificult to find.

 

[Red_Terror]

urophthalmus are actually really easy to find in the states. My guess is the fish above is a hybrid.

 

[skiptomyzoo]

Where your from, maybe harder, but back here the 'false' festae are easy to come across. So easy, that it becomes difficult to track down the real ones. I go by the spot on the back, and so far it has rung true. If it is centered, fake, up near the top, real, if you are still unsure, you can also go by the Y-bars as someone mentioned. In my friends expierences, the festae usually turn those nice shades from a silver, there really wasn't a drab inbetween dull red or yellow for them, they just all of a sudden got thier color, not faded into it. Right now mine are still silver, as they aren't very large yet.

 

[jcardona1]

my LFS has a tank full of "red terrors" for like $3 but theyre all mayans. i had to special order my true festae

 

[kasper909]

urophthalmus are actually really easy to find in the states. My guess is the fish above is a hybrid.

Nope male myan in breeding colors

 

[killerfish]

Hello as others said your fish is a uropthalmus the second fish you posted is also a uropthalmus looks at its tail spot its very big pretty big give away plus true festae will not get colors like that

Uropthalmus are sold as festea very often here in the U.S and i'm told this happens in europe to

Your uropthalmus will be just fine they can be very aggressive and eat a ton it won't have any problems getting food or have any problems with getting beat up it should mix well with your fish

 

[Tonivlc]

Umm, if I say you this ultimate photos are festae from Jeff Rapps?
In spain I never seen anybody of this two species, is very difficult find it. Now I want to find a grammodes but I don´t find, I´m thinking to buy from usa. Here there are little variety, I was waiting 4 months to find jags and citrinellum what are known species

 

[Red_Terror]

Umm, if I say you this ultimate photos are festae from Jeff Rapps?
In spain I never seen anybody of this two species, is very difficult find it. Now I want to find a grammodes but I don´t find, I´m thinking to buy from usa. Here there are little variety, I was waiting 4 months to find jags and citrinellum what are known species

Jeff rapps is probably your best bet no matter where you are and if he can't ship to you you can probably get a recommendation from him

 

[Tonivlc]

Hello, you dont understand me, this festae are from Rapps

 

[Spaz]

Are they 5-6" ? If so he may have had a mix up with orders, He is also selling 5-6" mayans.