Fish Identification

[Terrobite]

Hi im new to this site as i am to fish keeping. I was given this fish from a friend who did not know what it was so i took a photo and decided to see if anyone new what is was in this forum.

Looks like a very well informed forum as well..

 

[uncwnells]

green terror, white saum

 

[big_tank_boy]

its a silver suam green terror...... cool fish can get up to 12" but most stay around 10"........ get really nice colors as they get bigger.....

 

[Terrobite]

OK cool.. Just looked them up on goooogle.. is a gold saum the same or different they dont seem to differentiate them on the net.. I love the look of this fish Especially His face.. Thats even if it is a he lol.. any ideas on the sex

 

[uncwnells]

is your font shrinking lol? Gold Saum, silver saum, white saum, greent terror, etc all are basically the same with different color highlights, care is basically the same and so are the specs. All originate from the true green terror, aequidans rivulatus

 

[sick_lid]

Gold Saums will have orange on the tips of the dorsal and tail fins instead of white like yours.

 

[Terrobite]

Ok cool.. Any idea on the sex as i read that males get more colour

 

[[enjoyable_attempt]]

I agree with Gold Saum, What size tank are you keeping him in?

 

[knifegill]

Gold Saum and Silver Saum and not variants of the original Rivulatus. They are found in other areas. Also, Gold and Silver/White Saums are often kept carelessly mixed in breeding ponds and a lot of available Saums actually are a cross. Either way, that is a stunner and welcome to MFK!

 

[Terrobite]

4 foot 300 litre atm untill he grows out of it i guess