Gold Saum or GT?

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I stand corrected last time I read up on the topic rivulatus was the gold saum or at least the article I read which was from very knowledgable source said as much. sorry for the bad info I should have checked not just recalled from memory.


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Hey not to worry. It one of the bonuses of being relatively new to the hobby, you don't pick up the older news as such.

I was forced to do a lot of research when I recieved stalsbergi instead of white saums. Thats how I learnt about it all, plus I contacted Alf directly.
 
Thanks lot, very informative and much appreciated. I will tea through that properly later. I am kind of pleased I got both now, they will end up in a tank just for them to breed. Currently got an Ornate Bichir in there too. Short term. The male is putting a bit of pressure on the female but not too much, it's an obvious pair though.

They were actually being kept in a very small tank with Malawis and as such have a lot of scale damage. Hoping to getthis cleared up quickly and I will add a few more photos.


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Three fish come under the common name green terror:

Andinoacara sp. 'Gold Saum' (The fish you have), sometimes referred to as the false green terror - wrongly. These fish are larger and generally more passive than its fellow species. A small number of saums have white or silver edgings to their dorsal and caudal fins - reffered to as white/silver saums. Still fall under the same species.

Andinoacara stalsbergi, The 'True' Green Terror. These are smaller than the Saums, more aggressive and have an inverted scale pattern. These are harder to obtain than saums, so you would know if you had one. They have white bands on their fins - but much thinner than saums.

Andinoacara rivulatus, a very uncommon species to the aquarium trade. Similar to the saum in scale pattern, but has the thin bands on the fins, is similar to the 'true' in size and temprement.

All three fish are referred to as Green Terrors. This is why it is always to refer to them using their latin names instead of common names.

Ha ha, I was just reading the article you posted and was trying to sort this out in my head. I remembered that I had glanced over this post. Cleared it right up for me. Thanks!
 
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