gold saum silver saum gt

[jb12288]

I just joined MFK today, made my first post in the pikes section. I have a sliver saum and gold saum gt in my 100 gallon tank. I bought them last week as true wild caught gts, I know now that the gold saum is not wild caught but the silver should be. Here are some photos:

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[jb12288]

 

[fobrinkle]

Nice fish. Really like the silver saum

 

[TrikkyMakk]

well they all come from the wild at some point. no gt that I know if is hybrid or man made. chances are though that they both are not wild caught I would imagine.

 

[darth pike]

The silver edging on that silver saum is amazing. If there were more fish out there like that one, I'd have to do GT's again. Excellant pickup!

 

[jb12288]

well this guy does his best to accurately describe his stock. It doesnt matter to me if they areor not though.

 

[thorzep]

nice

 

[cichlid2006]

the gold and silver saums or what most people know as GT's are sold under the scientific name Aequidens rivulatus but its only the true GT that is a true Aequidens rivulatus. smaller and far more aggro than saums.
saums arent GT's they are described as Aequidens sp. a cousin of the true rivulatus and they can grow much bigger than true GT's but are generally less aggressive.

this thread shows pics of each kind http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=194893&highlight=true+green+terror

 

[FSM]

Green Terror is the common name...saying that a gold/silver saum isn't a green terror is silly.

 

[D-Train]

Yes these are not true GT's (Aequidens Rivulatus) and Gold Saums are found in the wild, like the silvers.