Is this a green terror or something else
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silver saums seem to be a bit rarer than the gold ones. not that rare though. nice looking fish.
contrary to what is mentioned in a post above the silver saum is not "the true green terror". here are pics of a true GT so you can compare http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94265&page=2
contrary to what is mentioned in a post above the silver saum is not "the true green terror". here are pics of a true GT so you can compare http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94265&page=2
cichlid2006;3996030; said:
oops, forget the bit in red, i misread the post i was referring to. my apologies to that member.
Neither this fish, the silver saum, nor the gold saum is a GT (Green terror).
Stop confusing everyone with the LFS terms.
A. Rivulatus, is the Green terror.
The saums, haven't been described, atleast have not been dedicated a proper latin name, and therefore the LFS' can pretty much screw you over with whatever name they see fit calling the fish.
Stop confusing everyone with the LFS terms.
A. Rivulatus, is the Green terror.
The saums, haven't been described, atleast have not been dedicated a proper latin name, and therefore the LFS' can pretty much screw you over with whatever name they see fit calling the fish.
HrHagel;3996278; said:
I don't think you understand what a common name is. The vast majority of people refer to the common "gold saum" as a green terror. Thus, by definition, this is the correct common name.
In my opinion, it is the people who claim the common green terror isn't really a green terror that are causing confusion.
HrHagel;3996278; said:
common names are still just common names...while neither Saum is A. rivulatus...that doesn't mean they aren't "green terrors", since green terror is just a common name with no real classification behnid it. Let's just call fish by the latin names and not have silly disagreements over names like "true" GT.
FSM;3996336; said:
Cichlaholics Anonymous;3996340; said:
So let's have 1 name for 3 differnet species? is that what you are saying?
And yeah, my point exactly, let's keep it down to latin names, but since these two fish in question don't have one, then why not call them saums, and leave the actual described fish out of the question?
It's like the Mayan cichlid (Cichlasoma Urophthalmus) and the festae. Both are "red terrors" in common terms, but the fish in all actuality have nothing to do with each other, except similarities?
Hence the confusion.
HrHagel;3996456; said:
I think they are trying to say the name green terror is more commonly referred to both of the saums rather then the A. rivulatus. So when people say green terror the first thing that comes to mind are the saums.
that looks like a silver suam to me, they are pretty rare as far as i know, i have only seen three and have been to tons of exotic fishstores
