Hey SharptoothBass
What I see is someone being educated about what Red Terrors are and are not and the difference between the ones that are called RT. Several people commend him on having a nice fish even though it isn't the more sought after one and others seek to distinguish between the 2 and you call it crap.
The only crap I see is you calling the 2 fish basically same. If Mayans were in DC before Festae then DC was way behind the 8ball hobbywise. Festae have been in circulation since the 70's. Myans started becoming popular in the mid-late 80's and into the 90's. And back then neither was called RT.
I agree with you that the title RT was created for shock value. But it didn't start with Mayans. In the 70's there was only fish called Terror, A. Rivulatus, due to it's bad atttiude and penchant for wreaking havoc in a closed environment which was somewhat foreign to US hobbyist back then and since Festae inhabited the same rivers as GT's and displayed the same beligerance it was just a matter of time before someone would get the idea to collect and export them together as GT and RT since the title terror appealed to American enthusiasts.
I have raised and bred them both as well, and beyond the similarity in base color and aggression they are certainly not the same. Mature mayans(male/female) look almost identical. Festae do not unless in fry-raising dress.
What I see is someone being educated about what Red Terrors are and are not and the difference between the ones that are called RT. Several people commend him on having a nice fish even though it isn't the more sought after one and others seek to distinguish between the 2 and you call it crap.
The only crap I see is you calling the 2 fish basically same. If Mayans were in DC before Festae then DC was way behind the 8ball hobbywise. Festae have been in circulation since the 70's. Myans started becoming popular in the mid-late 80's and into the 90's. And back then neither was called RT.
I agree with you that the title RT was created for shock value. But it didn't start with Mayans. In the 70's there was only fish called Terror, A. Rivulatus, due to it's bad atttiude and penchant for wreaking havoc in a closed environment which was somewhat foreign to US hobbyist back then and since Festae inhabited the same rivers as GT's and displayed the same beligerance it was just a matter of time before someone would get the idea to collect and export them together as GT and RT since the title terror appealed to American enthusiasts.
I have raised and bred them both as well, and beyond the similarity in base color and aggression they are certainly not the same. Mature mayans(male/female) look almost identical. Festae do not unless in fry-raising dress.
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