Need Help to id my PBass

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does anyone have picture they can post of the two types of peacock bass at about five to ten inchs ....it would be greatly appreciated if you would post them....thanks
 
does anyone know how much these little buggers go for when there about 5-9 inchs?
 
Pangong_ilong said:
What is lukanini? I mean, what's the scientific name?
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lukanini is just a regional reference...a general name used in hawaii,guyana,and several other countries. Just as we call them peacock bass...in peru they are pavon..in brazil they are refered to as Tucunaré, with pattern variation names as paca ect..

also as for ID on pbass..under 7" is basically just guesses, and with so many variations in species it is very hard to be 100% on a perfect ID. Once they reach 7" or so you can pretty much tell the general species, but understand that with cichla there are so many color,pattern variations throughout their growth stages and depending on local of origin...you will not find a perfect refence photo of a species that will look exactly as yours....just my opinion ;)
 
DIESELMACK said:
lukanini is just a regional reference...a general name used in hawaii,guyana,and several other countries. Just as we call them peacock bass...in peru they are pavon..in brazil they are refered to as Tucunaré, with pattern variation names as paca ect..

also as for ID on pbass..under 7" is basically just guesses, and with so many variations in species it is very hard to be 100% on a perfect ID. Once they reach 7" or so you can pretty much tell the general species, but understand that with cichla there are so many color,pattern variations throughout their growth stages and depending on local of origin...you will not find a perfect refence photo of a species that will look exactly as yours....just my opinion ;)
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Agreed, @ tt size, one can only guess. Even when they reach 7", it may still be impossible to identify, reason being, there are too many variations. It's not uncommon to see 2 similar-looking PBs tt should belong to the same specie but for a certain unique feature, partial stripe, single stripe instead of 3, etc. I've come across a non-speckled temensis (Atlas of Aquarium Freshwater Fishes, Dr Axelrod) with 4 stripes. I guess this is one of the reasons why keeping PB's interesting!
 
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