pulcher or rivulatus

[christian333r]

Hi guys!

I would like to help me differentiate this American cichlid. Is youthful yet, and there a little difficulty.

My question is:

¿ is an A.pulcher or A. rivulatus? and Why?

Thanks

 

[BC in SK]

It is Anidnoacara rivulatus.Otherwise known as a greenn terror or 'goldsaum'. Can't say off hand how i know with absolute certainty other then i've been around blue acara ( A. pulcher) for around 40 years and green terror for about 25 yars to easily see the diiference. They have different body shape , head shape as well as markings; never mind coloration which usually doesn't mean too much.

 

[GrantA94]

I would say you have a female GT, or gold saum. However you like to say it. The main features which lead me to say green terror over blue acara are: the overall body shape - the mouth is situated in the lower portion of the body, the black line is behind the eye and not through it, the tail fin isnt round it has more of a tall stretched shape. The reason i say female is because she is very dark, and has limited orange on the dorsal and tail fins, and she has a lot of blue to her face.
Hope this helps!
You should check out my thread on GT vs BA. The female gt i have looked 100% BA, however she is definately GT and has just spawned with my male.

 

[BC in SK]

I would say you
You should check out my thread on GT vs BA. The female gt i have looked 100% BA

This is the thread here: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?446139-Help-ID-my-blue-acara-green-terror

No, I don't agree your fish ever looked like a blue acara. Unless pictures are of very poor quality, the two species are instantly recognizable and easily distinguished.

By the way i mis-spelled Andinoacara, in my first post----should be Andinoacara rivulatus.

 

[GrantA94]

Thanks for posting the thread!

I bought them as BA's but always thought they were GT's. However, most people who replied insisted thy weren't GT's. I myself believe there is BA in the genes of the female somewhere, as she isn't your standard GT. When you see a giod.example of the species, like the OP's it is easy to distinguish. But i believe there is much crossbreeding of the two which causes the confusion.

 

[christian333r]

Thanks to everyone for the tips

 

[Otherone]

Hi guys!

I would like to help me differentiate this American cichlid. Is youthful yet, and there a little difficulty.

My question is:

¿ is an A.pulcher or A. rivulatus? and Why?

Thanks

A. Pulcher because A. Rivulates has no yellow fins - they are white and most A. Rivulatus (aka True Green Terror) are generally wild caught making it very rare to get a very small juvi - it would be a sub-adult.

 

[HybridGS]

Its a Gold Saum, not a Pulcher or a Rivulatus, granted its got no yellow in its tail, but it will come later on, i have had loads like this, they show the most colour when you have multiple juvinile Andinoacra species in the tank, for example my friend had a Gold Saum he grew up to 6" from 1" and a pair of Blue Acaras in the same tank, the Saum was always very colourful and had a big hump on his head, then one day he sold his Blue Acaras his Saum lost all his colour and hump for months and then seemed to die from depression, it would not eat etc, i had somethjing similar happen in my tank, where my Saum lost all his colour after i removed a Blue Acara that he kept attacking.

They show awesome colour when they are adults and have a tank to themself tho.

 

[Otherone]

A. Pulcher because A. Rivulates has no yellow fins - they are white and most A. Rivulatus (aka True Green Terror) are generally wild caught making it very rare to get a very small juvi - it would be a sub-adult.

I totally screwed this one up was thinkin' more about the explenation describing A. Rivulates and not thinkin' pulcher (acara) - what I meant to say A.sp."Gold Saum" not Pulcher - sorry ppl.