ok i thought that was what you meant but hey its 1 am here and my brain isnt all the way here. i read your first post like 7 times trying to figure out the difference in the two. thanks again
question about my new "white" piranha
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ok looking on aqua scape they have it listed as the same thing. this is there listing title. Purple Spilo 5" (Serrasalmus Sanchezi)
i dont know i see purple broOhio Entusiast;3175466; said:
and i dont know why aqua scape calls them purple spilos figure i post it since he see it on AS any ways
thats why i posted that name earlier too but i believe the right one is the serra sanchezi and i still say purple variantknox_rbp;3175475; said:
its a nice fish though none the lessThanks. when i call ed the guy about it i was expecting to pay a pretty penny just because of everything that came with it. when he said 50 i was like ok i'll be there in 5 minutes. you cant beat a free fish( well you could but scales go everywhere )
Ohio Entusiast;3175466; said:
I agree its a sanchezi. Best way to tell is to get a good close up of the scutes. I have no idea whether or not it's purple or common. Can't tell from the pic.
Serrasalmus sanchezi and Serrasalmus spilopleura are actually members of the same genus (Serrasalmus), but are members of different complexes within the genus. S. sanchezi is in a member of the rhom complex, S. spilopleura is not a member of a complex per se, but there is DNA evidence indicating that cross breeding with other species has lead to considerable polymorphism with in the species, so spilopleura may in fact be considered it's own complex one day.
When sanchezi's first became available in the aquarium trade, there was some confusion over the species' origin which gave rise to the common names "spilo CF (complex form)" and "red spilo." These common names are misnomers, S. sanchezi is actually a member of the rhom complex which means they are much more closely related to S. rhombeus than S. spilopleura. This misnomer persists which is why people still use the incorrect common names.
Nice fish. He won't get to big either. I hope this helps clear up some misconceptions.
eatyoualive;3190423; said:
well of course its not white now but it may have been when the dealer got it . white piranhas is one of the many comons names for many juvi serra piranhas the problem is that there all called white piranhas so we (the customer) usualy have no idea what were getting
to me looks like a purple sanchezi i can definatly see the purple pigment on its side from the pic and nice p by the way i love sanchezi's they look awesome
