rhom ID??
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hmmmm its a rhom... I think
red eyes, body shape, caudal fin, but check out those spots on top. Wassup with that. How big is this guy? I thought when they got that big rhoms lost their pigments in lieu of the diamond or black scales. Prominent humeral spot. If I had to guess I would guess it was from brazil somewhere, only because more of the amazon is contained in Brazil than any other single state in SA. He's got some color on the gill plate too. If it was yellow I would say Xingu. Orange....maybe guyana type? I don't know. I still haven't gotten much good info on this topic.
The one thing I've learned about geo-morphology is that there's no easy way to ID em. That's the one thing everybody from frank, to the guys at SA have said, "Unless you pulled it out of the river yourself...."
red eyes, body shape, caudal fin, but check out those spots on top. Wassup with that. How big is this guy? I thought when they got that big rhoms lost their pigments in lieu of the diamond or black scales. Prominent humeral spot. If I had to guess I would guess it was from brazil somewhere, only because more of the amazon is contained in Brazil than any other single state in SA. He's got some color on the gill plate too. If it was yellow I would say Xingu. Orange....maybe guyana type? I don't know. I still haven't gotten much good info on this topic.
The one thing I've learned about geo-morphology is that there's no easy way to ID em. That's the one thing everybody from frank, to the guys at SA have said, "Unless you pulled it out of the river yourself...."
jp80911;3171789; said:
aren't all the diamonds just diamonds? Don't they resemble different colors at different ages, or am I way off about that?
well, according to Pedro, gold diamond's scale reflects in gold color, blue diamond's scale reflects in blue color and black diamond's scales reflects in...well...silver color.
they are all diamonds but just some reflection color are more attractive to some people (usually the blue)
they are all diamonds but just some reflection color are more attractive to some people (usually the blue)
jp80911;3171806; said:
yeah i'm not a rhom guy, but I gotta admit, all the blues I have seen, even the juvie-sub adult age, have absolutely stunning coloration. Most P's lose their spots as they age, but I've seen pics of sub adult blues like 6-7" with spots, red fins, red eyes... They're really remarkable. To a layperson your blue looks like a completely different species from a high back peruvian rhom. If I ever get one I'll probably be looking for a blue, although secretly I'd love to have a 14+ incher Peru high back.
Diogenes;3171835; said:
better yet, a 14"+ blue diamond...what would be SWEET~!!!
Dankzville;3171988; said:let me guess JP you found more kids that need Adoption
potentially yes. might have to go check them out in person. if they happen to be blue...then maybe.....just maybe.... my smaller blue will be up for sale...oops. did I get your hope up again???
Dankzville;3171992; said:you know you want a blue
i know i dobadly
we all do, dont' we?
NO i didnt get my hopes up!!!! well ok for the second i read itjp80911;3172362; said:better yet, a 14"+ blue diamond...what would be SWEET~!!!
potentially yes. might have to go check them out in person. if they happen to be blue...then maybe.....just maybe.... my smaller blue will be up for sale...oops. did I get your hope up again???
we all do, dont' we?
but then i seen you were the poster.and i just Forgot it totally lol go check it out and if it is a big 14" blue can i have dibs on your YOUNGER Blue