Silver Saum or Green Terror - Opinions please
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Vizzerdrix26;1688238; said:
wrong, do you reasearch before you post about that issue, sombody can post Tom Lorenz's article about that whole deal, i'm way to tired to explain the whole deal, and get everybody's facts straight.
saums are not "True GT's".
Here my research ---XR---
Scientific Name: 'Aequidens' sp. "Silversaum"
Pronunciation: -kw-dns
Common Name(s): Green Terror
Geo. Origin: western Peru
Habitat: Streams, Pools, Drainage Channels
Diet: Carnivore
Gender Differences: Dimorphic
Breeding: Substrate Spawner
Temperament: Aggressive
Conspecific Temperament: Aggressive
Maximum Size: 11"
Temperature: 78°F
pH: 6 - 7.5
Water Hardness: Soft
Difficulty: 2
Photo Credit: A. Stalsberg
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Comments:This fish was first imported in the U.S. in 1972 and is the first and only true "Green Terror". On the other hand, 'Aequidens' sp. "Goldsaum" is commonly labeled as "Green Terror" in shops across North America, it is not. See Alf Stalsberg site for more information http://home.c2i.net/Cichlid-Power
And heres the link http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2437
Scientific Name: 'Aequidens' sp. "Silversaum"
And heres the link http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2437
Vizzerdrix26;1689760; said:Here my research ---XR---
Scientific Name: 'Aequidens' sp. "Silversaum"Pronunciation:
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Common Name(s): Green TerrorGeo. Origin: western PeruHabitat: Streams, Pools, Drainage ChannelsDiet: CarnivoreGender Differences: DimorphicBreeding: Substrate SpawnerTemperament: AggressiveConspecific Temperament: AggressiveMaximum Size: 11"Temperature: 78°FpH: 6 - 7.5Water Hardness: SoftDifficulty: 2Photo Credit: A. Stalsberg
Images:Comments:This fish was first imported in the U.S. in 1972 and is the first and only true "Green Terror". On the other hand, 'Aequidens' sp. "Goldsaum" is commonly labeled as "Green Terror" in shops across North America, it is not. See Alf Stalsberg site for more information http://home.c2i.net/Cichlid-Power
And heres the link http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=2437
read Ace's article, Silver saum is another varinet of saum, not a True Gt'-"Aequidens rivulatus".
as stated in your link there the common name is Green terror, which is the common name used for all saums, but it was the name for the speices orgininally described in 1972, the green terror (True) which died out of the hobby for many years. and just of recent have been brough back, through Tom and Mr.Rapps. the green terrors of the last 15 years described was the name taken and given to fish older hobbyists known as Saums. Gold, and Silver..
your cichlid forum article is wrong
And heres what I found on the rivulatus
Scientific Name: 'Aequidens' rivulatus
Pronunciation: -kw-dns rv-y-l-ts
Common Name(s): False Green Teror
Geo. Origin: Western Ecuador and possibly into Columbia
Gender Differences: Dimorphic
Breeding: Substrate Spawner
Water Hardness: Soft
Photo Credit: A. Stalsberg
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Comments:Many experienced aquarists label this fish as "Green Terror", it is not. That honor goes to 'Aequidens' sp. "Silversaum". See Alf Stalsberg site for more information http://home.c2i.net/Cichlid-Power
Scientific Name: 'Aequidens' rivulatus
i'm takeing a look a your threads and you obviously aren't a mega expert on Ca/Sa's. so i wouldn't give anybody advice to believe your major imput of just plain old taken info from a cichlid website (which is falsely informed on these species.)
