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[CrazyMan298]

My lunacy is less psychotic than fun.

 

[Titania]

i think i have an old picture of mine somewhere........

Are the black blotches like the one showing up in this photo on its flank? That's a different species than I've got. None of mine exhibit that flank spot.

 

[Rhodes09]

no he has that black spot all the time, he gets darker back near his anal fin when stressed. did you say this may be a different species??

 

[Titania]

no he has that black spot all the time, he gets darker back near his anal fin when stressed. did you say this may be a different species??

There are several different Jewel species. The most common is bimaculatus (guttatas). They have flank spots and a spot on the caudal peduncle, like yours has.

I believe mine are lifalili. They were sold as "Red Forest Jewels", but both the lifalili and cristatus are sold under that common name.

 

[Rhodes09]

really? i had no idea! thanks Titania