Spilo or Mac - a year later - You tell me.

[Otherone]

I bought this guy a year ago labeled Spilo and was ID'd here as a Maculatus but now shows signs of Spilopleura - clear terminal band on the tail fin and no black on the ventral fins. He was 1" last year 5" now. I'm no expert and finding non-contradictory info is all but impossible. x-J-x from Pfury has a pic of an adult spilo used on P-info that is an exact carbon copy to the fish I see everday.

http://www.piranha-info.com/default.php?lang=en&id=s_spilopleura

 

[Sanjo Eel]

That's a Mac.

 

[jp80911]

Mac

 

[arrow]

Mac, both the spilo and mac have the clear terminal band on the tail fin

 

[BRUNER247]

Appearances overlap between macs & spilos.

 

[ballinouttacntrol]

i don't care what it is but it sure is pretty. i like the color

 

[Clay]

So, 10 years ago that would have been a S. spilopleura. However, that was correctly identified as S. maculatus a few years ago.

 

[jerzyperson]

mac for sure... i have got 4

 

[Otherone]

So the defference is more or less the head shape (like a Rhom) than type of body markings?

Ballin' thanks - the pictures really don't do much justice, his belly is bright yellow as are the lower fins. Also has the most impressive set of ever present choppers, pretty large for a small fish.

 

[JohnnyZanni]

So the defference is more or less the head shape (like a Rhom) than type of body markings?

Ballin' thanks - the pictures really don't do much justice, his belly is bright yellow as are the lower fins. Also has the most impressive set of ever present choppers, pretty large for a small fish.

That is a S. Maculatus.

This is a S. Spilopluera