i kinda dont think it matters where there from. i think some just color up more red and some more yellow. i just think its the individual fish but could deff be wrong.
To Color Festae or Not to Color Festae...
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Mine can go from yellow to red and back again in a matter of minutes and look like completely different fish in the process. I only find myself running to get my camera when she's red though. She has yet to get as red as fishguts' avatar though.
I'm not sure I agree that "true" Festae are green otherwise they'd be green terrors not red terrors. Alot of times the same fish species coming from different locations show varing color but this I would think is more condusive to it's diet, what types of vitamins are predominate in that particular collection site. I've posted before - I've seen my male display quite a few different color variants - why specifically, don't know exactly - could be a varied diet. The only obvious answer for some of the coloration changes is breeding,dominance, and stress.
I've seen some large male Festae on this (14+) in really huge tanks that look really green. This could be just trick of the light with depth or as simple as the varied lighting spectrums we use as different aquarists. Not every festae owner uses the exact same lighting nor spectrum of light.
I've seen some large male Festae on this (14+) in really huge tanks that look really green. This could be just trick of the light with depth or as simple as the varied lighting spectrums we use as different aquarists. Not every festae owner uses the exact same lighting nor spectrum of light.
I'm kinda with pete on this one, I think everybody needs to call festae festae. The only people anyone's fooling with a different name is the uneducated, and then people that don't know much about festae end up calling them all kinds of dumb names because they see other people calling them that.
The fact of the matter is that no fish is ever going to look the exact same, some more green, some more red, but that's no reason to start naming your festae something their not.
If someone were to actually classify different variants then that would be a different story, but to take that upon yourself is a tad silly.
The fact of the matter is that no fish is ever going to look the exact same, some more green, some more red, but that's no reason to start naming your festae something their not.
If someone were to actually classify different variants then that would be a different story, but to take that upon yourself is a tad silly.
Festaes are festaes, I agree. There's no red, green, purple strains, etc.
Listen, life would be great if we called all fish by their scientific Latin names, but that's not reality. When people look for Green Terrors, Angelfish, Discus, Jaguars, Red Devils, etc. we all know what they are looking for.
The same goes for "red terrors". The New World Cichlid enthusiast who is in search for the red terror is obviously looking for the festae and not the uro.
There's enough information, ad nauseam, about how to tell a festae apart from a uro, that the buyer should be able to tell the difference. If not, so sorry, thank you - come again, life goes on.
I for one like the fact that festaes are still somewhat rare and not in every petstore.
Listen, life would be great if we called all fish by their scientific Latin names, but that's not reality. When people look for Green Terrors, Angelfish, Discus, Jaguars, Red Devils, etc. we all know what they are looking for.
The same goes for "red terrors". The New World Cichlid enthusiast who is in search for the red terror is obviously looking for the festae and not the uro.
There's enough information, ad nauseam, about how to tell a festae apart from a uro, that the buyer should be able to tell the difference. If not, so sorry, thank you - come again, life goes on.
I for one like the fact that festaes are still somewhat rare and not in every petstore.
Your discussion is educational. I have been in the hobby for 20 sum odd yrs. Festaes are a beautiful fish. Rapps doesnt have them listed in stock. Where is a good place to buy a healthy Festae?
I'm not sure where the gold ones come from. But, I saw much more of the gold ones a few years back. In person, they are very impressive. There seems to be more barred and red "typed" males these days. I had three males that were solid green, raised from 1.5". After they bred they turned gold like this dominant male. The sub-dominant male was even more intense.
Okay quattroatl! Shew U a better looking female Festae? Yawning!
bAAAAMMMMMM!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31921204@N02/4627125577/
bAAAAMMMMMM!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31921204@N02/4627125577/
bomillyiam;4155886; said:Okay quattroatl! Shew U a better looking female Festae? Yawning!
bAAAAMMMMMM!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31921204@N02/4627125577/
That's a pretty girl for sure
. Better is relative, I guess. The female that I posted is solo, so for her to color up as she does without being with another male is unique for most festaes.Anyway, you do have a nice festae...good for you champ!
Females can and do color up when solo. Just depends on the environment. I have had several that were solo hit the color meter and just gleem. But the real spectacle in Festaedom is the bi-colored female that is crimson red with the black barring. Not the usual flame-red/orange variety with barring. Although they are beautiful as well. But I mean velvety Crimson Red. A sight to behold! I have seen exactly 4 in 33yrs. And almost as intrigueing were the red males that Wet Thumb Aquatics used to produce. It's a shame that most of you who are just discovering how beautiful this cichlid is, aren't privy to the truly breathtaking ones that were available to the hobby in years gone by.
