I think rapps has some even younger ones coming in this week that will be a good bit cheaper. These guys are really slow growers though.
True geo redhead tapajos
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blkg35;2834294; said:Since this is my first time with SA cichlids i wasn't sure if there was a difference between a true redhead and a regular redhead. I know for alot of fishes that sellers will come up with a name to make it sound better, then sell it for a higher price. Thanks for answering my question. It helped alot. I'm gonna go with some redheads from Rapps or Rich at Infinite Aquatics, their price is pretty reasonable.
Thanks for all the help....
I made this mistake so I completely understand where you are coming from!
I believe this is indeed the case when people refer to Geophagus "tapajós orange head" as "red heads".
When did these fish make the move from Orange Head to Red Head? As far as I'm aware, and as described by Weidner, these species are Geophagus sp. "Tapajos Orange Head" and Geophagus sp. "Araguaia Orange Head" depending on which location they're pulled from of course.
If they're called "Tapajos", and they're "Wild Caught", they're Geophagus sp. "Tapajos Orange Head". Red Head seems like a marketing gimmick to pawn off same species fish as if they're a higher quality. As what seems to be the flagship species making waves in the mainstream market for Eartheaters, you would hope that retailers and breeders would at least name them correctly.
Maybe I'm getting pissy over a minor technicality, which probably stems from the issues here in Australia with people thinking they can mark Araguaia variants as Tapajos and get away with the 250% markup.
If they're called "Tapajos", and they're "Wild Caught", they're Geophagus sp. "Tapajos Orange Head". Red Head seems like a marketing gimmick to pawn off same species fish as if they're a higher quality. As what seems to be the flagship species making waves in the mainstream market for Eartheaters, you would hope that retailers and breeders would at least name them correctly.
Maybe I'm getting pissy over a minor technicality, which probably stems from the issues here in Australia with people thinking they can mark Araguaia variants as Tapajos and get away with the 250% markup.
Very good discussion, I am learning a ton here, lets keep it going folks! I never knew that a Redhead and a Orangehead were the same GD fish! Where is DaveB? I need to get downtown!
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If you go to the stocklist for some of the Vendors here they are labeled "Geo Redhead Tapajos". Then I inquired about them from another Vendor and this Vendor told me that he has "TRUE geo redhead tapajos". This is when I got confused......
That's why I started this thread. So far theres been a ton of helpful info.
That's why I started this thread. So far theres been a ton of helpful info.
I have seen 'true tapajos redhead' used by LFS that also carried Tapajos II's ... but that was the only time I've seen 'true' in conjunction with that species.
Sadly, 'red' sells better than 'orange' ... hence the change of the common name here (My psych 101 guess at least).
Sadly, 'red' sells better than 'orange' ... hence the change of the common name here (My psych 101 guess at least).
darth pike;2836541; said:
DP, correct me if i'm misunderstanding your post but,
Orangehead and Tapajos II are two different types of Geophagus.
