True green terror

[Red_Terror]

Interesting info guys, and just another reason why common manes annoy me. We're argueing over what is the "true green terror" when "green terror" is just a name given to a fish probably by someone who wanted to make it sound a bit more interesting and make it more likely to sell. Does anyone actually know which species the name "green terror" was first given to? Was it actually given to the true A. rivulatus and not to the much more common gold/silver saum? IMO its unlikely, the true "green terror" is probably a gold saum, because that has been much more common in the hobby which is where the name "green terror" almost certainly originated. What seems to have happened is that the gold saum has often been incorrectly named as A. rivulatus, and because the hobby unfortunately shuns Latin names in favour of meaningless common names the name "green terror" has become synonomous with the species name A. rivulatus and not with the fish it was originally given to. So when people talk about the "true green terror" what they mean and what they should really be saying is the "true Aequidens rivulatus", because the two are probably two different things.
In fact there is no such thing as a "true green terror" as there is no convention governing common names, so if I want to call my grumpy green severum a "green terror" then you can't tell me I'm wrong.

Well actually I am mostly arguing the latin name. I think the rivulatus originated out of peru. Also the other thing that makes for an interesting point is I seem to remember there used to be a poor man's green terror and a true one. Chances are the Gold Saum is a poor man's green terror because it is so common

 

[David R]

Also the other thing that makes for an interesting point is I seem to remember there used to be a poor man's green terror and a true one. Chances are the Gold Saum is a poor man's green terror because it is so common

I'd say that arose when different "varieties" of "green terror" started becoming available in the hobby, and when people started realising it wasn't actually A. rivulatus.
Either way, I think its likely that the gold saum is the "true green terror" as it is the most widespread and commonly available (and probably the earliest available), but that does not make it the true Aequidens rivulatus...

 

[big dovii]

im getting an order from cihlaholic.com ,and was wondering if

AEQUIDENS RIVULATUS " ECUADOR" is a true green terror ​

Did you go in on Deb's group order?

 

[hairdog]

gold saums are not true green terrors. just because it is more common does not make it true. never the less they are both similar and beautiful fish