guianacara sp. id?

[Bob]

These are from the wetspot being advertised as guianacara geayi, but dwarfpike chimed in saying highly unlikely. After a bit of research i have to agree, not geayi. May be too young yet to positively id.

https://youtu.be/PvjSWMdC9Ag

 

[L190]

cool fish never the less. I was thinking of getting some from the wet spot pretty soon.

 

[Knutsen1122]

Yeah, after seeing this, I don't care either! I'm going to have to grab some of those guys.

 

[Knutsen1122]

How long have you had these guys?

 

[Bob]

I have had them about a month now. They were really shy for the first few weeks even with dithers in there. But they have gotten a lot more boisterous. They are peaceful, don't bother any other fish. They constantly dig little holes in the sand, fun to watch.

 

[Grimblegrumble]

great video!

 

[dwarfpike]

I think they are still too young yet. One of the diagnostics is if the black lappets on the dorsal fin fades with age or not.

 

[Bob]

This is what i am using for comparison.

http://www.ciklid.org/artregister/artre ... pock&fp=01

I asked the author if he still breeds them. Sadly he does not keep them anymore.

 

[dwarfpike]

Tomorrow I'll upload the species guide diagram I think I have somewhere around here. Probably won't help while they are young, but it gives you an idea of how subtle the differences are.

 

[dwarfpike]

I can't find the one with the two newest species, but here is the older one from google (not this only applies to the adults):

The horizontal line yours have is throwing me though.