Can Anyone Sex My Green Terror?

[pauloblade]

Hi my Green terror is just over a year old and roughly 6 inches, can anyone tell the sex? pic was taken with my phone so its not great, the blue colouring on his/her body usually look brighter, thanks

 

[talisker]

hard to tell with out venting the fish, but if i had to guess i would say female.

 

[GShorty1981]

I would say Female.

 

[xXKratosXx]

The fins arent as long as the males would typically get, so I would say its a lady fish.

 

[nellynelly]

I would say female, might still be a little small to say 100%.....Females have more rounded fins,but saying there is a little exstension at top i can see, males have a more lumpy forhead which yours lacks, but this comes with maturaty

 

[xXKratosXx]

I would say female, might still be a little small to say 100%.....Females have more rounded fins,but saying there is a little exstension at top i can see, males have a more lumpy forhead which yours lacks, but this comes with maturaty

at 6 inches, the fish is probably pretty mature...at least mature enough to have fin extensions...

 

[pauloblade]

cheers for the help everyone. il keep an eye on how the fin develops, if it doesnt extend anymore then looks like its a female.

 

[Paradise3]

That's not a green terror

It's an Orange Saum, and looks to be a female too. True Green Terror's don't have an orange edging to their fins and the colour is slightly different.

 

[pauloblade]

I didn't think it was a true green terror as these are rare. In the aquarium trade false green terrors are usually called gold saums.but still get labelled as green terrors. Which is what I thought mine was. But never heard of an orange saum. Thought there was just gold or white saums.

 

[Paradise3]

I didn't think it was a true green terror as these are rare. In the aquarium trade false green terrors are usually called gold saums.but still get labelled as green terrors. Which is what I thought mine was. But never heard of an orange saum. Thought there was just gold or white saums.

Orange Saums and Gold Saums are the same thing

 

[GShorty1981]

Gold Saums get called 'Green Terrors' more than the true fish, so for the sake of not being awkward, its a Green Terror.

 

[Paradise3]

No it's not... It's a gold saum, Green Terror's are rare in the aquarium trade I'd be surprised if it was a true Green Terror. Trust me, I know.

 

[balajake]

I have a green terror that I don't think is a even green terror.

 

[xXKratosXx]

No it's not... It's a gold saum, Green Terror's are rare in the aquarium trade I'd be surprised if it was a true Green Terror. Trust me, I know.

No it's not... It's a gold saum, Green Terror's are rare in the aquarium trade I'd be surprised if it was a true Green Terror. Trust me, I know.

And your knowledge is above others because....

 

[Paradise3]

No it's not... It's a gold saum, Green Terror's are rare in the aquarium trade I'd be surprised if it was a true Green Terror. Trust me, I know.

No it's not... It's a gold saum, Green Terror's are rare in the aquarium trade I'd be surprised if it was a true Green Terror. Trust me, I know.

And your knowledge is above others because....

Because a Green Terror is Andinoacara Stalsbergi and Gold Saum is Andinoacara Rivulatus...
It's simply genetics and the names they were originally given. This is a Gold Saum(Andinoacara Rivulatus) and not a Green Terror(Andinoacara Stalsbergi). Simple as.
Plus, I never said my knowledge was above all others. I said the true name of the fish so that the OP can deal with a 10-12" fully grown fish rather than start wondering when it get's past 8".

It's pretty easy to tell...

Andinoacara Stalsbergi - http/recifedepeixes.com/nova_versao/imagens/especies/greenterror.jpg
Andinoacara Rivulatus - http/www.fishkeepingforum.com/forum/UploadedPhotos/Jaguar/2011-01-18_200444_Goonermans_Gree.jpg