Is this really an Acara???

[Magnum Man]

Common name Yellow Acara.. but it’s really…
Aequidens metae

 

[GaryE]

I have seen a lot of metae, but I've never seen one even remotely that colourful.

 

[Magnum Man]

It’s a centerfold picture… breeding male

Non breeding colors

BTW… I have one of these coming, as only one was available… now to decide if I put it in the already pretty crowded Cichid tank, or if it will behave in the less crowded tetra tank???

 

[GaryE]

It may be one local morph I have never seen, but that fish used to come in a lot, and I saw brown where he's yellow.

 

[CassCats]

Sharp looking fish

 

[Magnum Man]

The reason I question…
There are a lot of varieties of Acara, that have “acara” as part of their scientific name, but the more I dug, I started seeing many that I’ve never seen, and that don’t have Acara as part of their scientific names, like the one listed in the OP… in my digging, I found this one particularly interesting…

Laetacara dorsigera​

It was listed in this article….

Five Less Common Acaras Everyone Should Keep

Acaras are a species of fish I would feel safe saying none of us are strangers to. I think it would be impossible to find someone who's never heard of an electric blue acara, threadfin acara, green terror, you know, every Petco and Petsmart special. Sadly, I think many folks miss out on the joy...

www.steenfottaquatics.com

 

[Gamegurl564]

Gorgeous fish.
If only I had my own fish store I could keep all the fish I want.

 

[GaryE]

"Acara" is a local langage name for Cichlids like that. My favourite namewise is Laetacara dorsigera, known locally as the "Acara bobo" because it's so easy to catch.