Common name Yellow Acara.. but it’s really…
Aequidens metae
Aequidens metae
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Is this really an Acara???
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I have seen a lot of metae, but I've never seen one even remotely that colourful.
OP
OP
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???
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???
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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.
Sharp looking fish
OP
OP
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…
It was listed in this article….
www.steenfottaquatics.com
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
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Gamegurl564
Fish Fanatic
Gorgeous fish.
If only I had my own fish store I could keep all the fish I want.
If only I had my own fish store I could keep all the fish I want.
"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.
fishorama
Fish Crazy
Dorsigera are a fish I wanted to keep...when I have the right tank for them. So pretty, as are all laetacara I've seen.
There are several nice Aequidens species now. We had A. pulcher back in the day. Just your basic blue acara but they were great! Pretty acara sums them up, beautiful fish!
Other than color, your fish looks exactly how I think of acara.
There are several nice Aequidens species now. We had A. pulcher back in the day. Just your basic blue acara but they were great! Pretty acara sums them up, beautiful fish!
Other than color, your fish looks exactly how I think of acara.
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