D. filamentosus?

[Karin]

This little guy was all alone in a tetras tank at a LFS... a month later it still was there...so, now it is in my planted tank. Can anyone confirm for me if it is Dicrosssus filamentosus? Thanks!

 

[gerald]

Could be either filamentosus or maculatus. The tall blotches at mid-body (taller than wide) looks like a maculatus feature, but both species can vary, and filam is usually much more common (at least in USA imports).

 

[Mike Wise]

Gerald's right. I give it a better chance of being D. maculatus based on the more rhomboid shape of the lateral spots and the pattern of spots on the caudal peduncle.

 

[Karin]

thank you guys!