FishermanFly
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So, it's been a bit of a journey, I'll fill you in quickly.
I went to my LFS and bought a young male and female that were promised to be A. cacatuoides. They grow for a few days and the coloration is inconsistent with cacatuoides so I do some digging and think that they are A. panduro.
I then go to the same store to buy another female of the 'panduros' advertised as cacatuoides to try and get the male to choose a mate for breeding.
The 'resident' female is extremely unwelcoming though and I have now segregated the new female from the original as death was imminent.
I took a photo of them both fighting. They occasionally lock jaws with one another and really get quite rude.
This photo makes it seem as though the new female is a different species as well though?
Please could I get some assistance in ID'ing both females and whether or not they are of the same species?
The pic with them both fighting has the new female on the right - her colors are a lot lighter than some other times when she has the black spot on her side. Now that she's been alone for a bit the dark spot on her side has returned. You can see in the pic of her in the net. Sorry about the quality of photo.
The solo pic is of the male. He has colored up better since that photo though.
I went to my LFS and bought a young male and female that were promised to be A. cacatuoides. They grow for a few days and the coloration is inconsistent with cacatuoides so I do some digging and think that they are A. panduro.
I then go to the same store to buy another female of the 'panduros' advertised as cacatuoides to try and get the male to choose a mate for breeding.
The 'resident' female is extremely unwelcoming though and I have now segregated the new female from the original as death was imminent.
I took a photo of them both fighting. They occasionally lock jaws with one another and really get quite rude.
This photo makes it seem as though the new female is a different species as well though?
Please could I get some assistance in ID'ing both females and whether or not they are of the same species?
The pic with them both fighting has the new female on the right - her colors are a lot lighter than some other times when she has the black spot on her side. Now that she's been alone for a bit the dark spot on her side has returned. You can see in the pic of her in the net. Sorry about the quality of photo.
The solo pic is of the male. He has colored up better since that photo though.
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