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Prochilodus ID question
hi wet web media & crew I've been looking at your site & its fantastic I've
learnt a fair bit from it hehe :D
Anyways, I have a question to which I couldn't find an answer. I did some
research online & I need to know what the difference is between the flag tail
Prochilodus insignis & the Prochilodus taeniurus is, & how I would tell the two
apart.
iv seen sum pictures of the two & noticed that the Prochilodus taeniurus has
black spots on its body whilst the Prochilodus insignis does not. I also
saw some young fish today which had the black spots but I'm unsure as to which
type of Prochilodus they are ! I'm guessing that the black spots will fade
away as the fish get older ? or am I totally wrong & that both the fish are
actually two whole different species < The true flag tail comes from Brazil and
Guyana and has numerous stripes on the dorsal fin. The other species comes from
Colombia and Brazil. It also has spots on the sides and dorsal fin that do not
go away with age. There are 30 species and they are always wild caught. They are
not a very popular aquarium fish because they all get large and don't have much
color. Almost all of them are referred to as flagtails though. -Chuck> ?
Flagtail Prochilodus, Semaprochilodus insignis
In search of six Flagtail Prochilodus. Request availability and price. Also do
you ship to individuals that aren't fish wholesalers or retailers.
<Sorry, we do not sell/ship anything; we deal only in free exchange of aquatic
information and helping out folks in need of info for their tanks. However, I'd
like to point you to
http://www.belowwater.com/
as they deal in bizarre, hard-to-find South American imports. They are located
in Canada, but do have (a) transhipper(s) in the US, and if they don't have your
Flagtail Prochilodus (Semaprochilodus insignis) now, they may be able to bring
them in for you. If not, they may be better able to steer you in the right
direction of someone who can better help you. Wishing you well in your search
for this fish, -Sabrina>
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