Buccachromas species

[RD.]

Many Rhoadesii are solds as Yellow Lepturus.

Very true. A very well known importer & distributor in the USA still sells his B. rhoadesii as "Yellow Lepturus". In the juvenile stage you can tell the difference between the rhoadesii & the lepturus by the amount of yellow in the fins/head. Rhoadesii juvies have a fair bit of yellow in the head, where the lepturus will just have a trace of yellow under the chin.

I've read that B. Spectabilis max out at approx 8 inches in the aquarium, but I have only seen juveniles & sub adults so I can't confirm that. What I can confirm is that juvenile males of B. Spectabilis should already be showing signs of adult coloration at 4-5 inches. Male Spectabilis tend to color up at a much smaller size than the other males from this genus. I've seen 4 inch male B. Spectabilis that were already quite blue.

HTH

 

[Allan01230]

Thanks

 

[Allan01230]

Thanks for all the replies. I think it is a spectabilis. It is very elongated and very purple blue with a hint of green. The fry have a little blue green on the dorsal. Very peaceful fish. Didn't know so many like this hap as much as I do.

 

[RD.]

Here's a pic of my male spectabilis at just over 4 inches.
Not a great shot, but it should help.

 

[Allan01230]

That be the beast.