difference between a green terror and a gold saum??
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"Green Terror" is a common name used for several different fish... Common names are great for people who keep fish tanks... but if you wish to be serious about your hobby it's best to learn the actual names of the fish you are dealing with...
There is no need to draw lines as to who is "serious about thier hobby" and who "just keeps fish tanks"... But if you wish to considered refined details about your fish you need to know the refined facts so you can better makes those refined decisions...
There is no need to draw lines as to who is "serious about thier hobby" and who "just keeps fish tanks"... But if you wish to considered refined details about your fish you need to know the refined facts so you can better makes those refined decisions...
I agree, this topic usually just creates a **** storm. A gold saum is more often than not called a green terror. A true green terror has green scales surrounded by black. A gold saum has black scales surrounded by green.
Yup using common names to differentiate species realy only opens a can of a worms, I think "green terror" and "texas" are the most confusing because they are commonly used to describe many different species of similar fish.
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this thread should answer your questions. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94265
Scientific names generally work great, but don't take into account all the different color variations or hybrids though.
This thread is another can of worms that gets opened from time to time.
Bottom line is this: Originally there was a fish (Rivulatus) that was found and called Green Terror. There were also a couple of other fish (Gold Saum and Silver Saum) that were though to all be related to the original Green Terror and so they were called Green Terror too. Eventually they decided that Rivulatus and the other two were not the same species but the name has stuck to describe any of the three.
Hope that helps.
Bottom line is this: Originally there was a fish (Rivulatus) that was found and called Green Terror. There were also a couple of other fish (Gold Saum and Silver Saum) that were though to all be related to the original Green Terror and so they were called Green Terror too. Eventually they decided that Rivulatus and the other two were not the same species but the name has stuck to describe any of the three.
Hope that helps.
mr72country;3328818; said:
x2 . . . I had a can of whup-ass opened up on my for saying "green texas" while talking about carpintis . . . sometimes it's easier to discuss fish using common names, but I think it's equally important to know the Latin
I've given up on trusting the LFS when it comes to either; I have seen plenty of fish mis-labeled, in both Latin and common terms