Herichthys Bocourti coloration

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I am anticipating the time I can get some herichthys bocourti. I was wondering though, looking on google images, there are many pictures of the bocourti, however I noticed that some were a solid yellow/orange, while some had stripe/barred, and some had blotches/broken black bars. With this, I was wondering why that was the case. Is it due to collection location, that specific line, breeding coloration, age, growth food?


Here are some examples from the google images search that I found. (None of these pictures are mine or of my fish).


Lacks the black stripe or blotches on the sides.

Has the black patches/broken black stripes.

Stripes or barred.

This bocourti growth progression from buddah1200, leads me to assume that it deals with growth.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...0-Male-bocourti-progression-thread&highlight=




The pictures above are from the following links from google images:
http://cichlidamerique.bb-fr.com/t793-gagnant-du-premier-concours-de-cichlides-d-amerique
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/h_bocourti.php
http://www.yafish.com/data/America/200712/data_2363.html
http://www.american.cichlids.ru/articles/article.php?&art_id=276&cat=6
http://cichlidconnection.com/index.php?p=1_13_Herichthcy
http://www.eacichlid.co.uk/showthread.php?4093-Herichthys-bocourti/page2
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?445585-C-bocourti&highlight=bocourti
http://www.dcg-niederbayern.de/Patric/Patric.htm
http://www.ciklid.org/artregister/artreg_visa_art.php?ID=330

 

[Nexxus]

i actually had the same question. If i were to guess it would be sp. and collection point kinda like cichla. Gage has some "Golden M****) species that turns out like your 2nd pic

 

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Thanks nexus. I want some like buddah's. Prefer the bars. Been wanting to get some, but not sure which source just yet.

 

[ElectricBlueSeanBurch]

Breeding dress has a lot to do with their coloration too

 

[Nexxus]

buddha has a great looking one. i also like the 2nd pic and the last with what im assuming is a breeding dress with the black "Accents"

 

[aclockworkorange]

Basically, every bocourti I know of in the hobby originates from the same collection point--Lake Izabal in Guatemala (and rivers that feed in to it). They should all look about the same as adults, some will just turn out nicer due to genetics and will look different depending on their mood, age, and photography equipment used to take their picture.


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