How do you tell a retro and a gold dust(butt) apart

[thefredpit]

Well I went to a LFS with absolutely no intentions of buying a fish and walked out with what was labeled as a retro but I have corrected them on bichir IDs in the past(they had a lap labeled as a polli) and this time I had to tell them that the dabola they had was just a variant of endl both were great prices the 3.5" retro was $25 and the 2.5" dabola was $20 so I couldn't pass up the one marked retro but I'm not sure if it is a retro or a butt and of course all my tank lights were off and I didn't feel like messing with the timer to turn them back on so I didn't get a pic but will try tomorrow assuming he isn't hiding in all the moss in the grow out tank. So what is the easiest way to tell the difference in the 2. Truthfully I want one of each type of upperjaw bichir and all I was lacking is a palmas, retro, butt, and the one I will probably never find the meridionales so I will be happy to knock one more off my list assuming it isn't a 3rd polli

 

[Polyaddict86]

To tell a retro is by looking at the eyes, the eyes have patterns or markings to them not like other polys, also they will look like the shape of a weeksii but with a palmas markings.

But its better to pay attention toward the eyes markings.

 

[thefredpit]

hopefully I can get a good look at his eyes tomorrow

 

[Polyaddict86]

hopefully I can get a good look at his eyes tomorrow

Just take your time starring at the poly, lol

 

[thefredpit]

lol

 

[thefredpit]

here is the new guy

the more I see him the more I'm thinking polli

 

[Polyaddict86]

Look like a butt

 

[Polyaddict86]

 

[Hao]

Definitely not a retro or polli.

 

[kno4te]

Look like a butt

Skinny butt!