Nile VS Royal Nile perch

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Hey guys what is the difference between these two? I can't find any info and the ones I've seen pics of on the site look the exact same. Gold base with black spotting
 
The "royal" type is just a commercial "scam" for sellers to get more money. It's just a nile perch with more markings. thats all.
 
fugupuff said:
we call those the royal, as they could possibly be the true nile perch, they come out of congo, but don't grow as large, and fast, and usually have very high contrasting colors.

in the past we've received them from Nigeria, they only exhibit this color when really small, but typically will fade into a uniformly brown/gray color, and grow much faster. I was told those may actually be a hybrid, and introduced into the wild as food source, one of the original ones to cause the depletion and eco imbalance. of course I have no way of proving this, but I do as well have years of experience with this group, Lates.

I've kept Lates microlepis, and angustifron as well, and the Marine ones, L. japonicus, calcarifer

As for your mariae, I would love to see a picture of it, as I have not seen a mariae since the group that I saw at Shedd aquarium back in the 1990s. The ones I thought were mariae I believe turned out to be microlepis. The mariae I saw at shedd had big eyes, and were swift swimmers, not like most others that are more stationary.

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This is what i found
 
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I have a royal nile perch myself. It has patches of brown and gold on the body compared to the olive/gray/white coloration of the nile perch. Most sources say the royal nile perch gets up to 2' but I dont know if this is true myself. Mine is around 14" and the brown and gold coloration is still very much apparent on the fish.
 
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lix.ma14 said:
The "royal" type is just a commercial "scam" for sellers to get more money. It's just a nile perch with more markings. thats all.
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again, with crass remarks, quick to conclude. should learn to listen, observe, and learn more.

red arowanas are also just a scam to get more money for green arowanas too right?
 
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