Ok folks let's talk Red Tiger Motaguense, and Motaguensis. Is this the same fish. Like you have a mountain lion. But some people say Cougar, Puma. All n all same cat. Is this the same with with this fish?
Whats the Difference Red Tiger "Motaguense, Motaguensis"
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Yes there are the same. It's as you have mentioned already, mountain lion, cougar, Florida panther still the same specie just different names for different regions. Lol personally would love to have one of the big cats as a pet at some point but that well probably never happen.
I'd also love to have a red tiger mota at some point too just don't have the space for one atm.
Im breeding the mota's right now. I had 2 pairs but one of the males is super aggressive and killed the female when I was busy with work. so now I have one pair but I have tons of babies in separate tanks. I'll see if I can get some pictures for you sometime.
With many cichlids individuals from one river or even a slightly different part of of a river will have color varients.
Could be one part is devoid of plants, or another full of rocky debris , each favoring a certain color as camouflage from predators, etc.
Below a Chuco intermedium I kept from one river.
Now a different variant from another river, same species.
P. motaguense may have the same variations. Collectors often choose to go where colors are known to be the most dramatic.
Could be one part is devoid of plants, or another full of rocky debris , each favoring a certain color as camouflage from predators, etc.
Below a Chuco intermedium I kept from one river.
Now a different variant from another river, same species.
P. motaguense may have the same variations. Collectors often choose to go where colors are known to be the most dramatic.
Thanks for the info. That makes alot of sense @duanes. That was my thought process. I was getting really confused. I'd go to my local pet stores and they're like you mean Motaguense, or the opposite way around. ? The only other thing about the fish that was throwing me for a loop was that some have a slight hump. Which can give them a Dovii look head wise. While my males head is all slope down to the mouth. But I guess that fish to fish.
Just about any dominant male Parachromis (in fact almost any cichlid)will show a hump (not only dovii), subdominant males won't.
Compare the head profile of this male motaguense with the female .
female below
The hump may not compare to those displayed on Amphilophines, but even in other male Parachromis like genera
Compare male Nandopsis haitiensus with female
or Nandopsis tetracanthus
In another ancestral line, compare male Vieja breidhori profile to female
or Herichthys
even Amatitlania cutteri
Compare the head profile of this male motaguense with the female .
female below
The hump may not compare to those displayed on Amphilophines, but even in other male Parachromis like genera
Compare male Nandopsis haitiensus with female
or Nandopsis tetracanthus
In another ancestral line, compare male Vieja breidhori profile to female
or Herichthys
even Amatitlania cutteri
Very good examples there! Maybe my male is just not mature enough for a hump yet. He is about 8", 9" . I've recently added a female to his tank she is only pushing 4". Hoping she will spark that transformation in him. ?
I was seeing this in other species but I thought maybe that was the difference in the Motaguense, Motaguensis thing. Lol
I was seeing this in other species but I thought maybe that was the difference in the Motaguense, Motaguensis thing. Lol