Borelli???

[firetank]

Hi all,

got a new pair which are supposed to be Borelli, im not sure any ideas??

cheers
Craig

 

[fishme.]

i think it is a borelli

but is there any posibillity to be A. sp rio paraguay ?

 

[Mike Wise]

I agree with fishme. It looks like A. borellii to me, too.

 

[firetank]

ok cheers guys, never kept Borelli before, at what point does the yellow\blue coloration kick in??

its hard to tell as the photo colour is washed out by the low tank light\tannins\camera with poor macro function... there is no yellow at all in the face which is what threw me in the ID - the fish is about 1" nose to caudal peduncle...

cheers
Craig

 

[Evan]

They will not have much color until they are 1.75-2". Even then the color will come in over time.

There are also quite a few different color forms for A. borellii. Not all of them have that bright yellow coloration. Here is a shot of a young adult I had. I believe this is the "Paraguay" form.

 

[Mike Wise]

There are even populations of A. borellii that have almost no blue, but they are rare in the hobby.