I have to admit that the terms for Apistogramma Cacatuoides such as quad and super red confuse the heck out of me.
I have been breeding A. Cacs for the past couple years, working to get them to spawn true with nice deep orange coloration and patterning in the dorsal, caudal, anal, and ventral fins, and not throw any offspring with uncolored ventrals. I sell these as 'triple reds'.
However, I often see the same fish sold as 'super reds', 'quad reds', etc. Is 'quad red' a thing? I know that none of these terms are a 'thing' in a true scientific, species identification kind of way, but is this an agreed upon convention used in the hobby community at large that a fish bred to have colored ventrals is a 'quad' and not a 'triple' red?
Likewise, I'm confused by the 'red' in the fish's name. To me they appear more of orange to blood-orange in coloration, at best. So, if that's what meant by the term 'red' the are 'super reds' simply a deeper, richer orange? Or does this have more to do with the black and orange flame patterning? Or can one find specimens that truly have dominant red coloration in their fins?
I know all this is just semantics, but what are everyone's feelings on this topic?
I have been breeding A. Cacs for the past couple years, working to get them to spawn true with nice deep orange coloration and patterning in the dorsal, caudal, anal, and ventral fins, and not throw any offspring with uncolored ventrals. I sell these as 'triple reds'.
However, I often see the same fish sold as 'super reds', 'quad reds', etc. Is 'quad red' a thing? I know that none of these terms are a 'thing' in a true scientific, species identification kind of way, but is this an agreed upon convention used in the hobby community at large that a fish bred to have colored ventrals is a 'quad' and not a 'triple' red?
Likewise, I'm confused by the 'red' in the fish's name. To me they appear more of orange to blood-orange in coloration, at best. So, if that's what meant by the term 'red' the are 'super reds' simply a deeper, richer orange? Or does this have more to do with the black and orange flame patterning? Or can one find specimens that truly have dominant red coloration in their fins?
I know all this is just semantics, but what are everyone's feelings on this topic?