Nannacara ID

[briztoon]

I bought these fish as Nannacara anomala. I posted these photos on another forum, and one member said he believes they are N. aureocephalus instead.

The two photos were taken at the LFS.

 

[Mike Wise]

Hard to say. The photos are not in focus.

 

[briztoon]

Hard to say. The photos are not in focus.

Yeah, I'm well aware my photography skills are rather poor.

 

[mummymonkey]

Well they look like anomola to me.

 

[indyplanted]

They don't look like my nannacara anomala. But im pretty bad at this whole ID thing.

 

[Rod]

Hi Pete

I bought a pair of fish from this tank...

I've had anomala several times before....these are the same as I've had previously

In my opinion they are definately "Golden head Nanacara"

Nanacara anomala....

that young male is showing a strong vertical barring.....it is a much stronger pattern in females if spawning or brood caring

 

[tjudy]

It looks like anomala to me.

 

[Mike Wise]

In my opinion they are definately "Golden head Nanacara"

Nanacara anomala....

I had to chuckle. Do you know what "Nannacara aureocephalus" translate to? "Golden Head Dwarf Acara"! Seriously, however, 'N. anomala' is highly polychromatic. I've seen males that were almost totally black to totally gold and everything in between. Overall color is meaningless. The two species can be recognized by the pigmentation on the scales of the flanks. On 'N. anomala' the scales are darker in the centers and lighter at the edges (usually a golden color). On N. aureocephalus the scales are lighter in the centers and darker at the edges.

 

[Rod]

In Australia....that's what we call having an each way bet!'
:biggrin:
I've learnt something!

 

[Mike Wise]

In Australia....that's what we call having an each way bet!'
:biggrin:
I've learnt something!

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: Love it! In the USA, 'N. anomala' has the common name "Golden-eyed Dwarf Cichlid".