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| − | = | + | |sexing=:Festae are generally not sexable until approximately 3.5-4" or larger. The black vertical bars of males will fade and typically will not show unless the fish is showing aggression or during breeding. The body colour of the male is more of a light orange to yellow and the male will have blue spangles on the body and in the finnage. The dorsal and pelvic fins are red. Females, on the other hand, will show solid black vertical bars nearly all of the time. The body colour will be more of a deep orange to bright red. Dorsal and pelvic fins will have black or dark blue colouration covering part or all of the fins. |
| − | :Festae are generally not sexable until approximately 3.5-4" or larger. The black vertical bars of males will fade and typically will not show unless the fish is showing aggression or during breeding. The body colour of the male is more of a light orange to yellow and the male will have blue spangles on the body and in the finnage. The dorsal and pelvic fins are red. Females, on the other hand, will show solid black vertical bars nearly all of the time. The body colour will be more of a deep orange to bright red. Dorsal and pelvic fins will have black or dark blue colouration covering part or all of the fins. | + | |identification=:Red Terrors are commonly mistaken for ''[[Cichlasoma urophthalmus]]'' (the Mayan Cichlid). The key differences are as follows: |
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| − | :Red Terrors are commonly mistaken for ''[[Cichlasoma urophthalmus]]'' (the Mayan Cichlid). The key differences are as follows: | ||
*Both species have a trademark 'Eye Spot' on the caudal peduncle. This spot on a festae will be comparably smaller than that of a uropthalmus. The festae eye spot will take up approximately 1/3 of the caudal peduncle whereas the uropthalmus eye spot will generally take up at least half of the caudal peduncle. Also the eye spot on the festae will be positioned at the top of the caudal peduncle whereas the eye spot on the uropthalmus is centered on the caudal peduncle. | *Both species have a trademark 'Eye Spot' on the caudal peduncle. This spot on a festae will be comparably smaller than that of a uropthalmus. The festae eye spot will take up approximately 1/3 of the caudal peduncle whereas the uropthalmus eye spot will generally take up at least half of the caudal peduncle. Also the eye spot on the festae will be positioned at the top of the caudal peduncle whereas the eye spot on the uropthalmus is centered on the caudal peduncle. | ||
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*As adults the red/orange colouration is typically much more vibrant on festae as opposed to the more pale pinkish body colour of an adult uropthalmus. You cannot determine the identification of the species based on this characteristic until the fish is at least {{in|3|5}} whereas the other 2 differences can be seen as small as {{in|1.5|2}}. | *As adults the red/orange colouration is typically much more vibrant on festae as opposed to the more pale pinkish body colour of an adult uropthalmus. You cannot determine the identification of the species based on this characteristic until the fish is at least {{in|3|5}} whereas the other 2 differences can be seen as small as {{in|1.5|2}}. | ||
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