Xenotoca sp. ID
Hi
Awhile back I bought a group of what were sold as X. doadrioi, however at the latest monthly meeting I purchased some X. doadrioi Etzatlan and noticed the two groups looked a bit different. The male of the original group seems to lack the gold band of the X. doadrioi Etzatlan and the female seems to have a larger hump on her back and lacks spotting. Does anyone know if they are different species or just different localities?
Thanks
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Male doadrioi should all have the gold band unless they are very unhappy. Based on your photos I would guess they are either eiseni or lyonsi (very difficult to tell apart by sight). Feed them good and keep them clean with water changes and see if they change and gold shows up on the males. It is very important to always include collection data when passing on fish if you have it,