ID help: Angelfish

**Twp1219** · 9th Apr 2010, 23:08

Hi, need help to id the angelfish below.. Thanks in advance.

**chenkingdom** · 10th Apr 2010, 00:01

I think this is a peruvian altum..

**David Moses Heng** · 10th Apr 2010, 00:21

they look like the normal p.scalare like to me. You might have a male there.

**genes** · 10th Apr 2010, 09:17

Definitely not altum. Scalare for me too.

**chenkingdom** · 11th Apr 2010, 13:23

Hi Guys,

Peruvian Altum is Scalare... some thing to read:
http://www.finarama.com/tba/chronicl...ianscalare.htm

**genes** · 11th Apr 2010, 13:38

I wonder why the autor never put pictures of true altums in his report. However, I do believe that altums and scalare do cross breed in the wild.

Another way to ID, I think is by the eyes. Altum do not have that red pigment found on scalare eyes.

**Jitticus** · 11th Apr 2010, 14:34

Beautiful specimens of Pt. scalare.

**AA24** · 11th Apr 2010, 18:05

P. Scalare..

can't tell if wild or tank bred..

looks like it may color up once mature..

**Twp1219** · 12th Apr 2010, 22:14

Hi all,

The above is a pair. I have raised a few batch of fries from this pair.out

The size of the male is abt 4-5 inches. The female is slightly smaller...