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  1. Tue Feb 12, 2008, 11:45 PM #1
    zar
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    Araguaia vs Tapajos orange head

    Hi all

    Can anyone explain what the difference between these two orange heads is?
    maybe links to some photos of both??
    thanks
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  2. Wed Feb 13, 2008, 07:05 AM #2
    *Chris*
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    araguia has a larger body structure and alot less red on them
    where as tapajos is a more slender fish with more red on there heads
    It's always darkest before dawn ... so if you're going to steal some rocks
    from your neighbours garden for your display tank, that's the time to do it.
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  3. Tue Mar 04, 2008, 02:55 AM #3
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    Easiest way to distinguish is the lack of a black horizontal "stress" band in the Tapajos. Some Tapa's appear to get orange gill plates too, which I haven't seen in Araguaia.

    Spot size, redness of head, body shape etc can be very misleading as there is quite some variation within species, age, sex and level of dominance.
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