Scalation

Shiny or silvery scalation
Tancho
Red patch on the head; preferably in a perfect circle ...

Schuppenfleck (Scale-spot), a macmasteri-group species, has irregular scalation indicative of a hybridized species. I, however, was given a pair by a hobbyist who had gotten them from a local wholesaler.

4th year Color and scalation became an evident deep orange and was bordering on red hue under correct lighting conditions. Size measured 23 inches prior to Aquarama 2005. She ate moderately but her bulk was maintained.

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