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Hi. I got this ackie from Husker Exotics. At the time I got it
I was told it was a Red Ackie. I posted it in the classifieds and someone mentioned he thinks it's a Mt. Isa yellow ackie.

Any thoughts? Cause I don't want to be posting something to the classifieds inaccurately.

FH

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Geez, if that's the case then HUSKER EXOTICS misrepresented the animals when he sent them to me. He said they were "red ackie and some of the nicest red ackies available". I'm not a monitor person and I just wanted some red ackies. I couldn't tell the difference.

God, that sucks.

FH

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Well, now that I've actually seen a red ackie. It's obvious how one can tell. The red ackie is all RED and the yellow ackie has a more dule red-yellow look to it. It you look at some pics of both it'll become clear.

It's funny that I'm learning this almost a couple years later after receiving ackies from Husker Exotics. Man, I trust people too much. I take partial blame for my issue. I should of done my homework on ackies.

What's worse I even let that business get off sending me a sick female. He told me she just laid eggs so she's thin, well she never gained any weight and finally died. It was pathetic. I thought I did something wrong when she died so I never complained. I now realize a sick misrepresented yellow ackie was sent to me. I got this "pair" in a trade for an adult female Cuban rock iguana. I regretted that trade from the day I did it because we really missed my ig. Now to find out I this unfortunate information really bums me out. No, it pisses me off!

Id stop buying from them, you could ask if they could make good on the deal and refund some money as they are worth less than real Acanthurus, but then again its nice to see something before buying them and know what your getting. Call them see if they can make good on it. Reds have larger tail spines, are red with black dots inside of the spots, have a definite pattern on the head and neck. Yellows get longer supposedly, are reddish brown, black, yellow, and other shades of color, no dots inside the spots, no pattern on the head and little to none in comparison on the neck, smaller tail spines. The yellows are a subspecies of the reds.

Hi. I emailed them and I got a number to call. I'll do that. I emailed them back and never got a reponse after I expressed my disappointment.

I didn't ask for a pic at that time because I actually spoke to the guy on the phone and he seemed so sincere. So I believed him. That's my own fault. I know better now and I always ask for pics. I also prefer to buy or trade in person.

Thanks for the reply.

FH

If your defenition of reds -vs- yellows is correct then this one on the classifieds would be a red. As you can see it is not, yet it has black spots within the dots clear head and neck pattern.
The only thing that fits with your description is the brownish coloration and tail spines. But without comparing the two how would anyone know what a large tail spine is compared to a small tail spine?

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Yes, it has dots in the spots, probably a "western giant" as they are called I guess. Note the large yellow spots. Anyone who would like to compare them can simply ask for pics. Its not hard to find 100 plus pics of both if you surf around for 10 minutes, although classified add pictures are always questionable unless the source can be trusted.
Of course so many common names for yellow ackies also, yet why is that, answer, a few more dollars on the price. Besides if you used a pic of a red ackie that (like mine) has a proper substrate, digs and burrows a few times every day, you would also have a red that can resemble a yellow. It would take soaking mine a few hours to get the bright red back.

You answered yourself for me. I would simply do just as you said post pictures, giving examples.

As for posting pics of a red but him looking yellow because of the substrate, why not spray them off for the picture? It's only dirt I would hope the dirt is not so caked on that it does not come off with a little water.

I always spray mine off before taking pictures, I prefer to take a picture of my animals over a picture of dirt.

Thats what they look like when they are living in their cages in the dirt so why not show that? They are still a bit dirty after spraying them, just wet, shiny, and dirty. If I want them clean, it takes a bit of soaking.