Nope... Nanochromis is an african species, and this one was clearly apisto... Probably collected in the same location as dicrossus... Wish I bought it that time. Only 3 vertical stripes on the tail, not as pronounced as in nanochromis. -----Original Message----- From: Helen Burns [mailto:helen.burns@bigwig.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:07 AM To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com Subject: Re: Chichlid identity.... Lilia, Nanochromis parilus springs to my mind. It could be this species. Check www.thekrib.com Helen > I visited some shops recently during my visit to Houston, and in the > collection of nice dicrossus filamentosa (sp?) I saw nice straw dwarves. > Apparently, they were of the two species, and of species in question there > were just one male. So, it was definitely apisto with stripes on its tail > (vertical ones, like on N. transvestitus, but less of them, 3 I think). It > had elongated body, very slender with a lot of blue sheen on its face. It > was pretty small, about 1.5 inches, but looked mature. I wonder who it could > be... do not remember such stripes on apistos... > > Best, > > Lilia ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!