Re: Chichlid identity....

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Lilia,

You don't give a lot to go on. There are several dwarf cichlids from the middle
Rio Negro to the middle Rio Orinoco (range of D. filamentosus) that have vertical
stripes in the tail: A. pertensis (the # of stripes increase with size), A.
paucisquamis. A. sp. Miua, A. mendezi (only some populations), A. sp. Tiquie, A.
iniridae, A. sp. Maniapure, A. cf. regani (São Gabriel), A. cf. pulchra (Rio
Branco), and A. sp. Vierstreifen are a few with caudal stripes. The name "straw"
dwarfs and description  makes me wonder if you didn't find some Biotoecus
opercularis instead.

Mike Wise

"Stepanova, Lilia" wrote:

> I am still on the move and did not unpack my books, but I do not remember
> that one pictured...
>
> 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
>
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