Re: pics of Malome/Mamore (???) & ID request

["Scott Olson" <olson7@hotmail.com>]

I would call them McMasteri-like streaks, but wider and more extensive, if 
not quite as intensely red.  One at or near the top, the other the bottom of 
the caudal fin.  Definitely not rows of spots.

Scott
>From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>Subject: Re: pics of Malome/Mamore (???) & ID request
>Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 08:28:23 -0600
>
>Vern & Scott,
>
>Could you describe these streaks? Are they rows of spots or red colored 
>stripes
>along the upper & lower edges of the tail, like in A. macmasteri? It is so
>frustrating that there are no photographs of Malome out there.
>
>Mike Wise
>
>Vern Wensley wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the picture Mike.Identifying apistos is not my strong 
>suit,but I
> > would say thats the fish I had.The caudal on mine got more flushed with 
>red
> > with age.From what I can tell the caudal spot is the same.
> > Vern
> >
>
>Scott Olson wrote:
>
> > Just to mix things up a little...I saw these fish in Justin's tanks a 
>couple
> > of months ago.  The older males were quite deep-bodied and had definite 
>red
> > streaks in the caudal fin.  They were among the larger apistos in 
>Justin's
> > shop.  They seemed to be breeding like flies, as there were fish of all 
>ages
> > in the tank.
> >
> > I assume some of these are the parents of Andrew's fish...?
> >
> > >From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
> > >Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> > >To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> > >Subject: Re: pics of Malome/Mamore (???) & ID request
> > >Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 09:18:03 -0600
> > >
> > >Hmm, red lobes and deep body. That doesn't sound like your Malome is 
>the
> > >same
> > >fish. It sounds more like A. sp. Xingu I (Red-lobes/Stawikowski). Vern,
> > >I'll
> > >email you a photo off list. Let us know if Xingu is any closer to your
> > >Malome.
> > >
> > >Mike Wise
> > >
> > >Vern Wensley wrote:
> > >
> > > > The pictures are very similar to the fish that I had that were 
>called
> > >Rio
> > > > malome.My males developed red lobes in the caudal fin,very 
>noticeable
> > > > red.They were also quite deep bodied.The male had very elongated 
>anal
> > >and
> > > > dorsal fins also.
> > > > Vern
> > > >
> > > >
> > 
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