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Re: New picture up.
Max,
You are correct. Uwe says that A. sp. Opal is a domestic aquarium strain
originating from the DDR (former East Germany). They apparently were line bred to
reduce the amount of yellow on the body. Koslowski, however, considered A. sp.
Opal as any red masked blue A. borellii, be it wild or domestic. Staeck reports
that he found such "super" specimens of A. borellii mixed in with normal forms
wherever he collected them. A. borellii also seems to have more blue in the
southern part of it range & more yellow in the northern part, but that no color
forms are completely isolated.
Mike Wise
Max Gallade wrote:
> Ken,
> I remember reading about the A.borellii "opal" in Uwe Roemers book.I think
> he wrote that the "opal" is an aquarium bred strain developed in former
> east Germany .I don't have the book with me at work.I will double check
> tonight. Maybe MW can help us out with this?
> Max
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com
> > [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf Of Ken Laidlaw
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 3:07 AM
> > To: 'apisto@majordomo.pobox.com'
> > Subject: RE: New picture up.
> >
> >
> > This fish is definately an A.borellii and by the red on the operculum I'd
> > say it is what is called an "opal"
> >
> > Does anyone know if the "opal" is a local wild population or an aquarium
> > bred strain?
> >
> > Ken.
> >
> > >
> > > There is a picture up of A. borrellii opal. We figured out
> > > what the other
> > > one was, and someone (was it Raymond?) wanted to see the fish
> > > that spawned.
> > > This one is pretty close.
> > > <A
> > > HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/idmiamibob/myhomepage/index.html">Bob's
> > > Home Page</A>
> > > If the link doesn't work, try
> > > http://hometown.aol.com/idmiamibob/myhomepage/index.html
> > >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > >
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