Re: Apisto sp. "Cara Pintada"

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

 Randy,

I agree with you, your fish looks more like A. sp. Masken than Winkelfleck. Besides
your observations, your fish has a larger tail fin than does Winkelfleck. The problem
I see is that 2 different fish have been exported under the name Cara pintada!

Mike Wise

Randy Carey wrote:

> I took a few quick photos -- good close-ups are the best way to study the finer
> details of a fish.  A new cara pintada photo (I reduced its quality to 76K) is
> temporarily at:
> http://characin.com/carey/species/cichlid/apistos/00/cara-pintada_1000.jpg
>
> I feel that my fish identifies with Julio's masken more than with "winkelfleck."
> (See his links below.)  Two features associate my specimens to masken:  [1] The
> posterior portion of the anal fin has black markings that run perpendicular to
> the fin rays.  My close-up shows six such lines while I only see the four larger
> ones on Julio's (but the shot is not close enough to see all this detail).  [2]
> On the caudal fin, the rows of curved lines (perpendicular to the fin rays) are
> moderately prominent at the rear but fade as they get closer toward the caudal
> peduncle.  This is consistant with masken, but not with the Winkelfleck.
>
> Granted, the second feature is not as conclusive, but the first is.
>
> Also, note the horizontal streaks of red above the ventrals.  I think I see faint
> but similarly-positioned red spots on Julio's masken.
>
> I have not been keeping up with the newer Apistos and how their features differ,
> so all I'm going to say is that I identify mine with what Julio has as masken
> over his winkelfleck.
>
> -- Randy
>
> Jota Melgar wrote:
>
> > Randy,
> >
> > Take a look at the following links and compare them to your fish. Forget
> > about the metallic blue colors on the "Winkelfleck". It's better if you
> > compare it to one of your bigger males.
> >
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jsmelgar/images/Amasken.jpg
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jsmelgar/images/winkel1.jpg
> >
> > Julio
> >
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