Re: D.C. books (was Re: )

[Sal Silvestri <chas33@optonline.net>]

Brian,
I agree with Gary,  I still consider Linke & Staeck as one of the best all
incumbency apisto book.  I love Romer's book, but I bought it ,first out in
German, and I don't read German!!..I guess I need to purchase the English
Version.  I also agree to the fact that I can't keep up with all the name
changes..especially when named after the location they were collected at.
Sometime I see fish advertised for sale that I don't recognize..then I
wonder ( is the seller trying to pull a fast one..or is it a new specie that
I've not heard of???  At the end ...it's always an exiting feeling, don't
you agree??
 I've had similar experience in keeping Apistos and type of water condition
they spawn in...Yes Gary.-.I've spawned Mendezi (wild) in tap water when I
had 12 in a 29 gl. that I was still conditioning.. One female spawned
underneath a Hydro sponge filter..you figure it out!! As a good friend of
mine used to say "Fish don't read!!"..It's what works for you.

Sal
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----- Original Message -----
From: Frauley Elson <fraulels@videotron.ca>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: D.C. books (was Re: )


>
>
> Brian Berggoetz wrote:
> >
> > Is Linke & Staecks' dwarf cichlid book already out of date?  Or does the
> > new books just have more species and are the new books going to be out
> > of date in 5 years?  Are we close to the end of the new apisto species?
> > curiously,  bb
> >
> Brian,
> It all depends. It could be said that Romer's book is 'out of date'.
> Things are changing so fast. There are so many Apistogramma sp.
> designations out there that any book is 'out of date' as it travels to
> the printer.
> Problem one is naming the fish and providing a cursory overview on how
> to keep it. problem two is that as all these new species are identified,
> at least with a temporary designation (or two, or five, as the case may
> be) we still have to keep them to truly learn. I've had sp pimentel
> spawn in tapwater, an unlikely development - a search of the literature
> shows the fish has been known for a few years, but not a lot is known
> about it. There are dozens of species like that. I've seen mendezi spawn
> in tap. i wouldn't have predicted that.
> The good news is books like these are extremely valuable. I recomend
> Linke and Staeck to all - it is a great book.
> The only "apisto' book that is out of date (IMHO) is Richter, simply
> because he talks about breeding agas, and then says that for all other
> apistos, do the same thing. That kind of blanket statement doesn't work.
> But Linke and the others, with their detailed info on each species, are
> very good books. To me, Linke is the essential Apisto book.
> As to whether we're close to the end of finding new species - I doubt
> it. I see no slowdown in new imports. If we destroy the rainforest,
> yeah, we're close to the end. But right now, a lot of new species and/or
> distinctive looking populations of catalogued species are coming in. I
> personally am finding it hard to keep track. There's so much.
> -Gary
>
>
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