Re: new name?

[Scott <zerelli@yahoo.com>]

I am going to try and get pics of them tonight or this
weekend, and I will try my hand at the krib
suggestions. I looked a lot of pics and the Tetra
Press dwarf cichlid book (Linke maybe?). Basically I
came to the conclusion that it is highly unlikely that
a picture is going to work for identification :-)
      
The lateral black band (which is not always visible on
the male) is jagged, and at times it appears to have
two distinct spots. More after I read the krib article
:)

--- Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>
wrote:
> Scott,
> 
> I'm afraid that there isn't enough info to make a
> real guess at what you
> have. Both you and Max are describing transient
> color patterns that aren't as
> useful as the black markings on your fish. Try
> looking on "thekrib" for the
> article on how to described an apisto. Before
> doing this you might look at A.
> sp. Rotpunkt. Many populations (especially wild
> caught) show the spots on the
> sides like you describe, but so do many other fish
> caught in the wild.
> 
> You name "Sanser" is similar to another one I've
> found called "Sansi" (name
> only, no photos or descriptions). I get the
> feeling that this is just part of
> the name that the exporter used, something like
> "San Ser----". That's the
> problem with lists anymore. They only have so many
> spaces for each name on a
> list.
> 
> Mike Wise
> 
> Scott wrote:
> 
> > Hi all, Max posted a description for me earlier
> and I
> > would like to add to it since I took the plunge
> and
> > bought a reverse trio of these guys (For $5.95
> each I
> > could not resist!). Any how, I got them home and
> > dropped them into my 125. The female is obviously
> > female, classic yellow and black apisto female
> colors.
> > THe males have me totally stumped. They look a
> little
> > like many different fish, but I think eunotus is
> the
> > closest I have seen. They have yellow caudals, but
> the
> > center of the caudal has a hint of a black stripe.
> No,
> > before you ask there is no spade tail and they are
> > most definitely not agasizzi (spelling?). THe
> feature
> > I am betting on being the key though is some red
> spots
> > right behind the gills and maybe a few on the
> gills
> > which have a large amount of blue on them. These
> red
> > spots are very dark almost maroon, and are
> > approximately in rows (4 rows maybe?) The base of
> the
> > fin behind the gill (pectoral?) is aso red in
> color.
> > When I first saw the fish I thought they might be
> ill
> > and mistaked this color for blood at the base of
> that
> > fin. Then I noticed that there are spots in the
> anal
> > fin that resemble the spots behind the gill, but I
> > cannot be sure if these are red or black. They
> have
> > quite a few males and one more female but she had
> a
> > suspicious patch near her dorsal. If she does not
> pass
> > on I am going to get her and maybe another male.
> There
> > is also a splotch of black near the base of the
> caudal
> > fin (peduncal I think it is called). Is that
> enough
> > for an id?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Scott
> >
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