Re: new name?

[Scott <zerelli@yahoo.com>]

Ok, no doubt about it, I have the blue cheek rotpunkt.
Lots of color on these. I will try to find a place to
post some pics this weekend. THey sound perfect for my
water, no wonder the pet store has been able to keep
them alive!

--- Scott <zerelli@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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