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Re: A. sp. rotpunkt?(Was The problem with apistos)
Scott wrote:
> Remember when I sad I definitely had A. sp. rotpunkt?
> Well I just noticed a feature that I want to confirm.
> The fish in question (Mr. Hyper-aggression) has
> enormous pelvic fins (I think that is the term for the
> twin fins that point down from the ventral side of the
> fish?).
Yes, but for some reason these are called "ventral fins" on cichlids.
> I would say they are nearly half his body
> length or maybe slightly more.
If they are, then they would extend almost to the back edge of the caudal
fin. Do they?
> They also have a large
> amount of yellow, especially in the first ray (leading
> edge of the fin).Does that sound like rotpunkt? He
> does have several rows of red spots just behind his
> pectoral fins in the lower half of the body.
It might be Rotpunkt. I have a 4 year old male with ventrals about that long.
Often, younger Rotpunkt don't have such long ventrals, however. Many male
apistos have long yellow ventral fins. Several have rows of red spots.
Neither by itself, nor both together, will identify a fish.
I think you need a good book with a lot of apisto pictures. I'd suggest
buying a copy of Aqualog's Southamerican Cichlids II. By using it you can
make a better guess at what you have. If you can't find it there, at least
you can reference something it looks similar to.
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