Re: Interesting Apistos

["Chris Jewell" <chris@jewell68.freeserve.co.uk>]

BAS Aquatics
Bolton, England.

The website is:
http://www.britains-aquatic.co.uk/index1.html

I'll see if I can get some reasonable pictures of the fish, or match them to
any existing pictures.

Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: Yvan Alleau <yalleau@coas.oregonstate.edu>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 6:26 PM
Subject: RE: Interesting Apistos


> hi chris:
> what's the name of that store and where is it?
>
>  Yvan Alleau
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com
> [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf Of Chris Jewell
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 3:22 AM
> To: apisto@listbox.com
> Subject: Re: Interesting Apistos
>
>
> I was in the shop in question yesterday (as ever they had hundreds of out
of
> the ordinary fish) and picked upa trio of Apistogramma Sp. "Peru" which
had
> coloured up quite nicley. I will wait for a few days to allow them to
colour
> up and settle in, and will snap some pictures. They appear quite like
> A.cacatuoides / A.Trifasciatum in basic body shape, with a light grey base
> with the arrow head pattern, and blue / yellow colouration.
>
> I'm not sure if they are an identified species or not, but will pop back
> with some pictures later in the week.
>
> I think thew odd male had gone pete, I couldnt trck him down.
>
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Liptrot, Pete <pete.liptrot@bolton.gov.uk>
> To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 4:46 PM
> Subject: Interesting Apistos
>
>
> > Just for information, but at my local big outlet there are a few fish
> worth
> > looking at.
> > One is unusual, it's a cacatuoides group fish that was brought in as
> > Apistogramma sp. 'Guyana'. I didn't think that there were any 'Caca'
types
> > in Guyana. Of course, just because it has this name doesn't mean it's
from
> > there. Just means that's what it was on the lists as.
> > Nice fish, all the females are yellow and standing on their heads even
in
> a
> > stock tank, so they aren't too demanding, but there are only a couple of
> > males so you'll have to be quick!
> > Another is a very similar fish brought in as Apistogramma sp 'Peru'
(well,
> > that narrows it down then!!), which have an attractive arrowhead pattern
> > under their throat, but of more interest is a single fish that has come
in
> > with them. It has a lateral stripe like a female Caca, but is a very
> robust
> > fish, with a strangely elongate head. It is very difficult to describe,
> but
> > I don't think I've seen it before.
> > I've tried to compare it to the Mouthbrooder Apisto, but it just doesn't
> > look the same to me.
> > It is only a single fish, and so not much use to anyone, but I'm just
> > curious to know what it is.
> > Pete.
> >
> >
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