Re: What's being sold as Borellii in Bay Area?

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>]

Ed,

Without some kind of description it will be hard to say what they are. If you
don't think they are borellii, I suspect that they might be A. sp.
Blue-head/Blaukopf/New Blue/Steel-blue. This fish has been appearing in stores
as A. borellii for about 2 - 3 years now. There are photos of this fish in
Mayland & Bork's book (p. 54) & Römer's atlas (p. 928-933). From past reports
virtually all specimens that come in are males. Most authors that I have read
claim that this is a domestic hybrid.

Mike Wise

Ed Pon wrote:

> In my search of San Francisco Bay Area LFS for A. Borelli, I found 3 stores
> were selling a fish under the name of Borellii.  I think they're probably A.
> Geisleri or possibly A. Regani based the the markings.  Has anybody seen
> these and can they identify what they are?  Thanks.
>
> Ed Pon
> Milpitas, California 95035
>
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