Re: sp. "Peru" (was another fish ID)

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

Colin,

Strange. From this description it's hard to say what the spotting is - normal pigmentation or some problem. Most apistos have a regular pattern of dark pigment.

Mike Wise

Colin Gorton wrote:

> The speckling covers all the body, they aren't dots being larger, and they aren't uniform either in shape or size, think of the spots you sometimes get on hen's eggs and you may have an idea.
> C:-)lin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>
> Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 10:37:19 -0700
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> Subject: Re: sp. "Peru" (was another fish ID)
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> Re: Colin,
> Re:
> Re: I'm not sure what you mean by "black speckled appearance". If you mean color on the flanks, then yes there are some fish that show a more sooty flanks than others (Uwe's black spike form). Many cichlids vary the
> Re: amount to black pigment showing on them, depending on their mood. The chin patches (see Uwe's atlas p. 79 as "A. juruensis") are also darker and a bit more extensive when breeding, but I never seen a speckled
> Re: appearance to it.
> Re:
> Re: Mike Wise
> Re:
> Re: Colin Gorton wrote:
> Re:
> Re: > Interesting, do they also have a black speckled appearance, this seems to be much more obvious when they're not in breeding colours. BTW I've now got about 30-40 fry:-). They seem to be very good parents:-).
> Re: > Thanks to everybody for all the input.
> Re: > C:-)lin
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