A. pulchra cf wilmeri was: Apistogramma/Apistogrammoides

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

Dominic,

It seems that you need to pick up a copy of Römer's Cichlid Atlas. The T-bar is
fairly adaptable to water conditions, not needing super soft water.

My question is with your pulchra. There are many forms in the pulchra-complex.
I've never heard of "cf. wilmeri". Could yours be the same as 'A. sp.
Wilhelmi'? Too often, it seems, suppliers are poor spellers. This is a rather
pretty fish with a very poor name. It's now being discussed as 'A. cf. pulchra
(Abacaxis)' because it comes from the Rio Abacaxis.

Mike Wise

dominic wrote:

> Actually, I just picked up a pair of pucallpaensis. Can anyone
> tell me anything about them? (They are currently sharing a 40
> gal with a large school of A. pulchra cf wilmeri and i'm wondering
> if they need the water as soft as do the wilmeri).
>
> thanks
>
> Dominic Stones
> Richmond Hill Ontario
> Canada
>
> >--- Original Message ---
> >From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@fgn.net>
> >To: apisto@listbox.com
> >Date: 4/3/02 12:22:10 PM
> >
>
> >Matthew,
> >
> >For now agassizii, borellii, macmasteri & all
> >other hobby apistos (except the T-bar Apisto,
> >Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis) are considered
> >members of the genus Apistogramma. This genus
> >might be split into several (3-5) genera in the
> >future, based on features no less significant than
> >those that separate Apistogrammoides from
> >Apistogramma. It all depends on how important
> >South American cichlid taxonomists consider the
> >need to do this.
> >
> >Apistogrammoides pucallpaensis is present in the
> >hobby right now. It just takes a little hunting.
> >
>
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