Re: Apistogramma moae

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

Zack,

Linke & Staeck's photo of 'A. moae' is the same as the one Koslowski calls A.
cf. eunotus. This fish has come in as A. eunotus, A. cf. eunotus
Orange-tail/Orangeschwanz, A. sp. Willy, & (I think) A. sp. Albertini. The only
true photos of A. moae in an English book are found in Römer's Atlas.

Mike Wise

Zack Wilson wrote:

> The fact that I ordered them as norberti really doesn't mean much in this
> case. I got them from a wholesaler who is completely unreliable in their
> IDing. Let's just say that every Apisto on their list can be considered a
> mixed box. In the box that the "moae" came in, there were a few different
> fish, not one of which even resembled norberti remotely. That said, I could
> have been wrong on that account. I was left to try to match them as closely
> as possible since they were obviously not norberti. They were decent size,
> but not fully matured, so I was missing something with them.
>
> On the other hand, if Linke & Staeck's book was correct in their photo ID,
> then I have very little doubt that I had moae at another point. Before I
> brought in the "norberti" box, I picked up a pair at a local fish shop, A
> World of Fish. They were the only pair in the tank, and they were labeled as
> something else, which they didn't even resemble. I picked them up since
> Apistos aren't easy to come by here, and I got a deal. They were already
> good size, and the male was nearly colored up up/finned out. After several
> weeks I decided to find out what my fish were. After searching through books
> and on the net, I found the photo in the American Cichlids I. That picture
> could have been of my male. All of the darker markings, finnage, and
> secondary characteristics (colors and stuff) matched. I counted bands,
> markings and shapes and all that, and I couldn't find any differences. So I
> guess as I said if the the photo in that book is correct, then I'm pretty
> certain. It's also entirely possible these fish could have come from
> Germany, since AWOF gets most of their Apistos from over there.
>
> If they weren't moae, then I'd still like to know just what they were.
>
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