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Re: unknown aggies
Folks............I REALLY didn't want to start any arguments with
this........I've done killies for some 30 years as well as apistos......and
when a killie guy takes off and crosses different locations of a fish it's
simply called an "aquarium strain"...they are often as pretty as the
original and sometimes easier to work with....it's as simple as that....they
only cause problems when people lie about things and if people are going to
lie then you are never going to stop that anyway..................and I
certainly meant no disrespect to Romer's words and cautions about not
crossing populations........just food for thought......I guess there is too
much adventure in me!!!
Mike W. ......................that's a nifty history and very very
interesting! I fancy myself as a breeder.....I love to breed fish......I
think that means that they are happy. It's stories like the Huser aggie
that really interest me..........some day when I'm OLDER and grayer I'll set
my mind to it and make a red, white and blue aggie..........just
kidding........!!!
You Folks have a great weekend......................set your clocks back!!
Mike
Mike Jacobs
SOUTHERN APISTOS
The Inca 50's are IN STOCK
Wild Peruvian Imports...Plus
http://www.southernapistos.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike & Diane Wise" <apistowise@fgn.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: unknown aggies
Mike,
The Hüser Red Agassizii is an extremely beautiful strain of aggie with a
bluish
body and solid red tail (except for the black extension of the lateral band
in
the tail). For many years it was found in the former East Germany where an
expert breeder named Hüser fixed the strain from various populations of wild
&
domestic A. agassizii, I guess. Koslowski (2002) writes:
"Red A. agassizii, widely distributed in the hobby, are the product of
careful
breeding & represent a highly developed form like no distinct population
occurring in nature. The origin of the red aquarium strain is unknown,
although
it appears to be the result of crossing of different morphs (Krämer, pers.
comm.)."
There are wild populations of red tail agassizii known from the Rio Supay,
Nanay, Ampiyacu & Maniti systems of Peru, but it is rare to see a deep red
tail
& even rarer to have a red tail with red in the dorsal & anal fins.
Mike Wise
Mike Jacobs wrote:
> Mike W. .......do you know the history of the Huser aggie.....maybe we
could
> start there?
>
> Mike
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