OK.....OK.....because a picture is worth .......da, da, da........I went into the middle of the 12' tank movie and 'clipped' out a 10 second video showing some of the fish in the 12' tank..........of course the main one in question is the White Cacatuoides......but notice that in 1 10 second shot is 5 different types of Apistos... ..................here you go............... http://screamindragcharters.50megs.com/whitecacatuWEB.mpg By the way.....another unabashed advertisment for my son........if you go to http://screamindragcharters.50megs.com you will be at his site.......he has the largest storage of our web sites...................that's why I have the movies there..................if you are ever in the Tampa/St. Pete area.......I know the little brat you know.....he's good.......trust me.....he's 30 and has been fishing these waters since he was 5 because I took him.....now he takes me.................I could talk to the guy you know and get you a free fishing trip for you and you could take home some apistos as well........................those pictures you see of the fishing.........they are about 3 miles from my house......the bridge you see in the background is the Sunshine Skyway Bridge..............................it's doing what at your house John....................SNOWING.............;-) ;-) ;-)..........really.....you folks will be treated well if you ever get down here...................I almost bribed John to get here last year..............Kathy.....Eric......are you out there awake???.............;-) Mike Mike Jacobs Inca 50's In Stock Now! SOUTHERN APISTOS Wild Peruvian Imports...Plus http://www.southernapistos.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David A. Youngker" <nestor10@mindspring.com> To: "Apistogramma Mailing List" <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 6:23 PM Subject: Re: Albinism and Aggression > From: Mike Jacobs > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 5:14 PM > > > > ...if the "white" gene is anything like a recessive gene in > > angels then it takes a matching recessive gene to go with > > it before it's gonna show again... > > You haven't forgotten this point at least, no matter how long it's been :-) > > > ...if it shows up again you now have some young that you > > could go back to the original "white" one with...or you > > could go buy some "white" cacatuoides......;-) > > I figured to take the shortest route here, mainly for space and time > considerations. Right now I've got the Borelliis, Orange Flash, Double Reds, > Blue Aggies, Double Red Aggies, Trifasciata and Nijsseni all working - and > those are just the Apistos. I'm kinda out of room at the present, but I just > might create some in this case. The idea of a white OF is becoming more > appealing as I think about it. > > But there's also the time factor here. My franchise is about to hand me > another restaurant, and the fish I have going right now are more or less > "self-replicating" without requiring a lot of the attention I can hardly > spare right now. But that might not be the case should I have to start > toward a more specific goal. > > > The only white ones I've seen are here in Tampa at a > > fish farmers.......he is importing them and the Huser > > aggie (ALL MALES!!!!!!!!!!!!!)...maybe I'll go and get > > some of the white males... > > Then I wouldn't let it slip that there's a possible female out here ;-) > > > Neil Lillidol had gotten a pair of white cacatuoides a > > bit back from, I think, a guy in Hawaii...............maybe > > he could shed some light on this????? > > I'm all ears. > > And of course I haven't approached Tomoko yet to see if any of her broods > have displayed this trait - perhaps she's catching this and could be on the > lookout? > > Thanks for the "heads up", Mike. I would definitely be interested in > anything else you might be able to find out. You can take it to private mail > if that's more appropriate... > > > -Y- > > P.S. - > > It's the _white_ I'm interested in - not the albino... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. > Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto > Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader