i was about to make the same remark. I got some pertensis that look a lot like those. Are they part of they related? On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, Max Gallade wrote: > Hmm,that looks like the fish I bought a while back as pertensis. > I have to get a good picture of them now. > Max > > > > Visit http://www.petbidz.com the best auction site for live pets and > supplies. > E-mail: > petbidz@hotmail.com > information@petbidz.com > The Digital Aquarium, home of L&M Tropicals and rare, high quality Dwarf > Cichlids: http://www.apisto.bravepages.com > E-mail: > mgallade@hotmail.com > > > > > > >From: Per Wigstal <per_wigstal@yahoo.co.uk> > >Reply-To: apisto@v2.listbox.com > >To: apisto@v2.listbox.com > >Subject: Re: A. sp. 'Pimentel' > >Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:22:04 +0100 (BST) > > > >Hello > > > >Here´s a link to a pic on a japanese page: > > > >http://www.rva.ne.jp/gallery/pimentel.html > > > >Best regards/ Per > > > >Jim Neuner <JimNeuner@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >Does anyone have pics of these A. sp. Pimental. I have a pair that > >were listed as Discrosus Tapajós and would like to compare. > > > >Jim Neuner > > > > > >On Monday, October 20, 2003, at 05:46 PM, Mike & Diane Wise wrote: > > > > > Per, > > > > > > According to Koslowsk (2002) A. sp. Pimental (correct spelling) is > > > actually a geographic population of A. cf. pertensis from the lower > > > Rio Tapajós of Brazil. A. cf. pertensis was the fish originally > > > thought to be A. meinkeni until Koslowski (1985) proved that it didn't > > > conform to the true meinkeni. Then it was called A. cf. meinkeni. > > > Römer introduced live specimens of the true A. meinkeni into the > > > hobby in the late 90s & showing it was a true dwarf apisto, which > > > Pimental is not. Males can reach almost 6 cm long. This form remains > > > smaller than some other geographic forms, but grows larger than others > > > (like A. sp. Orange-seam/Orangesaum, Minima, White-seam/Weißsaum). I > > > guess it would more accurately called A. cf. pertensis (Pimental). > > > > > > I bet that Pete's fish came from Trop Rio/Apisto Heaven (Rio de > > > Janeiro). Marco Lacerda tends to go out & find the rare ones. Oliver > > > brings in his fish, I think. > > > > > > Mike Wise > > > > > > > > > Per Wigstal wrote: > > > > > >> Hi > > >> You have found one of the species on my top five list! But I live in > > >> Sweden so I will not be able to buy the remaining three :-( > > >> Do you have any idea from what exporter in South america these fishes > > >> came from? Can you check? > > >> We have a nice shop in south of sweden who is regulary importing > > >> apistos from S-A. So perhaps they can also get hold of some pimentel. > > >> I will get a box of wildcaught Ap. Commbrae next week from them! And > > >> the Commbrae have been no. one on my list for at least five years. > > >> Well, take good care of your Ap. sp. Pimentel. It seems to be a very > > >> interesting species. Get some fry´s from them and spread them around. > > >> Perhaps some will end up in Sweden :-) > > >> Best regards/ Per > > >> > > >> > > >> "Liptrot, Pete" > >wrote: > > >> Picked up four of these over the weekend, lovely little fish. > > >> They were mixed in with a shipment of Tapajos Dicrossus, just as > > >> suggested > > >> in the Atlas. They are in an aquarium with a good four inches of leaf > > >> litter, and they are demonstrating just how well they can use this > > >> sort of > > >> substrate. 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