Re: Apistogramoides pucallpaensis.

[Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca>]

Ken Laidlaw wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I have noticed with great interest that some people are keeping
> A.pucallpaensis.  A couple of years ago in the UK people were passing a
> supposed pucallpaensis but it was not the real thing.  They did not have
> the one distinguishing feature different from Apistogramma , i.e. the long
> hard ray section of the anal fin.  These fish were sold at many an auction
> an were what looked like a rather plain (unidentified?) Apisto.
> 
> I would be interested to know if you are keeping the real thing.  I did
> here of a place in Holland or Germany that had some for the
> equivalent of $40 each.
> 
> Ken.
Hi Ken,
	I haven't dissected any of these fish, but I'm extremely confident it
is the real thing. I base my assessment on:
a)	I know who the exporter is and where he got the fish. I double
checked on 	location and collecting maps when the fish came in. It all
fits.
b)	He exported some to Germany too
c)	photographic evidence - it's a colourful fish that corresponds to
every good 		photo I've ever seen of pucallpaensis
I've seen two wild importations so far.
	Now, they ate their first spawn, so we'll see what i can do with them.
	Gary