Fwd: Re: beauty contest?

["Ed Pon" <edpon@hotmail.com>]

>Lcrabo wrote:
>
>> I am curious what other Apistogramma species (and varieties)
>> other subscribers on this list find the most beautiful.  If beauty 
isn't your
>> thing tell me what your favorite species is and why (behavior etc).
>>         I hope that this an appropriate post.  I thought this type of 
poll might be
>> of interest to a number of enthusiasts.
>
My favorite is A. Trifasciata.  I had a pair that was imported from 
Germany about 10 or 15 years ago.  The metallic blue on the male rivaled 
that of the metallic solid blue discus.  The wild one's I'v had in more 
recent years were a  duller blue, but still nice.  I don't know if the 
first pair I mentioned was bred for color or if they were from a 
different locale than the more recent ones that I've had.  Trifasciata 
are also among the smaller of the dwarf cichlids, whereas many of the 
dwarf cichlids like MacMasteri, Steindachneri, Rotpuncts, etc. will have 
males that get to three or four inches iin total length.

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