RE: Stray Apistos

["Mroz, Tom" <tmroz@art-inc.com>]

A. gibbiceps will very often (but not absolutely always) exhibit the
faint diagonal barring on the lower body behind the pectoral fins.  This
is a dead ringer identification point for this fish.  Most of the recent
Apisto books will show a picture of gibbiceps with this marking.  I've
spotted gibbiceps contaminants in stores 3-4 times in the past 2 years
by this ident. alone.  The trick is then to make positive ID of the
females amongst the contaminants!

Tom

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> From: 	Thomas Soelter[SMTP:Thomas.Soelter@ruhr-uni-bochum.de]
> Reply To: 	apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> Sent: 	Friday, April 10, 1998 7:02 PM
> To: 	apisto mailing list
> Subject: 	Stray Apistos
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> last monday i've found 3 stray apistos, perhaps a new macmystery. The
> shop assistant couldn't tell what it is, where it comes from (surely a
> contaminant) nor how much it costs (funny eh). A day later after he's
> asked for a price and i've picked them up: 2 males 1 female (i hope
> it's
> really a female - but there isn't a big difference) at a moderate
> price
> (40 DM for those 3 fish). These guys are aprox. 40 - 45 mm. Males got
> lyra tail, short extensions on dorsal.
> 
> Now i'm quite sure it's A.gibbiceps - maybe i'm able to photograph
> them,
> scan it and put it on the net - i'd be interested in your opinion.
> Gibbiceps is a blackwater fish - right ? Are you able to tell about
> values of pH, hardness, electric condutivity, food requirements ?
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 
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