Re: remove

[thomas park <park00@earthlink.net>]

WndrKdnomo wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 4/27/98 1:50:31 PM, gacasey@ibm.net wrote:
> 
> <<They are labeled as Macmasteri and Agassizi.
> However they don't at all look like that to me or to the store mgr. They
> have a shape similar to Agassizi but the dorsal is much higher at the
> leading edge "first rays??" and they have small blue dots all over their
> heads and "shoulders" all the way to back to the first few rays of the
> dorsal fin. The tails, at present are rounded, however the fish are
> barely 3/4-1 inch long. They are slender bodied but not as slender as T.
> Candidi. To me it looks like A. Bitaeniata.>>
> 
> If it is A bitaeniata then there should be one clear longitudinal line about
> mid body which extends partially into the tail fin.  A second, parrallel line
> below the first one is less noticeable depending on the fishes mood. The
> second through seventh or eighth rays of the dorsal are extended.  The tail,
> however, is lyre shaped, liked A. cacatuoides.  Take a close look at the
> male(s) and see if you can see any hint of the top and bottom rays starting to
> extend.  If the tail is truly  rounded, then it rules out bitaeniata, as well
> as all my second choices.. I presume from your description that you mean that
> the rays (spines) are extended in the front part of the dorsal, not that the
> whole dorsal is high?
> Hope this helps, good luck.  My advice would be to pick up a pair ( if you can
> sex them) and work on the ID when you get them home.  When they get
> comfortable, they may show secondary characteristics more clearly, and of
> course as they grow they will be easier to ID>
> Jeff
> WndrKdnomo@aol.com
> P.S.  As for as Thomas Park's posts are concerned, I know my posts concerning
> him were not meant as flames, I was just confused as to wether it was
> intentional or wether there was some type of technical F***K up.
> 
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