Re: A. diplotaenia

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Jason,

A. diplotaenia is much like A. elizabethae - a really tough fish to keep and
breed. Very few people have been able to keep them alive for any length of time,
and fewer still have bred them. They seem to be very prone to diseases.

They aren't very common in the hobby, either. They're usually found only as an
occasional contaminant with other Rio Negro fish. They have been collected
throughout the Rio Negro so they shouldn't be too hard to find. My guess is that
they just don't survive shipping very well, so they aren't collected.

If you think A. diplotaenia is beautiful, wait until you see its sibling species
A. sp. Rio Mabó (=A. sp. Rio Miua & A. sp. Uambé). It has a higher dorsal fin, 6
broad red semicircular bands in the tail and lots of red, blue and green on the
body.

Mike Wise

Mayalauren@aol.com wrote:

> Good morning everyone
> I just got my copy, finally, of the aqualog book. One fish really jumped out
> at me-
> A. diplotaenia. what a beautiful fish. In Linke and Staeck it looks kind of
> blah.
> Have any of you lot had any experience with this fish? Is it a rarity? Anybody
> know where to get some?
> That split lateral band looks sooo cool!
> Jason
>
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