Re: A.nijsseni

[<kathy@thekrib.com>]

> I have a wild njisseni pair now, guarding wrigglers. Everything (head
> shape, finnage, overall patterning) says njisseni but there's no
> greenish side blotch on the female. In the past, my captive-bred
> njisseni females always had that.


Gary,

I always get one female nijsseni or two without a side blotch in my
batches of fry.  Some of the fry end up with two blotches.  Mostly it is
only on one side, once both.  I think it is a genetic variant. 

Kathy 


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