Re: Pertensis or Meinkeni???

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

Jason,

Your fish appear to belong to the pertensis-complex, but there are several
pertensis-like species out there. The true A. pertensis typically has 6 (5-7) rows
of broad red spots in the tail. There are other species that have much narrower
spot rows (10 or more). These are listed in books as A. cf. pertensis or A. sp.
aff. pertensis. Check your male's tail fin for the number of spot rows.

Mike Wise

Mayalauren@aol.com wrote:

> I was just talking to David Soares-and he asked me if I was absolutely sure if
> what I had was A. pertensis. I got them from Anchor Bay.
> I really want to just check that I really do have pertensis.
> The male has a spot on the caudal peduncle that is round, his dorsal is almost
> as high as his body. Caudal is rounded.
> The female ,now she's  with fry, has sometimes a lateral band and some times a
> lateral spot depending on what's going on.
> I took the round caudal spot  to be  a sure identity-now I'm not so sure.
> any info would be greatly appreciated!
> Jason
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