Re: Apistogramma sp. Schwarzsaum

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

Bill,

As Eric indicated, A. sp. Schwarzsaum (Black-Rimmed) is merely a color form of
the undescribed species A. sp. Rotpunkt (Red-spot). This form was first
introduced by Vierke as A. sp. aff. taeniatum in his book Dwarf Cichlids in 1977.
I know it comes from the Rio Orinoco drainage because I've found them as
contaminants with wild caught Rams. A good beginners apisto, just treat them like
other Rotpunkts.

Mike Wise

Bill Hickman wrote:

> I just picked up 6 juveniles today at a local club fish auction.  I asked at
> the auction but no one around me seemed to know anything about them.  I just
> looked for them in my American Cichlids I, Dwarf Cichlids and Dr. Axelrod's
> Mini-Atlas with no luck.  I guess they are new enough that they don't appear
> in my books or this name is incorrect.
> What do we know about this Apisto and what does the sp. mean in the name.
> Thanks in advance for anyone offering info.
>
> Bill Hickman
> Mascoutah IL.
> hickmanb@accessus.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Downey <windwalker@uky.campuscw.net>
> To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
> Date: Sunday, December 06, 1998 8:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Pelv taeniatus
>
> >>>I've had my second pair of P. taeniatus "Wouri" spawn.  My first ate
> >>>their fry.  It seems that the wrigglers of these fish are smaller than
> >>>that of P. pulcher that I have spawned in the past.
> >
> >
> >Mike,
> >
> >All the taeniatus fry seem to be smaller and they grow much slower than the
> >P. pulcher fry in my observations.  The largest male taeniatus that I have
> >observed is only 11 cm (tl) and I have seen some huge male pulcher. One
> >wild specimen was 15 cm TL.
> >
> >I find most pulcher don't mind human observations while they fry are young.
> >My taeniatus will often eat fry at the intruding face of a child or overly
> >anxious adult peering into the tank while the fry are newly out of the
> cave.
> >
> >As a note: I have recently obtained some taeniatus "Moliwe" to mix with the
> >strain I have that are loaded with caudil and dorsal dots. Some females
> >have 4 in the dorsal and the caudil.  Most wild ones that I have seen have
> >1 or 2 at the most on the females. I beleive these to be F1 .  Are there
> >others out there that would comment on their "Moliwe" dot quantities?
> >
> >MikeD
> >
> >
> >
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