Re: A. agassizi females

[Ken Laidlaw <K.Laidlaw@roe.ac.uk>]

Hi Helen,

I agree on the species tanks but colour morphs are the same 
species.  These fish may already be "mongrel" specimens 
that just happen to have been tagged red or blue depending 
on the colour of the caudal.

>From the Apisto list archive on Erik's page written by Pete 
Johnson comes the following information by Uwe Romer on Aga 
colours
"No, the agassizii are just what we brought 
back from Peru -- they're blue aggies, though some seemed to show other 
colors as they grew out. Interestingly, Uwe Romer, a German apisto expert 
who just spoke to the ACA in New Orleans, says that if you breed wild 
aggies, regardless of whether they're blue, yellow or red, the offspring 
will show all the color varieties."

Given enough tanks I agree with you  that keeping colour 
forms separate is best but I think it is acceptable if tank 
space is a problem and you need a new fish to keep your 
colony going or need to introduce unrelated blood.  

Ken.

> Ken,
> I'm sorry to disagree with you but surely this is the main reason we house
> them in species tanks.  I don't want to buy dwarfs which have been mixed
> with other colour morph females.  Not all hobbyists are able to obtain wild
> strains.
> Helen.
> 
>



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