Re: Fwd: Help me ID Fish, A.hippolytae perhaps?

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Mike & Diane Wise wrote:

> conditions. A. hippolytae is found in the lower tributaries of the Rio Negro,
> Igarapés entering into Lago (Lake) Manacapuru on the Rio Solimões west of
> Manaus, and in the Rio Tefé. These are blackwater biotopes. A. hippolytae can
> live in more normal water conditions, but shows best in peat stained water
> with a pH <6, dGH<3º, and 0ºdKH.

We can corroborate this story!  We just got back from our trip to the
Amazon and Rio Negro, and we got em!  Kathy found them on our next-to-last
day, dipnetting at a bathroom stop, a shallow bank with about 2" of water,
on some tributary of the Negro.  She also picked up a pertensis-like
species at the same stop, and some fry. The one distinguishing feature
that allowed even me to ID them in the holding bin (Kathy figured them out
while she was netting them) was the very square flank patch (like A.
steindachneri, but MUCH larger and darker and more square).

Currently getting everyone settled in to their new homes here -- very low
fish loss due to keeping them 1-2 fish per bag.  Aside from the
hippolytae, we have a colony of what might be eunotus, and a smattering of
other random apistos, neat little tetras, pike cichlids, and cats. Expect
articles, photos, and an updated "what's this fish?" site from both of us
in the future. :)

  - Erik

-- 
Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com



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