Re: Mystery Apistos/ Was Pertensis

["Tim Ellis" <timellis33@hotmail.com>]

The fellow I am getting fish from is Mark Whittle, he lives in Puerto 
Ayacucho or very close to it. He takes people on tours and collecting 
trips. I believe Yanomami is the name of the indians or ruins they 
were visiting. Thanks Vinny. I will let yall know if I can get them 
to spawn.


Tim


>From: "V Kutty" <kutty@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>To: <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
>Subject: Re: Mystery Apistos/ Was Pertensis
>Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 11:50:39 -0700
>
>> Mike and Vinny,
>>
>> I went down to the lfs to get more info on collection locale last 
night
>> and it seem to be a very isolated area about 250 miles south of 
Puerto
>> Ayhacucho or about 150 miles north of the Brazilan Border, They 
rented a
>> bush plane just to get there. The fish were on a mountain side in a
>> small stream that feeds into the Orinoco. On the map I saw there 
was the
>> name La Esmerlada, not sure if it is a town or not.
>
>Tim,  La Esmeralda and Esmeralda, twin frontier towns, are probably 
where
>your fish came from.  It's about 250 miles from Pto. Ayacucho and 
terrain
>should be hilly.  It's damn near Yanomami country - think fierce 
people and
>GOBS of undescribed fish.  Fish fauna from the region is poorly 
understood.
>What ever species you have, it is not easy to acquire - breed 'em 
and spread
>'em around.  Good luck.
>Do you know who the collectors are?
>
>Vinny
>
>
>
>
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