Re: Two Questions

[Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca>]

Steph & Dave wrote:
> 
> Firstly:
> 
> There is an apisto being sold in Australia at the moment under two
> names, Blue Neon apisto and A. resticulosa.  According to my Linke &
> Staeck (which finally arrived via the slow boat from amazon.com :) this
> fish is NOT A. resticulosa.
> 
> It has a fairly 'chunky' body shape and the entire head is covered with
> bright blue-green 'worm markings' including on top of the head and
> between the eyes.  Some have a yellow throat and some a whitish throat
> area.  Apart from the head markings the rest of the body is quite plain
> blue grey.  The LFS told me the colour of the throat indicated the sex
> (yellow= male, white = female) but I would have expected a higher degree
> of dimorphism.
> 
> Can any one put a positive id on this?
> 
> Secondly:
> I am planning to get a pair of Nannacara aureocephalus.  Other than
> whats in Linke & Staeck can any one add any pearls of wisdom about these
> fish?  Spawing experiences etc..
> I am planning on keeping them in the 4ft 'south american' tank with
> juveniles angels, borelli, bristlenose and black neons.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Steph

Hi Steph,
The resticulosa fish is being sold as the same in Canada too. One local
importer won't stock it because he believes it to be a hybrid. I don't
know what he bases this opinion on. I hope he's wrong, it's a lovely
beast. They certainly breed true.
They are also sold as veijita, which they certainly aren't.
While I'm passing along rumours - I've never seen N aureocephalus but I
was told specimens being kept in Germany have hit a solid 12cm, big for
a dwarf. If anyone on the list has kept the species I'd love to hear if
that can be confirmed or not.
The fish rumourmonger signs off,
Gary


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