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Re: Sexing cacatoos
On Sun, 23 May 1999 20:22:53 -0400, Mike Jacobs wrote:
Mike,
Those are some of the most gorgeous apisto photos I have ever seen! I think
your approach clearly helps identify the fish and gives some of us newbies a
better idea at apisto identification.
Are you using slide film or negative film? What is the positioning of your
slaves in relation to your main flash and camera's position?
Secondly, has anyone ever heard of an A. 'Sunset'? A lfs guy said they are
rare and hard to come by. Since I am new at this, and extremely
enthusiastic about my new hobby, this is a definant trap for me in regard to
buying these fish.
What would the latin name be for this fish? If I could find that out, I'll
be able to look it up myself.
As a carpenter by trade, I don't always get it. However, I keep trying
until I get it right.
Francine
> OK folks........a portion of the second part of my fish hobby is kinda
> ready. My apisto fish pictures are about 1/2 done. Take a look if you
> please:
>
> http://www.geocities.com/Rainforest/Jungle/4327
>
> I have another 15-20 pics comming real soon...but the reason for putting
> these out are for identification.....on apisto picture page 2 there are
3-4
> pictures of a fish I got from a fella in Miami.......he thought the were
A.
> cruzi .......but I really don't think so.......help on this one (Mike
Wiess
> are you out there). I do have 2-3 viable spawns from these, but way to
> small to tell anything. There is also a larger fish (pictured) that came
> with them........40% bigger and I don't think the same fish. The pics
were
> taken 2-3 days after I got them 6-7 weeks ago....they have fattened up
and
> are spawning. What do you guys think??
>
> I'm learning photography so be a little patient with
me........constructive
> thoughts will be totally welcome. Most of the pics were...Nikon
> N70/35-105mm Macro.....Fugi film spd 100.....f22.....flash with a "slave"
> (two flashes).....body of camera on manual (focus), flash on automatic
which
> trips the "slave" flash.
>
> The pictures are simply for enjoyment......if you want to use them for
> anything just give me a holler!
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Jacobs
> Math Instructor, Center for Advanced Technologies
> Lakewood H.S., St Pete, Fl.
> mfjacobs@geocities.com
> mikejacobs2@tampabay.rr.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IDMiamiBob@aol.com <IDMiamiBob@aol.com>
> To: apisto@admin.listbox.com <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
> Date: Sunday, May 23, 1999 11:56 AM
> Subject: Sexing cacatoos
>
>
> >I have a tank with about forty A. cacatuoides "triple red" fry from a
spawn
> >in January. they are up around the 3/4 inch (19mm) range and several
young
> >males are coloring up quite nicely. One even has the extensions on his
3rd
> >and 4th dorsal rays pretty much in full development. My problem is that
a
> >couple of fish that are a touch bigger than this "alpha" male are also
> >coloring up, but not nearly as much as the other males in the tank.
> >
> >The dame has a small amount of color in the dorsal, especially when she
is
> in
> >brood dress, but not nearly as much as these two. They have limited
> amounts
> >of color through the length of the dorsal and the anal, as well as a
large
> >blotch of red in the caudal. They are also showing very intense black
in
> the
> >forward half on the pectorals, a dark, heavy lateral line, and a very
large
> >cheek stripe. These black markings are typical of what I associate with
> >females, but the red in the fins is more male.
> >
> >As this is a "selected color" strain, my intuitive guess is that maybe
> these
> >fish are going one more step in the enchanced red thing. Anyone else
> willing
> >to make a guess/suggestion? If these are females, then I am going to
set
> >them aside with the alpha male and see what happens.
> >
> >Bob Dixon
> >
> >
>
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