Re: Rotpunkt

[IDMiamiBob@aol.com]

For clarity and just a little better chance at nailing it down, I'll describe 
a little further.  The "red" is more of a translucent violet red. It starts 
caudally in the peduncle, and dorsally, a similar distance down.  The dorsal 
rays are separated at the top, with number 3 being the longest, and slowly 
getting shorter over the first ten or so after that.  The dorsal and anal 
fins both have extensions that reach to the rear of the pretty-much-rounded 
caudal.  The "zipper" lateral line is sometimes broken into six regions, 
depending I think on mood,  and a second set of darker spots extend along the 
base of the dorsal, which are dark gray near the front, and become that 
violet-red color at the back.  The over-all body caste is light grey, rather 
than the brownish color of many fish.  So far the female seems pretty 
non-descript.  This fish will never be popular with the "Oh, look at this 
pretty swordtail" set, but it has a certain subdued regality to it.  Any 
further guesses, folks?  At this point, I think I am ready to stick with 
hongsloi "red strokes" or maybe A sp aff hongsloi "red strokes" unless 
someone thinks otherwise.

> >From your limited description I can't say which species you have. My bet 
> would be
>  A. hongsloi (Rotstrich).
>  
>  Mike (for nomenclatural purity über alles) Wise (LOL)
>  
>  IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:
>  
>  > I ended up with a pair at the auction that were labeled A. sp. "red 
> strokes".
>  >  They were in the show as well under that name.  Does "red strokes" 
> translate
>  > out in German to "rotpunkt", or is this a different fish?  It has the
>  > "zipper" on the lateral line and a subdued red in the unpaired fins.  It 
> is
>  > redder in my tank than it was in Detroit.
>  >
>  > Bob Dixon


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