Re: long gone apistos

["John McCrone" <j.mccrone@btinternet.com>]

Frauley/Elson wrote:
I like this old codger thread... It's not the new and rare that gets
everyone worked up. For me, I got hooked by a single pair I didn't even
own. They were mcmasteri too, with regular red finnage but a pale
metallic borellii blue on the body. A friend had a single pair which
never spawned in a year. I've never seen another mcmasteri with those
colours....

Hey I have a pair of mcmasteri - supposedly - and the male has a very
attractive blue sheen, particularly round the head. I was a bit puzzled as
the colours did not match the few mcmasteri pics I had access to while the
body shape did, so I was not sure whether to accept the fish shop's
attribution. I live in England so they might be a locally preserved type. On
the other hand, I really don't know enough to be able to say what mcmasteri
should look like.

Anyway, they lay eggs regularly in a big community tank but the eggs always
get eaten. I'm not sure who is responsible yet, or what the trigger is. In a
week I'm moving them into a breeding set up to see if I get better results.
They have turned out a much prettier fish than I was expecting - certainly
more spectacular than some caucatoides I had.

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