Re: A.elizabethae

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

David,

There ware a few specimens of a fish exported to Japan a few years ago that were
intermediate between A. elizabethae and A. (T.) candidi. Well, actually they were
closer in appearance to A. elizabethae. The species, for all we know, is now lost
to the hobby. No one did any studies on the sensory pores of this species so we
can't say for certain that it truly is related to one or the other.

Mike Wise

David Sanchez wrote:

> I would like to hear from the folks out there that are
> keeping A.elizabethae. I have a number of succesfull
> spawns under my belt and have been observing their
> parental behavior with keen intent. I have heard it
> said that they may be an evolutionary link to
> Taeniacara candidi. So I was curious to note any
> similarities I might find in their brooding behavior.
> It seems T.candidi females "seemingly" use their eyes
> as an axis and see saw up and down to "herd" their
> young. I did not observe anything like this "see saw"
> action with any of my A.elizabethae females. I did see
> a keen twiching of the ventral and pectoral fins which
> served as their "herding" signal. Anyway just thought
> it would be something interesting for us to discuss.
> After the scorcher of a summer we had down in Florida
> I am finally back breeding some fish again and I
> remember why I am so enamored with these little guys!
>
> =====
> David Sanchez
> Orlando, FL
> http://www.mindspring.com/~barbax
> barbax@mindspring.com
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