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Re: question about aphy. elberti and related species
On 17 Oct 2000,, Tony wrote:
> What is the difference of the 20 plus populations of Aphyosemion
> elberti
> [formerly bualanum], A. dargei, A. kekemense, and A. exiguum?
To begin with, it is *bualanum* not *elberti*. Check the letter Huber
posted to the AKA early this year. You will find a link on the AKA
home page. Also, all the above speices are s in the subgenus
*Kathetys* according to Henrik Korzen.
> I just
> look at the pics in Axelord's atlas 9th edition and Baensch's atlas
> and each seems to have a lot of variation in color and pattern but
> within one population there seems to be quite a few different looking
> fishes. Is it that the number and width of the red bars on the side
> varies within fishes from the same population [and the present or
> absent of yellow in the dorsal and anal fins]? E.g. blue/green fishes
> with wide red bars and yellow edge dorsal and anal fins and extensions
> on both lobes of caudal fin [like in the aquarium fish magazine March
> 2000 pp. 66-67 and in Baensch atlas vol.1 - elberti/bualanum from
> eastern Cameroon] would be present in many populations, isn't it?
They are all very closely related. Crosses between the valid
species yielded sterile hybrids as determined in work by Scheel.
I don't think the species are determined by colour. More than likely
scale counts etc...
> Are there any trend on color and pattern on this elberti group
> like fishes
It is the *exiguum* group. They all look like *exiguum*: bright blue
background with red verticle bars and funny sickle fins.
> In Baensch's atlas vol.1 it is said that the
> elberti/bualanum is easy to keep, but info elsewhere said otherwise.
> Is it easy or hard to keep and breed? Can they be kept and bred in
> like 28-29 'C? How big can they actually get SL?
Like most rainforest fish I doubt they would be happy above 24 deg
C. I suspect the temp will have to be lower for breeding.
If I recall correctly, they have been caught sympatricly with various
Chromaphy. species and can be treated in the same way.
> There are more questions but this is getting long so this's it
> for now.
Questions is why the list exisits. Questions also make for good
science.
Bye
Tyrone Genade
http://www.geocities.com/tyronegenade/intro.html
Department Biochemistry Molecular Cell Physiology Lab
University of Stellenbosch Ph: +27-021-808-5880
Republic of South Africa fax: +27-021-808-5863
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