RE: A. punctatum et al

["Genade Tyrone <tgenade at sun_ac.za>" <tgenade at sun_ac.za>]

Hello...

> In the Eberl article that got me thinking about all this, he seemed
> unconvinced aureum, wildekampi and punctatum were elegans group fish.
> They certainly don't look it, on a superficial level. Has anything
> further been done on this question? I don't have a strong 
> opinion on the
> matter, but I am kind of curious. 

It is my understanding that when Scheel was 'grouping' fish he was doing it based on the chromsome analysis. As such all the elegans fish have chromosome similarities...

Tyrone Genade 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: M. Frauley and G. Elson [mailto:fraulels at videotron_ca]
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 12:23 AM
> To: killietalk at aka_org
> Subject: Re: A. punctatum et al
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Wright Huntley wrote:
> > 
> > M. Frauley and G. Elson wrote:
> > snip...
> > >
> > > First, why is it that an attractive and widespread (in 
> nature) killie
> > > like Aphyosemion punctatum seems so rare in the hobby? Is it more
> > > difficult than its neighbours? Any anecdotes?
> > 
> > Many of the elegans group come from highlands with quite cool, swift
> > brooks, conditions difficult to duplicate in many of our 
> fishrooms (if
> > kept comfortable for people). The implication is that they 
> have a need for
> > lots of oxygen, as a result.
> 
> I know I'm doing better with ocellatum from the same general region by
> adding air to the egg containers. Here's my next query, I guess for
> Wright, but for anyone else who wishes to join in.
> 

> Gary
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