[Killietalk] A. ahli

["Joel Saunders" <fishguy5000 at hotmail_com>]

Hello everyone.  My fiance recently returned from a trip to visit family in 
Portland, OR (unfortunately it wasn't a trip to the WCW), and she came home 
with a gift for me: 2 male Aphyosemion Ahli that she purchased at the Wet 
Spot tropical fish store in Portland.  As they are beautiful fish, I hate 
the thought of not breeding them.  She didn't think that the Wet Spot had 
any females, but I intend to call them and inquire about whether or not they 
have any, and whether they would be willing to ship a couple to me.  If this 
works out then there will be no problem, but if I cannot obtain females from 
them, I was wondering if I should even attempt to obtain females from 
another source.  These fish were offered as Aphyosemion Ahli "Cameroon" - 
wild.  No collection data.  I'm assuming they were a commercial import.  I'm 
concerned about whether I should even attempt to breed them with fish that 
did not come from that shipment, because they would most likely come from 
another location and I could be mixing 2 different populations.  What do you 
think?  Should I just enjoy the males, and not worry about spawning them, or 
should I obtain females elsewhere and pass them on as an aquarium strain?  
If I know that the female comes from Cameroon, should I still call them A. 
Ahli "Cameroon" ?  Thanks for any advice you can give.  I'm still new to 
this.

Thank you,

Joel

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