Re: [Killietalk] real Test! The Gold Australe

["Harry Specht" <aus62 at comcast_net>]

The gold (or red or orange) color morph of the Aphyosemion australe is 
normal and is found in nature. Apparently, the loss of camouflage coloration 
is deadly in nature and they are not found very often. We protect them in 
our tanks, so this color morph survives and often outnumbers the normal 
chocolate colored fish. As you know, the gold was actually given a name in 
the early years, but this has been discontinued and both colors are A. 
australe.

A great fish and one of the first in the hobby. In early years, our annual 
shows had a class for this species alone! That was true for Fundulopanchax 
sjoestedti as well, but this practice has been abandoned and the numbers of 
fish entered has dropped considerably. AUS is still displayed in larger 
numbers than SJO (note the old fashioned code designation?), but the number 
of gold AUS usually outnumbers the chocolate. So be it;  the chocolate is 
still THE AUS for me!

                                                                             
       Harry Specht
                                                                             
       Sarasota, FL 


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