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Some lumpers place maciliensis and sp. "Mamore" in with trifs. Also there are several collection locations of trifs, as well as variability from the conditions that they are kept in. As far as distinct species-forms, maybe Mike Wise has that info. I am kind of interested too.
I don't think there are even variants of A. Trifasciata! I have seen more than one color in one brood of fish with the same parents. The original pair I had were straight silverish color without any color what-so-ever, and their first clutch had males with the deepest red color on the finnage and some that had yellow and orange fins also. The one you have there is regularly labeled as Guapore Reds but I doubt it being even different from any other trifasciatas. The ones that I have kept in optimum conditions, i.e low ph, very soft acidic water, constant temp, and a good diet seem to get better colors and it wouldn't surprise me to say that because they're collected at multiple sites with different water parameters, that's the only difference between them. Again, I think its only people wanting to get a piece of the pie in having/finding/naming a "different" strain when I doubt they actually are. that's my guess.
Speaking of A. maciliensis and A.sp Mamore` Mike, are they one in the same or are they not? I have recently aquired a group of these guys and all it said was that they are A. Maciliensis Mamore`. So, I was wondering if they were indeed the same fish or are they separate? That's the name I was given and yet I don't really know where to start to maybe id them if they are two separate fish and which do I have or just not worry about it.