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Tom, fantastic documentation of the various forms from different collecting locations. Thanks for sharing them! Given that this "species" is now becoming more widely available in the aquarist market, those who have an interest in such information will benefit greatly form your knowledge. I have...
A WC pair of A. cf. personata arrived today. Nice population. This is how they look from importers couple of hours after arrival. Once the fins heal up and grow back out, this pair should be real stunners.
Thanks so much for your comments and clarifications. Great to have someone of you expertise and knowledge providing such excellent information to such questions! And yes, that is a very helpful chart showing variable water conditions beyond the usual categories. (Next time I drink a mocha latte...
So a further search would suggest that the Rio Guaviare is white or brown water and the Rio Inirida is blackwater.
"The Guaviare River is the result of the union of two rivers, the Guayabero and the Ariari, from there its name comes; this occurs very close to the town of Puerto Arturo. Its...
MacZ and Frank Hattich - Indeed great find. Appreciate the Google search and conclusions. Here is the male growing out. Not as colorful as some of the pics of D47 from Japan, (they do seem to get the really nice specimens) but showing very similar morphology.
Here is the Google Map link...
I found that the importer of this fish has given it an additional label of "sp. Cucunuven". Is this a location name or does it lend any pertinent info on ID? Thanks