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    jmo reacted to Mike Wise's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    My guess is that there are several black-spot causes. All I know is that none of my Cristal fry develop the black spots and they are...
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    jmo reacted to Tom C's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    Yes, I have seen A. sp. "Abacaxis" with black spots. Interestingly in that case the offspring never got it, although they stayed with...
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    jmo reacted to Hanzle's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    Het vlekkenpatroon is jammer. Heb dat regelmatig op Wildvang appistoos. Niet allen. Laatst een groep v 8 bitineatas gekocht n 2 hadden...
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    jmo replied to the thread Apisto pigmentation.
    @Tom C very interesting phenomenon. Any reports of Brazilian fish having these black spots as well? Catch location for both male and...
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    jmo reacted to anewbie's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    All i know which isn't much is my wc a. pucallpaensis have lots of black spots but the kids don't. Mind you i dont' raise very many of...
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    jmo reacted to Mike Wise's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    If this was truly a genetic variation, one would expect to see some of the offspring show it, too. I know of no reports of the black...
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    jmo reacted to Bob Dixon's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    It might be worth breeding a few generations to see if it can become a fixed color morph. That's how all the other variants enter the...
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    jmo reacted to MacZ's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    Heel veel sorry! Het was niet mijn bedoeling om je te negeren. Ik kann een beetje nederlands begrijpen, maar het is niet genoeg voor een...
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    jmo reacted to Tom C's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    I doubt that the black blotches we see in Peruvian apistos is the same as the well known Black spot disease (which is typically caused...
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    jmo reacted to MacZ's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    Interesting, I would have rather put my money on similar genes that produce OB and white specimens in Mbuna, central american Heroini...
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    jmo reacted to anewbie's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    Well this is good to know i have several wc apisto with lots of black spots but the 2nd generation never had it - didn't realize it was...
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    jmo replied to the thread Apisto pigmentation.
    Did an experiment with two of my WC Peru females to see if the female's pigmentation would darken with other females around. Yellow...
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    jmo replied to the thread Apisto pigmentation.
    I was wondering the same. I did noticed a black spot which has blue iridescent coming through. Was able to take a picture of the...
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    jmo reacted to Mike Wise's post in the thread Apisto pigmentation with Like Like.
    Your fish actually has what is called a black spot syndrome caused by a parasite. Fortunately it is not fatal for the fish and is not...
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    jmo replied to the thread Apisto pigmentation.
    You make a great point. I do have WC Peru females that I can cross with this male.
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