New apistos ????

[mervin]

greetings all !

just got news in here that a new shipment of fishes are coming in.
the list consists of Apistos .sp.Harlequin, sp.Alertini, sp.Apache and sp. Galaxis.

i have never heard of these fishes......could someone please enlighten me...

thanks a million !!!
Mervin
Sunny Singapore

 

[farm41]

Harlequin is the 'High-fin panduro'

 

[mervin]

hi matt,
is that similiar to the INCA/ high fin nijsseni ???

thanks

 

[farm41]

yes, similar, but not the same fish. I believe the harlequin does not have the dorsal extensions that that male Inca has.

 

[kribs]

yes also the harlequin has more yellow than the inca.

 

[mervin]

oh......thanks all !!!

r there any more differences ?

cos in Singapore, there is a "flood" of incas recently.......
just not too sure wht is wht.

 

[Gitta]

Hi,

just look here....

http://www.mimbon.de/zbbaquarium.html

The second and the third from right are Harlequins.
They are easy to keep and to breed Apistos.

greetings from Germany

Gitta

 

[Rolo]

just got news in here that a new shipment of fishes are coming in.
the list consists of Apistos .sp.Harlequin, sp.Alertini, sp.Apache and sp. Galaxis.

Hi Mervin,

A. sp. "Albertini" could be a name for Ap. eunotus "Schwanzstreifen", as far as I could figure out.

A. sp. "Apache" should be another name for Ap. sp. "Masken", a species from the regani complex, often identified wrong as Ap. cruzi.

A. sp. "Galaxis" should be Ap. sp. "Papagei" (papagallo). Don't buy them, you already have them ;-)

Ap. sp. "Harlequin" is a valid name for a new species from Peru.
Gitta is right, that on her link only the second and third picture from right are Harlquins. The third from left, which is also titled Harlequin, seems to be Ap. sp. "Zwilling" (twin). Another new species from Peru, which was collected at nearly the same time like the Harlequins (while searching the Inka)
Ap. sp. "Harlequin" is a polychromatic species. Look at my picture of the male and compare it with the picture on Gittas link, especially have a look at the orange parts in the fins.

greetings,
Rolo

 

[mervin]

thank you very very much for all your help there Gitta n Rolo !!!!

extremely gratefull !!!!!

mervin
Singapore

 

[mervin]

WOW !!!!
these harlequin r absolutely out of this world !!!!!

this is a must buy FISH !!!!!