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Recent content by Mike Wise

  1. Mike Wise

    Help with ID

    It might be A. sp. cf. "Gelbwangen Sichelbinden" that Dieter Bork pictures in the Aqualog Extra. It, too, came from an unknown collection site and exported from Manaus. Still, Frank is correct more photos in different moods will be helpful. Many of the regani-complex species appear very similar.
  2. Mike Wise

    Optimal diet for Apistogramma – looking for advice

    That's better than what I feed mine!
  3. Mike Wise

    'lipstick' pencilfish ??

    Dr. Stanley Weitzman, God rest his soul, was an immanent taxonomist and a 'lumper'. No one wanted to contradict his opinion. Now with genetic sequencing and all, we may see changes.
  4. Mike Wise

    'lipstick' pencilfish ??

    The genus Nannostomus need a major re-work. Many of the species are certainly multiple species.
  5. Mike Wise

    Is this a pair of Apistogramma cf. moae?

    Is'nt it amazing how different the same fish can appear in different moods? I now am more certain that Frank's identification is correct. It is a form/population of A. cf. eunotus. Your supplier can be the most reputable one around but no one is totally knowledgeable on every fish. Most, like...
  6. Mike Wise

    Male or female Apistogramma hongsloi? (4 cm juvenile with conflicting traits

    4 cm is really small for accurately sexing since juvenile males look more like females. Still if I was a betting man I'd agree with MacZ.
  7. Mike Wise

    A. atahualpa biotope

    I think that you answered your own question. Either species, if they ate the tetras, it would be an expensive meal.
  8. Mike Wise

    A. atahualpa biotope

    You only need to look at the teeth on A. atahualpa (big, sharp ... and green). This is the fish that Dr Römer called "man-eater" because they would attack his hand whenever he put it in the tank. I've never kept the tetra so I can't recommend one way or the other, but I would error on the side...
  9. Mike Wise

    any suggestions for breeding d39?

    My suggestion? Leave her alone and don't disturb the tank. I guess you have to decide which is more important to you, potential fry or decent photos.
  10. Mike Wise

    Fish wanted

    Let us know in what part of the world that you live. It helps.
  11. Mike Wise

    How much space does A. trifasciata need?

    They were originally called Pevicachromis sp. aff. roloffi Blue Fin when introduced in the hobby.
  12. Mike Wise

    Is this a pair of Apistogramma cf. moae?

    First, Cruzeiro do Sul is located on the upper Rio Jurua. The Rio Moa, a tributary of the Jurua, is the type locality for A. moae. So that part seems ok. However all 'typical' eunotus-subcomplex species (= noticable split vertical bar(s) on caudal peduncle) are found in tributaries of the Rio...
  13. Mike Wise

    Is this a pair of Apistogramma cf. moae?

    New and/or rare always brings in more interest - and money.
  14. Mike Wise

    Is this a pair of Apistogramma cf. moae?

    It seems, from your description of their color, that the could be A. cf. eunotus (Orangeschwanz). This species is found around Iquitos, Peru and matches what you have described.
  15. Mike Wise

    What species of pencil fish are these ?

    There are dozens of N. marginatus populations (probably different species). Take a look at TomC's site: https://www.tomc.no/fish.aspx?fishIndexID=1805&gruppeID=5.
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