ap bitaeniata "fear" ??

[Melvin_Lim]

hi all

got this pair a couple of months back.
the tank was labelled as a.bit "fear" but so far i cannot find anything on the net with regards to "fear".

anyone can provide some info and positive id?

pics taken on the day i brought them home.

male

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/elimmel/Apistos/bit_fear_male1.jpg

female

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/elimmel/Apistos/bit_fear_female1a.jpg


thanks

 

[Neil]

Melvin_Lim,

I have replaced IMG tags with URL tags for 2 or your pics. Please refer to the image posting rules for the forum.

I have not heard of "fear" either, but that doesn't suprise me a great deal, as there are so many names that are thrown about for all of the various species, species-forms and color-morphs in this genus that it is impossible to keep up. Your fish appears to me to be a Peruvian form, probably in the "blue" catagory. However, I do not know a collection location. Maybe Mike has more on this.

Neil

 

[Melvin_Lim]

oops, sorry about that Neil

thanks for info.
let's hope Mike can help on this.

thanks

another 2 pics taken today for reference

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/elimmel/Apistos/BitaFearMale.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/elimmel/Apistos/BitaFearMale2.jpg

 

[boyohboy]

Feeling "abit fear" perhaps?

Sorry not really helping :wink:

 

[Mike Wise]

I can't add anything to Neil's comments. Maybe they were imported from George Fear's import/export operation????

 

[fatcow82much]

Hey,
I dont know for sure but on a peruvian wholesale list i saw these guys listed and asked why the name fear and i guesse George Fear from the Margarita tour company found these in Peru.

Hope this helps and hope its true...
Bobby

 

[Melvin_Lim]

thanks everyone for the info.
guess the bit might just be named after George Fear

cheers

 

[George Fear]

Yes, I stumbled on this strain of Apistogramma bitaeniata around 2000 while collecting north of Pevas, Peru. The originals had an obvious red line parallel to the primary lateral line, high on the back. I don't think the area is collected anymore, but I might try again this summer.

 

[George Fear]

Along the way, you pass the type location for the newly described Apistogramma ortegai; a dynamite little fish.