Apistogramma sp. aff. Juruensis (Rio nanay)

[Richgrenfell]

Now names like this always confuse me! I have 3 wild pairs of em' though. They seem to be doing well, and eat like pigs. They look like a green and yellow cacatuoides, with a big ole dorsal like breitbinden. I find them pretty interesting, and hope to spawn them. Zman, neil, have either of you heard of them listed under that name? i have some pretty good pics of them if you'd like to see.

Rich

 

[Neil]

That is the only name that I have heard the "Rio Nanay" form mentioned under. It has been around for a couple of years and is a member of the cacatuoides complex. Fairly easy to work with. Great finnage, as you mention, and comes in a blue and a red- I believe!

 

[Z Man]

If you are reffering to the "sp. aff." before Juruensis; that means the person who collected it does not think it is a Juruensis but a "species that looks like". You will se the "sp. aff." a lot when fish are collected in different locations but really don't look the same. That "tag" will remain on it until the experts decide what it really is.

 

[Richgrenfell]

Thanks for clearing that sp. aff. jazz up for me Zman.
They don't seem like they will be much of a problem to work with, but they are only letting one of the females get to the food. I think i'll need to separate the other 2 and condition them seperately. I have pasted a halfway decent pic i took of one of my males. Have a look and let me know what ya think! The pic will not appear as clear as it actually is....printroom resizes them, and that screws with the clarity a bit. I'd like to post them right from my HD but i don't know if there is a way to do that here? I have more pics, if you want me to keep posting just lemme know!

Rich

 

[Z Man]

It does look like a Juruensis shown in the Aqualog book on page 43. They show 3 male & 3 female photo's. You should really order one of these books. They help a great deal. If you can't find them locally e-mail me direct and i can tell you where to order them and the Romer book. I just don't want to start listing suppliers in these messages. [email protected]