[RML] M.Herbertaxelrodi

Chen Leong (cleong at btr.com.au)
Wed, 09 Apr 1997 16:20:09 +1000

G'day all,

The picture of M Herbertaxelrodi in Gerry Allen's book, Rainbowfish in the
Aquarium and Nature, depicts the fish with a green/yellow body. I kept a
pair of juvenile Herbies awhile ago, and their body colour was a light
yellow and the fins/tail a light orange colour. Unfortunately the pair did
not reach adulthood but succumbed to disease and I was not able to see their
true adult colouration.

I know Gerry's book had a number of errors in terms of incorrect pictures
depicting species. Is the picture of the "Herbie" a correct and true
representation of this fish???

Cheers,

Chen Leong