it sounds to me that the rainbowfishes with orange markings might be M.
parkinsonii. these are gorgeous rainbows, with lots of orange on the
body, near the posterior fins. check out a book or the web sites to
compare your fish.
i'm new to the list too but my impression from scouring petshops in nyc
is that there are no hybrids in the hobby. mostly, what you see are
several varieties of M. splendida and M. macculochii, the more common
ones, then you might find M. boesemannii (tebera rainbow), Glossolepis
incisus (red irian rainbow), M. lacustris (turquoise rainbow), etc.
tsuh yang chen, new york city
On Wed, 07 Jan 1998 02:25:41 +0000 Georgia Mountain Web
<juliesis at ellijay.com> writes:
>Thanks for the welcome...And the other one looks like the first only
with orange markings instead of dark. These were the cheaper guys and
were bought from a local store (all in the same tank). Guess I won't be
breeding these guys after all.
>If not, oh well, at least I'm giving a loving home to the expensive
>little half-breeds! (I'd love them just the same, just won't breed them
:-)
>
>Thanks for all your help,
>
>Julie