I Have what was/is the Sth Alligator M.splendida australis, very nice fish.
so can I now trade in them as Melanotaenia solata, in stead of M.spl
australis?????
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From: Harro Hieronimus <Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de>
To: rainbowfish <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Monday, 11 June 2001 16:43
Subject: [RML] New fishes
>You might be interested to hear about some rainbowfish news. Last weekend I
>met Heiko Bleher in a Belgian aquarium show. He showed some tanks with new
>rainbows.
>
>First: He has the real M. misoolensis. The large male of the wild caught
>pair had a length of more than 10 cm, the female was somewhat smaller. The
>colouration seemed - on the first glance - be very similar to what we call
>Melanotaenia spec. "Batanta". However, the latter one is not only much
>smaller. M. misoolensis changes its colour during the growth. In the same
>tank he had the first fry of about 6 cm length - and you never will mix
them
>with M. spec. Batanta. The have a totally different look, with red fins and
>not similar to any other rainbow.
>
>Second: The distribution of Glossolepis incisus seems to be not restricted
>to Lake Sentani! Heiko also found a variety (??) of G. incisus in Lake
>Ifanten. He showed two males and told me that these were already very red
>when only three cm long. Jerry Allen will have a look on them soon. Then we
>will know more as G. incisus has some very characteristic features.
>
>Third: There is a new variety of Chilatherina fasciata available which is
>brightly orange-red. Nice fish, will surely find its lovers.
>
>Now some news when these fish will be available (and others). Heiko told me
>that some fishes will be released on the market in autumn this year. This
>shall be M. misoolensis, G. incisus (?) Lake Ifanten and Melanotaenia
angfa.
>After two years now, the fully adult males start to turn into their bright
>gold colouration. You must be very patient with this fish!
>
>Additionally Melanotaenia parva is as well available as Pseudomugil
>reticulatus, although the latter one seems to be difficult to breed.
>Pictures of these fishes are already on our website (sorry, only in German
>yet) www.irg-online.de. I have tried to make some pictures of the fish in
>Belgium and will also show these fish there if possible.
>
>Additionally, Jerry Allen found out that the fish described by Taylor in
>1964 as Melanotaenia solata coming from the South Alligator River and until
>today seen as Melanotaenia splendida australis local colour variety indeed
>is a valid species. I believe this species is kept in the hobby - who has
>them?
>
>Last but not least: Last weekend we had our annual conference in Belgium.
We
>had excellent fish, great lectures (e.g. Gilbert Maebe, Gerd Eggers), some
>150 attendants and a good time. You have to know that every (!) Belgian
>restaurant offers at least 20 different kinds of beer. We did not try them
>all, but everybody found his favourite. The only bad thing: they made me
>president (i.e. chairman) again for the next three years ;-)
>
>All the best Harro
>