Tell Gail she is lucky to have spare males as there seems to be a big
oversupply of females in those I am aware of.
The overall impression of them is of a small smoky Goyder River trifasciata
- the largest I have seen are about 2 1/2 inches SL and males are quite
deep bodied. I don't think they are very prolific, well not like some of
the other Rainbowfishes but are otherwise similar to other PNG species as
far as keeping and caring.
Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
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> From: Yolonde Jasperson <jasperson at uq.net.au>
> To: Rainbow Fish Mailing List <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> Subject: [RML] Mel. Lakamora
> Date: Sunday, 19 April 1998 12:57
>
> Hi there
>
> My sister Gail has just acquired some Mel. Lakamora - 2 males and 1
female.
> Does anyone have any information about these fish - how big they grow,
water
> temp, ph, hardness etc, any breeding tips or any pictures of them? She
> would be very happy to receive any info. Just send it to this email list
> and I will be pleased to forward it on to her. I am lead to understand
this
> is a fairly recent introduction to Australia - though I have no idea how
it
> got here.
>
> Regards
>
> Yolonde
>