> They definitely have a silvery reflection, especially on the lower half
> of the body, but the top half is noticeably darker. They have red
> horizontal stripes between the rows of scales, with three, body length,
> stripes above and below a dark band that run from the pectoral fin to
> the base of the tail (which is not described by Allen). This dark band
> is more noticeable on the female (or what I hope is female). The
> dominant male's dorsal, anal and caudal fins are red. The fin colour is
> less strong in the other male, but even the female (?) has some colour
> in her fins.
What you have is a likely hybrid between Glossolepis incisus and maybe G.
wanamensis. Almost every pet shop in the US has these for sale if they carry
rainbows. The stipes and red colouration are their most distinctive feature.
I forget if it is actually wanamensis or something else, are their anal fins
elongated at all? Whatever it is, it is a very common cross with very likely
the same parental species.
Tootles
Peter Unmack