Re: [RML] Those illegal imports (Cont.)

Roy Hunter (Rainbows01 at sprynet.com)
Sun, 15 Dec 1996 16:33:00 -0700

Just Remember Alan that due to a considderable amount of argueing the
consensis is the pricei are not the pricei but a fasciata. The owner of the
fish should be informed.. As far as the G. sp when I saw the fish in
Melbourne I thought the were a multisqumatus.... I think if any fish needs
to be looked at it should be the exqusita from waterfall cr. those in my
opinion are not an exqusita. I think they are a species alltogether. Too
bad Dr. Allen doesnt have the time to look at this fish I think he would
find it is a different species too.... Has anyone else had these fish..if
so do you think they are an exqusita??? everything is too
different...finns, shape, ect.

Roy Hunter
ANGFA NA
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/royhunter

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> From: Alan Ford <aford at pcug.org.au>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: [RML] Those illegal imports (Cont.)
> Date: Sunday, December 15, 1996 2:40 PM
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> As recently promised I have had a word with the importers of those
illegal
> rainbows that we have had so much discussion about. I previously stated
> that 4 lots of eggs found their way into the country and were hatched by
> certain guys in the ACT.
>
> The 4 fish are.
>
> 1. M. arfakensis.
> (These have proved difficult to maintain and only a few young remain.)
>
> 2. M. praecox.
>
> 3. Chilerathina pricei.
> (They are looking good and have been referred to as the Chameleon fish.)
>
> 4. Glossolepis sp.
> (The red eyed Glossolepis thought [by some] to be a colour variation of
M.
> multisquamatus.) Indeed Dr. G. R. Allen has stated that this fish *is* a
> multisquamatus. However the smuggler (for use of a better word) and an
> accomplished breeder of some 40 plus years, dispute these statements and
are
> convinced that these fish are in fact a new species of Glossolepis.
>
> Now this is an argument that I wish to stay out of at least for the
moment.
>
> Yesterday I was lucky enough to be given a trio of the Glossolepis in
> question and in due course and after much studying of the fish will come
to
> my own conclusion.
>
> BTW the condition that I was given the fish under: I must immediately
breed
> them! What else would I do wiv em...My names not Roy <g>
>
> Oh yes, Roy, I have a witness or two to the fact that I did not lean on
the
> owners of these fish. Just in case I get accused of throwing my
> considerable weight around :-)
>
> Cheers
> Alan
>
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>
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>
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>
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