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poecilia branneri maybe?
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By methemom
from the methemom department, Section Diaries
Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 01:04:52 PM PST
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saw a photo and discussion of two species, Endlers and another different sort of orange fish( also a poecilid) with vertical stripes just the other day on the internet somewhere
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| why-o-why didn't I bookmark it when I had the chance? I thought the photo of that little orange striped fish was great!
forward a week or so...to yesterday.
I went to the local fish store in search of new plants and happened to see a female which looked just like the photo of the species on the 'net. Shopkeeper told me she came in a mixed bag of discards from a local hobbyist who keeps an aquarium full of livebearers and just brings in a few when the tank gets too full. when I got home, I searched the log and googled poecilia species, and came up with a photo of Poecilia Branneri...
the image is kind of poor. The female I have ( I couldn't resist her) is very orange with vertical tiger stripes much like a yellow perch over most of her dorsal area, but her tail is pure orange. Belly is a bit lighter, tending towards gold shading... I wish I had a male. More than that, maybe somebody could tell me where I saw the discussion. It was regarding naming species and included Endler's and another species, and the remark was that the discoverer/namer of the species was surprised when he traveled overseas somewhere and saw some of them with his name on it in a tank somewhere... The female I bought looks just like the photo that was posted with the conversation... I just can't remember the name of the dang species! I wish there had been a male as well... I suppose if she is pregnant I'll find out soon enough...
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