Reply With QuoteHere's the female.
Was sold as a Mendezi, what do you think? Misidentification?
Last edited by kray; 25th Feb 2006 at 09:51.
Here's the female.
Passion through Apisto
A.Miua. most likely can't be mendezi , it's too late to grow the lyretail now..
Cheers!
Benetay
Apart from the tail.. what other features we could look out for to differentiate between the two?
Passion through Apisto
the tail is a tell tale sign for the difference. it's very obvious once you look at the tail as mendezi don't really have round tail.
a picture for compare.
Lyretail, long ventral, more robust body, quite similar but one look we know that the Miua is different from Mendezi.
Cheers!
Benetay
Kray, I still stand by my Id.. its Ap sp Miua.
Wah Benetay, where did you get that stunning Mendezi?
Very nice ventral and colours on finnage!
And good shot too!
he got it from a website..Originally Posted by yorky
Kray, I still stand by my Id.. its Ap sp Miua.
Wah Benetay, where did you get that stunning Mendezi?
Very nice ventral and colours on finnage!
And good shot too!
Nicholas
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yup, yorky and benetay are right.
Miua also very nice !
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I think I can hear Benny say: 'Quote the website'...
I like the tail shape and the colour of the tail... It would be good if there is a side view...
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i can't find the website, someone send to me, i can't find that pic online too....anybody wanna help?
Cheers!
Benetay
Come on! Benetay, don't be shy..
Your fish say your fish lah!
Passion through Apisto
It's already a very mature adult. Very fierce towards other apisto but very skittish upon seeing me.
Cheers!
Benetay
whether it is miua or mendezi. It is still a prize asset to it keepers.
Kray if i'm not wrong, the marking on the caudal for mendezi is diffenert from miua...
Passion through Apisto
Mendezi from different locality do have such marking...
vertical markings and horizonal markings. So its pretty difficult to tell with their marking.
Cheers!
Benetay
Bottomline, lyrate caudal tail is confirm Mendezi.
Miua has round caudal tail, in this case, its a blue form Miua.
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