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An Aplocheilus, possibly a female A. lineatus. where did you get the fish?
anyone know wat is this?
An Aplocheilus, possibly a female A. lineatus. where did you get the fish?
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
does this look like your fish?
here's what a male would look like:
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
yup. i think that's the fish. thanks for identifying.
got a bunch of them. very hardy fishes. had them for some time but never knew what they were.
thanks.
oh ya. i observe some thats totally golden in colour. then what sex is that?
Last edited by Quixotic; 13th Mar 2007 at 23:41.
must be escaped population of the golden aquarium strain of Aplocheilus panchax.
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
escaped? i'm pretty sure there won't be escapees around that area.
so you mean these are common aquarium fishes?
Last edited by Quixotic; 14th Mar 2007 at 13:19. Reason: Spelling, please try to use proper spellings, there is no such word as im or wun
well female A. panchax could look pretty pale/golden, and yes it is native to Singapore. the truly golden form as sold in the shops are a selectively bred strain.
in any case, aren't all aquarium fish once from the wild?
why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
hexazona · crumenatum · Galleria Botanica
haha... true true...
thanks again!
To me it looks more like an Epiplatys Killie. Take a look here:
http://www.nakashima.org/gep_inf.htm
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