Stormhawk: The "gold" females should lack stripes correct?
I've seen "tiger" lineatus but they weren't very nice looking-fain't black stripes and mainly gold with only a slightly amt of red.
Yes that's correct. Both sexes of the gold form should be lacking in any form of stripes on the body. A uniform gold colour with very little red. There are some intermediate forms that have a slight amount of red to quite an amount of red. Probably crosses between the gold form and the red form, with the gold being a dominant gene.
The tiger isn't very attractive actually but its the closest you get to the real wild type.
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Jianyang, the tiger would be nice to have with the predominantly redOriginally Posted by stormhawk
specie. If you come across a pic of the tiger, I'd like to see it, thanks.
Bill
Hi Choy, sorry missed out this post. Yes that's what a wild Aplocheilus lineatus would look like.
Hi Bill, the first pic I posted from killis.drpez.com is that of a wild female "tiger" lineatus or in short, the wild form of the lineatus.
Everett Talavera calls it the Tiger form. Refer to this website devoted to Aplocheilus lineatus:
Everett Talavera's Aplocheilis Lineatus Web Page
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To get fresh new stocks of the wild fish, it is best to try and get our Indian forum members on board. They are best located to catch and breed these critters.
I believe Tony Pinto wrote an article about collecting fishes in India recently and was published in a very recent TFH issue.
In it, fellow forum members like Madan were mentioned as having helped Tony during his collection trip in India. I believe Madan may still have the wild lineatus at home. Probably someone here can ask if he's bringing any to Singapore during the period that Aquarama is taking place here in Singapore from 26 to 29 May this year.
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Jianyang, if Madan brought some, would they be offered in an auction?
This Aquarama, what exactly is it? A convention?
Thanks for Talavera's site--I've been to it a few times before, this time I bookmarked it
Bill
Hi Bill,
I'm not sure if Madan's bringing anything over. I believe KL would be the best person to ask since he's usually in contact with Madan. It may or may not be auctioned off during our planned gathering cum auction, in short our own Killi Show.
As for the Aquarama, yes it is a convention meant for aquarists in the region. Held bi-annually. Here's the website. There'll be several exhibitors from all over the place. Of interest to me this year would be those from Peru.
The Sri Lankan exhibitors may have Aplocheilus in stock when they do come over but that is pure speculation.
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Bill,
I'll write to Madan and ask him if he has access to the fish. If he does, I'm sure Madan wouldn't mind hand-carrying them with him when he comes for Aquarama next month. If Madan brings the fish, I will certainly keep a few pairs for you.
Loh K L
KL, I'll keep my fingers crossed! Thank you.
Bill
With express permission given by Alf Persson, a very good killie breeder from Annelöv, Sweden, here are two stunning pictures of Aplocheilus lineatus taken by himself and herein posted.
Bill, would these be what you're looking for?
- visit Alf and Anita's website at http://www.alfanita.com -
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Yessss! Thanks for posting these photos!Bill, would these be what you're looking for?
Bill
Better thank Alf for his superb photography.
I was back the shop just now. Only 4 fishes and all were females. 3 are very young fish while the largest female is about 6cm long. The boys who collected these said the fish started jumping once they sensed their presence in the area.
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Found some cutie at LFS
I think this is the common one in Singapore LFS.
KeeHoe.
Kee Hoe, those in your picture is the gold form of Aplocheilus lineatus.
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Bill, regarding the LIN, let me know if you're still interested in getting them. I was down at the shop today and the shop owner said the kids who caught the female lineatus had a number for sale. They were having difficulty catching the males. These are almost like Alf's fish in the pictures.
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Jianyang, would love to have some of these. However, I'm worried that
they would arrive DOA. Delivery times between our postal services has
been most capricious of late. Plus, I'm missing my wife and may shorten
my arrival in Thailand to less than a year. I'll wait for these when I reach
Thailand, I think,where I can slosh bags of these onboard the plane back
to Thailand
used in Australia!
Bill
Bill, in that case I'll tell the kids not to collect them for now.
When you're in Thailand I bet you'll find plenty of them at the Jatujak Sunday market. There's also a strain of Aplocheilus panchax found in Thailand that is of a beautiful colouration. I saw some being offered on AB sometime back by Thai suppliers.
In Singapore, our native A. panchax is of a more subdued colouration.
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Bill, in that case I'll tell the kids not to collect them for now.
When you're in Thailand I bet you'll find plenty of them at the Jatujak Sunday market. There's also a strain of Aplocheilus panchax found in Thailand that is of a beautiful colouration. I saw some being offered on AB sometime back by Thai suppliers.
In Singapore, our native A. panchax is of a more subdued colouration.
JY, can you help me get the kids to collect male LIN (don't have a pix) plus local panchax? how much they asking for? If cheap cheap then I would a whole lot for my pond. maybe 30-50 pieces if less than $1 each. need them to gobble up the insects.
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.
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I've already informed the shop owner to let me know when the kids come over next. They've not caught the local panchax as far as I know. However I can try. I did see wild panchax in the shop once.
They won't cost less than $1 a piece due to the difficulty in collecting the males.
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male cost more nevermind I only need one piece. but if less than $1 each (don't care male/female LIN or PAN, good looking or not) then I want 30-50 pieces
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.
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