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Poecilia obscura?

Discussion in 'Livebearer Fish' started by MasterBlue, Mar 17, 2010.

  1. MasterBlue

    MasterBlue Thread Starter Active Member

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    I was reading some articles and came across this "new" relative to the guppy. Anyone got any other information on them?
    Anyone got some in there tanks?
     
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  3. Anthony

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    As far as I know these guys aren't really available yet. I've asked around and haven't been able to locate anyone with access to them.
     
    Anthony, May 2, 2010
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  4. MasterBlue

    MasterBlue Thread Starter Active Member

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    I asked AdrianHD, he said very few have made it to Germany. Not exactly an answer I understand the relevance of, but I know most "Fancy" shrimp and in fact Guppies did start there. I guess thats what he means? ( He's in Florida, right? o.o; )
     
    MasterBlue, May 3, 2010
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  5. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

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    I have no idea what Germany would have to do with anything unless that's a big export point.

    Yep, he lives in Florida.
     
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    MasterBlue Thread Starter Active Member

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    I did some homework, and nearly all the fancy guppies of yesterday, all the fancy shrimp (Cherries, blue pearls, etc), and several other varieties of fish were first developed by german breeders. So that might be what he means?

    I find most image searches for them are from Japan...?
     
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    Anthony Active Member

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    Possibly. Google Poecilia obscura and TheExoticFish comes up on the first page. LoL
     
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  8. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

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    P. obscura male (a) and female (b) from locus typicus, Oropuche River (OR). (c) P. obscura, population Rio Seco (RS); (d) P, reticulata, population Caroni Swamp (CS); (e) P. reticulata, population Rio Yaguaracual (RY); (f) P. cf “wingei” from El Cordon waterfall (EC); (g) P. wingei from locus typicus, population Campoma (Ca); (h) P. wingei, population Laguna de los Patos (LP).

    Figured I'd post this here since it was a pretty nice comparison.
    PoeciliaObscura.jpg
     
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    I did some searching and it seems like they have them in Italy.
     
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    Weren't Guppies discovered in Germany or Sweden back in the 17 or 1800's? At least by a person from one of those countries. I know Germans are one of the oldest fish keepers. When I lived in Germany alot of folks had at least 1 tank.
     
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    Looks a lot like wild guppies I've seen. Pretty fish though
     
    YellowCichlid, May 7, 2010
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    Actually, there are lots of different tropical fish species that are bred in Germany! Many cichlids for example :) And a few livebearers and such.
    Germany also is a main country for all kinds of manufacturers of aquatic gear, filters, fish foods, water conditioners etc.

    So I wouldn't be surprised if they would actually have this fish somewhere there already!
     
    nossie, May 11, 2010
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