[Killietalk] Fp gardneri Jos Plateau 2 differnt strains?

[Tom Isgro]

Tim I have what I believe is GAR Jos  Plateau and it was given to me as such.  Looks like the picture on your website.  Quite robust and has red and yellow marginal bands on all the unpaired fins.

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Tom Isgro
Hamilton, OH

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From: "Tim Addis" <timaddis at killifish.force9.co.uk>
> > In most members of the Fundulopanchax gardneri group, blue on the caudal
> > fins is quite common,
> >
> >         Jos Plateau is quite different, especially the fish that I have
> > seen in the hobby over the past 5 years.............  When Jos Plateau
> > entered the US hobby in the mid 70's it was one of the largest of the 
> > group
> > with a very wide caudal and brilliant yellow edging on the
> > caudal..................
> >
> >         I have not seen a fish that large or that robust and colored in
> > quite a few years, but I certainly hope  the original import is still in
> > the hobby...................  There is an image of this 70's population on
> > the AKA website in the public gallery............... adults of this strain
> > reached a solid 3 inches in standard lenght.
> 
> 
> Jos Plateau is quite a large area & many collections have been made here. 
> The population mentioned above growing large was probably Rayfield which 
> could attain 6" in wild specimens (I've seen fish from this strain & I 
> believe). A collection from Vom dairy is recorded from the plateau but no 
> recorded data or photo exists.
> Fp.gardneri populations are highly variable but some populations retain a 
> certain characteristic regardless of future generations. Roger Gladwell in 
> the UK has done a lot of work in this area & some of it is represented in 
> the west African site.
> Roger has highlighted certain spots or patterns which are common to a 
> location. I have to admit I put this to the test & couldn't fault his work.
> He has worked on gardneri for decades & is a great conservationist in 
> gardneri. I've got a lot of time for his work.
> 
> Fp.gardneri / nigerianum need a review to back up our work. I noticed a 
> recent message asking for fish. Are gardneri/nigerianum still in the USA?. 
> Should we not have a role call of what is in the USA. I suspect the UK is 
> keeping a greater population count.
> 
> How about a collection on the plateau to review whats now there instead of a 
> trip to Gabon or Congo. When was the last time a collection trip visited the 
> plateau - 1960's or was it 1970's ?
> 
> Some of these old collections should be revisited to assertain if they still 
> exist. I bet many are destroyed without our knowledge.
> 
> Forget new species we need to look at old collection sites.
> 
>              Tim 
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