Carpintis Vontehilllo vs Carpintis Escondido

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I've had groups of both side by side from reputable breeders and there is a obvious difference in the spotting at a young age in my opinion. I think at the very least we should keep the
strains seperate to keep these traits intact.
 
i think im selling my escondido for a vont
 
cavamart said:
I've had groups of both side by side from reputable breeders and there is a obvious difference in the spotting at a young age in my opinion. I think at the very least we should keep the
strains seperate to keep these traits intact.
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H. carpintis "Escondido" hails from Laguna La Escondida near the mouth of the Panuco River / Tampico, MX.

H. carpintis "Chairel" hails from Laguna del Chareil near the mouth of the Panuco River / Tampico, MX.

H. carpintis "Vontehillo" allegedly hails from an area just north of Laguna del Chareil near the mouth of the Panuco River / Tampico, MX.

Here's a map showing just how close Laguna La Escondida, Laguna del Chareil and the description of the location for "Vontehillo" are:
http://travelingluck.com/North+America/Mexico/Veracruz-Llave/_3514838_Laguna+la+Vega+Escondida.html#local_map

I find it really hard to believe that the water (and fish) from these three locations don't regularly mix...

As a result, perceived differences among the different varieties of carpintis are more a result of variability among stock in this population (i.e. all fish in a given population don't look identical)...and concentration of these select traits as a result of aquarium/pond breeding vs. differences that would arrise as a result of geographic isolation or other natural factors.

That said, I agree that it makes sense to keep the lines of fish separate...although I do not trust that any or all of the lines, other than those trace-able to specific collecting trips by specific people, are "pure" at this point.

Matt

PS This will be my only contribution to this thread.
 
Escondido has wormy and thicker pearl, while the vontehillo has spotted pearl slightly larger than lahillas. it is true than vontehillo has more blue in its pearl, my avatar is the wild caught female.
 
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