Bachou-Akagbé

Codes
 None known.
History

Found 3 kms south of the road junction of Bachou-Akagbé towards Manyemen in 1971 & March 1972. Collected by A.C.Radda.

Collected on the ADL 13 (2013) trip at location 25 by Aubin, Dening & Lopez.

The DKG Convention in 2023 listed a gardneri from Bachou 2017.
Habitat

The biotope was a brook in a rainforest area 1·5 - 3·5 metres wide & 20 - 60 cm deep about 100 kms before the mouth of a river. Water temperature 23.5'C, air temperature 25°C, pH 5.7, DH 1 (some reports show DH 2), Humidity 90%.
Sympatric species include Procatopus aberrans.

Measurements from the ADL 13 trip - water temperature 25·7 °C, pH 6·21, Conductivity 12 µS.
Images

Wild male collected 8 km south of Bachou Akagbé.
Photo courtesy of Ed Pürzl.

 

 

Bachou 2017

Collected on a WAC expedition in 2017 just outside Mamfe presumably on the road to Bachou Akagbe.
Known to have been distributed as eggs in May 2017. Originally labelled Backo but later revised as Bachou.
Brought back to Germany by Sebastian Korte (the collector). Pairs were at the DKG 2023 Convention & brought back to the UK. I managed to get a couple of young pairs from them for Roger to carry them on.
I didn't find any eggs in the mops & only a few in the sand. I left them to it in a 2' square tank planted out & raised 5 fish in the tank with the parents.

Seen at the DKG 2023 Convention & labelled 'Bachou 2017'.
These were brought back to the UK.
Photo courtesy of William King.

 

 
Traits
 Distinguishing features include 2 red stripes on the dorsal fin. Edges of un-paired fins are blue/white. Large red spots on sides forming triangles on rear half of flanks. Stripes on front half behind eye. Anal fin has red spots not striped as other Nigerian populations.
Variability
Notes
 See the Stofmania site for video & biotope photo's.