September 8 scans of the "Mystery Fish"

donated by the Ancient Hippie to the Public Domain - if they are of use to you, go for it.

Here are "thumbnails" of the most recent photos. Click on each to enlarge.
* Don't let these "macros" (taken with a +4 closeup lens) fool you about the size.
Actual size of the Acara(?) some 5 cm long (2"). The little Poecilias(?) are some 3 cm long or just over 1").

acara 9/7/99-1 acara 9/7/99-2 acara 9/7/99-3 acara 9/7/99-4
Most photos are of the larger (?)Acara. The other is shy and hard to photograph. I don't hassle my fish.
(There are two small crayfish in the tank as well. Same rule. Some day they will let me photograph them.)
acara 9/7/99-5 acara 9/7/99-8 poecilia 9/7/99-5 poecilia 9/7/99-7 two fish
You have to look at a lot of pics to see the whole fish. One shot gets the tail, another the ventral fins, and so on... The last picture shows the gold and black of one of the "wild guppies" (the gold is actually not quite so intense).
(SORRY about the trash on the scanner glass...)

If you can identify these fish for sure, or at the level of an educated guess, please hit this email link.

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