Tons of crazy inventory ushering in the fall season.
Here are a few highlights to share including photos and copy/paste of item description from my stock list.
Tetranematichthys quadrifilis 2.5-3”/3.5-4” 28.00/35.00 two sizes of seldom imported, crazy-looking ‘shoe head cats’; red marbled, hammerhead-looking rarities
Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus 3-3.5”/5” 28.00/35.00 two sizes of attractive, gold & black striped cats – very ornate color & pattern on seldom seen catfish
Callophysus macropterus 5-6” 50.00 ‘vulture cats’-highly desirable in lg communities; active, bold, very attractive show catfish species
Adult photo shown for reference. That's one of these amazing cats in my home tank.
Arapaima gigas 10” 275.00 lg sized (for imported fish) of legendary Amazon ‘pima’ – ltd # of super sized, well conditioned individuals
Salminus brasiliensis 5-6” 125.00 wild Pantanal ‘gold Brazil dorado’ in robust medium size
Pseudopimelodus sp. ‘orange Jau Pedra’ 5-6” 150.00 very rare collection of Rio Tocantins monster bee cats in limited quantity only
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum 2.5-3” 165.00 juvenile ‘tigrinus cats’ (formerly Merodontotus) – the epitome of fresh water show catfish!
Platystomatichthys sturio 4-5” 75.00 ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – seldom imported; totally unique and bizarre upturned snout
“ “ 8-9” 135.00 ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – next size up w/ impressive curved snouts, stays < 17”
Panaque armbrusteri 3” 65.00 Rio Tocantins ‘orange royal pleco’; very colorful, seldom imported race
Megalonema platycephalum 5-6” 100.00 very striking ‘Pim cat’ w/ opalescent, highly reflective pearl-like skin; stays < 10”
Lophiosilurus alexandri 3-3.5” 130.00 or 2 @ 125.00 ea. Rio Sao Francisco pacman cats; such an unusual, incredibly cool cat!
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus 5-6” 50.00 seldom imported, ‘Pinocchio-nosed whiptail cat’ in large adult size- equally bizarre and impressive!
Lamontichthys filamentosus 4-5” 45.00 super long, sturdy filaments from dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins-very impressive!
Pseudorinelepis genibarbis 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. ‘Peru pinecone pleco’ similar to L152, black spotted body, develops orange fins spines
Larger individual shown for reference. Sorry but that sized fish were all shipped out last week.
Ageneiosus marmoratus 9-10” 125.00 attractively patterned Peru ‘hammer head catfish’ – only one lg individual available!
Pterodoras granulosus 3-4” 15.00 or 3 @ 12.50 ea. jumbo growing ‘prehistoric cats’ – awesome show cats; will not eat tank mates
“ “ 5-6” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. great chunky size of stately and impressive ‘prehistoric cats’
Ancistrus minutus 3-4” 35.00 or 4 @ 30.00 ea. lg wild Rio Tocantins collected, very attractive white spotted bristlenose pleco with marbled fins
Pseudolithoxus dumus 5-6” 65.00 L244 – very rare import of blk spotted gold, flat bodied, highly spiny and ornate pleco
Hydrolycus armatus 5-6” 85.00 or 3 @ 75.00 ea Orinoco armatus! Avail. only few weeks per year; great, hardy md size - fully frozen food trained now
Chalceus macrolepidotus 4-4.5” 30.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. wild Peru ‘pink tail chalceus’ of great size and color; very impressive fish to grace top water in md. community
10" marbled male @ 350
10" marbled female @ 325
10" marbled female @ 400
This electric eel I'm calling 'Sparky' is already spoken for. I'd taken a photo of it, so why not share?
Pterophyllum scalare ‘Peru spotted’ lg-xl 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Peru adult angels w/ blue sheen and spots on boldly barred body
Bujurquina robusta 3-4” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Peru, iridescent gold, mouth brooding acara – a beautiful and rare import
Acaronia nassa 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Peru; big red eyes, lg mouth, reflective brass scales, ornate fins
Aequidens diadema ‘Jenaro Herrera’ 2-2.5” 18.00 wild Peru rainbow colored acara in juvenile size
“ “ “ “ 3-3.5” 25.00 next size up on wild Peru ‘rainbow acara’ already displaying brilliant color
Biotodoma cupido ‘Nanay’ 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay cupido – very attractive, pastel-colored, md. Growing gem
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay adults in full splendor!
“ cupido ‘Araguaia’ 1.5-2” 25.00 rare collection of wild Rio Araguaia juveniles
Crenicichla jegui 3.5-4” 125.00 very rare collection of wild <looking!> Rio Tocantins pikes
“ lenticulata 13” 125.00 very colorful jumbo female ‘lent pike’-long term tank maintained, very good condition
Chaetobranchus flavescens 4-5” 65.00 wild adults from Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Satanoperca jurupari ‘orange lips’ 2.5-3” 15.00 pr 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Peru ‘orange lipped jurupari’, peaceful, unique & colorful earth eater
Here is an another amazing photo taken by David who purchased this fish from same batch of fish I have posted below.
Apistogramma atahualpa ‘Peru’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Peru stock of ‘sunset Apisto’ – gorgeous violet w/ orange
“ borelli ‘Pantanal’ 1-1.25” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild stock of high finned blue and gold beauties from Pantanal, Brazil
“ gephyra ‘Rio Negro’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Brazilian gem w/ gold head & violet colored body
“ hippolytae ‘Rio Negro’ 1.5-2”+ 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Brazil dwarf; org fins, turq. body; unique mini acara-like appearance
“ moae ‘Cruzeiro do Sul’ 1-1.5” 30.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. rare collection of wild stock from Brazil state of Acre
“ sp. ‘Acre orange belly’ 1.25-1.5” 30.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. rare collection of wild stock from Brazil state of Acre
“ sp. ‘morado’ ‘Peru’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Peru ‘purple Apisto’ – striking royal blue to purple w/ yellow fins
Herichthys carpintis ‘Escondida’ 1-1.5” 7.50 the real thing - big spotted, Laguna Escondida juveniles bred in my facility
Photo of stock juvenile above. Parental male photo included for reference.
‘Cichlasoma’ festae 1” 7.50 juveniles of real ‘Ecuador red terror’ from amazing colored pair now available
And this is a copy/paste of my current stock in it's entirety taken from the stock page of my web site.
STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8th
GENUS SPECIES SIZE COST COMMENTS/REMARKS ABOUT SPECIES
(total length (in US $) (wild collected fish include the word ‘wild’ in description,
in inches) ‘ea’ = per fish ‘F1’ = 1st generation stock bred from wild collected adults
‘pr’ = male/female pair ‘cb’ = captive bred of unspecified generation)
SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Acaronia nassa 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Peru; big red eyes, lg mouth, reflective brass scales, ornate fins
Aequidens diadema ‘Jenaro Herrera’ 2-2.5” 18.00 wild Peru rainbow colored acara in juvenile size
“ “ “ “ 3-3.5” 25.00 next size up on wild Peru ‘rainbow acara’ already displaying brilliant color
“ metae 4-5” 25.00 F1 young adults of highly red, blue, ylw acara Colombian acara displaying adult color and markings
Andinoacara stalsbergi 1.5” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. cb juveniles of incredible white trim ‘Peru green terror’
Apistogramma atahualpa ‘Peru’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Peru stock of ‘sunset Apisto’ – gorgeous violet w/ orange
“ borelli ‘Pantanal’ 1-1.25” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild stock of high finned blue and gold beauties from Pantanal, Brazil
“ gephyra ‘Rio Negro’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Brazilian gem w/ gold head & violet colored body
“ hippolytae ‘Rio Negro’ 1.5-2”+ 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Brazil dwarf; org fins, turq. body; unique mini acara-like appearance
“ moae ‘Cruzeiro do Sul’ 1-1.5” 30.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. rare collection of wild stock from Brazil state of Acre
“ sp. ‘Acre orange belly’ 1.25-1.5” 30.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. rare collection of wild stock from Brazil state of Acre
“ sp. ‘morado’ ‘Peru’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Peru ‘purple Apisto’ – striking royal blue to purple w/ yellow fins
Astronotus ocellatus ‘red oscar’ 4-4.5” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. captive bred ‘red oscar’ juveniles – great wet pets with color and personality +
“ ocellatus ‘Marajo’ 8-9” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. lg wild oscars from Marajo Island, Brazil-bright red spots w/ blk bars!
“ cf. ocellatus ‘Bahia red tail oscar’ 5-6” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. remarkably unique, F1 red-tailed wild-form Bahia, Brazil oscars
“ “ “ 7-8” 45.00 or 2 @ 40.00 ea. next size up on young adult cb Bahia Oscars with very bold patterns
“ cf. orbicularis ‘bumble bee oscar’ 5-6” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. blk/gold banded ‘Sao Paulo bumble oscar’- remarkably patterned, rare offer
Austaloheros scitulus 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. F2 Lunarejo, Uruguay pastel-colored ‘chanchito-type’ w/ attractive red chest and yellow face
Biotodoma cupido ‘Nanay’ 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay cupido – very attractive, pastel-colored, md. Growing gem
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay adults in full splendor!
“ cupido ‘Araguaia’ 1.5-2” 25.00 rare collection of wild Rio Araguaia juveniles
Bujurquina robusta 3-4” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Peru, iridescent gold, mouth brooding acara – a beautiful and rare import
Caquetaia spectabilis 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. F1 Rio Tapajos juveniles of incredibly beautiful, blue spangled Brazilian gem
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. chunky F1 grow outs of F1 Rio Tapajos ‘specs’ beginning to display blue spangling
“ “ 8-11” 250.00 pr incredible wild breeding pair (same ones as seen on home page)!
“ umbrifera 1.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. F1 Rio Magdalena juveniles of giant growing ‘blue freckled umbie’
“ “ ‘Rio Magdalena’ 3.5-4” 40.00 or 4 @ 35.00 ea. real wild collected (unsexed) blue-freckled umbies– rare offer!!
Chaetobranchus flavescens 4-5” 65.00 wild adults from Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Cichla orinocensis ‘Rio Vichada’ 2.5-3” 25.00 or 4 @ 22.50 ea. wild juveniles of nice chunky size now available! R. Vichada is tributary of R. Orinoco
‘Cichlasoma’ festae 1” 7.50 juveniles of real ‘Ecuador red terror’ from amazing colored pair now available
Crenicichla jegui 3.5-4” 125.00 very rare collection of wild <looking!> Rio Tocantins pikes
“ lenticulata 13” 125.00 very colorful jumbo female ‘lent pike’-long term tank maintained, very good condition
Geophagus abalios 1.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. rare offer- F1 tank bred juves of lg growing & showy Colombian earth eater!
“ altifrons ‘Tapajos’ 4-5” 65.00 or 3 @ 60.00 ea. wild young adults of absolutely stunning, lg growing earth eater
“ iporagensis 2.5” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. cb juveniles of colorful, beautifully spangled, large growing S. Brazil earth eater
“ steindachneri 2-2.5” 10.00 or 4 @ 8.50 ea. F1 uniquely colored/very attractive ‘green-faced red hump Geos’ from Colombia
Gymnogeophagus meridionalis ‘Norte’ 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. bright blue, gold, and red striped cb Uruguay earth eater w/ blue spotted tail
“ rhabdotus ‘neon blue/Valentines’ 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. bright blue and red striped Uruguay earth eater with blue striped tail
Heroina isonycterina 3-3.5” 20.00 or 3 @ 17.50 ea. F1 grow outs of unique red-eyed, barred green, oval bodies md growing, new/rare import
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. adolescent grow outs of F1 stock displaying attractive mature coloration
Heros sp. ‘rotkeil’ 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. md captive bred sized ‘red shoulder/rotkeil severum’; beginning to color up-stunning as adult!
Hoplarchus psittacus ‘Rio Atabapo’ 5-6” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. wild ‘true parrot cichlids’! large growing and very showy as adult!
Hypselecara temporalis ‘Peru’ 5-5.5” 28.00 or 2 @ 25.00 ea. young adult, mature colored red/purple/green wild ‘Peru chocolate cichlids’
Ivanacara adoketa ‘Rio Uaupes’ 2-2.5” 100.00 crazy colored/patterned wild young adults – pairs available!
Laetacara thayeri 3-3.5” 15.00 wild Peru ‘smiling acara’-a ‘lg dwarf species’ w/ ylw & blk facial markings, ornate ylw fins
Mesonauta acora 3-3.5” 25.00 wild Rio Bujaru, Brazil ‘banded festivum’ – sharp fish, uncommon import
“ guyanae 6” 50.00 wild jumbo male from Suriname – just one available
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi ‘electric blue’ 1.5” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea. ‘electric blue rams’ – glowing color on peaceful and small growing dwarf cichlid
“ ramirezi ‘Rio Meta’ 1.5-2” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. jumbo wild Colombian ‘blue rams’ in excellent condition/gorgeous color!
Pterophyllum scalare ‘Peru spotted’ lg-xl 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Peru adult angels w/ blue sheen and spots on boldly barred body
Satanoperca acuticeps 2.5-3” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. wild Rio Tapajos earth eaters; unique 4 spotted flanks on lime body w/ tall dorsal
“ jurupari ‘orange lips’ 2.5-3” 15.00 pr 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Peru ‘orange lipped jurupari’, peaceful, unique & colorful earth eater
“ lilith 5-5.5” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. wild from Santarem, Brazil – large growing, rarely imported- must-have for earth eater collectors/fans
Uaru amphiacanthoides 2.75-3” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. juvenile cb Uaru of chunky md size; very impressive show cichlid as adult!
CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Amatitlania cf. nigrofasciata ‘marbled’ 1.25-1.5” 7.50 juvenile ‘calico/marbed convicts’ bred from select super marbled pairs
“ siquia ‘Rio Animas’ 2.5-3” 18.00 wild juves collected up by CR/Nica. Border-notable blue body, male w/ red fins, fem w/ orange
“ siquia ‘Rio Cabuya’ 1.25-1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F2 juveniles of ‘Rio Cabuya Nicoya Peninsula’ Costa Rican orange-colored convicts
“ “ “ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 next size up on highly colorful Costa Rican convict
“ siquia ‘Rio Tempisque’ 3-4” 18.00 wild orange sided/blue faced CR convicts; boldly colored/marked; outstanding example of convict cichlids!
“ cf. siquia ‘Honduran redpoint-leucistic’ 1.5-2” 8.50 ‘leucistic/platinum’ form of cb Hond. RP: high shine pearl body-beautiful little fish
Amphilophus hogabomorum 1-1.25” 7.50 F1 Rio Choluteca beasts from AquaMojo’s Honduran-collected breeders
“ labiatus 4-4.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. adolescent captive bred Lago Nicaraguan ‘red devils’; coloring up nicely
“ “ 5-5.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. lg adolescents available of captive bred true Lago Nicaraguan ‘red devils’
“ “ 6-6.5” 30.00 or 2 @ 28.00 ea. large cb young adult Lago Nicaraguan red devil grow-very impressive young adults!
“ “ 7-8” 50.00 ltd qty of yellow/ylw & white male cb Lago Nicaraguan red devils available (photos available)
Archocentrus centrarchus 3.5-4” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea cb Nicaraguan ‘flier cichlids’; md growing, mild mannered, blue/green with vertical bars
“ centrarchus ‘Siquirres’ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Costa Rica ‘flier cichlids’ collected in Rio Pacuare watershed-rare offer of lg, mature wild adults!
‘Cichlasoma’ grammodes 1.5-2” 8.50 cb juves of highly colorful red and blue spangled, md. growing guapote
“ “ 3.5-4” 25.00 super sized cb grow outs with super red and blue color
“ salvini 1.5-2” 10.00 juveniles of glowingly colorful, highly acclaimed Rio Grijalva bred stock
“ trimaculatum 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. cb juves from a simply stunning male that was bred in my facility; huge growing, highly colorful
“ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 next size up on chunky grow outs
“ “ 3”+ 25.00 young sexed males beginning to color up
“ uropthalmus ‘Cenote Azul’ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. wild collected/raised from fry: ‘Mayan red terror’ from Cenote Azul, Mexico-brilliant orng & blue race
Cryptoheros panamensis 1.5-2” 12.50 cb juves - beautiful red form of highly desirable sm-md growing species
“ sajica 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. cb juves of highly requested blue and yellow, sm-md growing beauty
“ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. next size up on colorful cb grow outs
Herichthys carpintis ‘Escondida’ 1-1.5” 7.50 the real thing - big spotted, Laguna Escondida juveniles bred in my facility
Hypsophrys (formerly Neetroplus) nematopus 2-2.5” 12.50 F1 juveniles of stock I collected in Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Nandopsis tetracanthus 1.25-1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. juves of cb ‘Cuban cichlids’- showy as adult w/ attractive blk & wht mosaic pattern
Parachromis dovii ‘Rio Tempisque’ 1.5” 8.50 1st time offer of F1 juves ‘wolf cichlids’ from gorgeous adults collected in Rio Tempisque, Costa Rica
“ loisellei ‘Rio Banano’ 3-3.5” 28.00 wild adolescents collected from SE Costa Rica watershed-remarkable orange base body color
“ “ “ “ 4-4.5” 35.00 wild gold/orange young adults displaying characteristic color
Paraneetroplus ‘formerly Paratheraps & Vieja species’
“ argentea 1.5-2” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. juveniles of super showy species w/ blk freckled pearl body and tall profile
“ fenestratus ‘blue’ 3-3.5” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea. cb red head/blue ‘Rio Antigua’ fenes; very impressive and highly colorful as adult
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. next size up on ‘Rio Antigua’ grow outs beginning to color up
“ fenestratus ‘pink’ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. cb juves of red/pink and black marbled form of very impressive, lg growing species
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 next size up on grow outs that are changing color to pink
“ heterospilus 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. cb juves of seldom offered, mild-mannered & colorful Guatemalan treat
“ maculicauda ‘Rio Banano’ 4-4.5” 25.00 wild adolescent ‘black belt cichlids’ collected in Costa Rica-lg growing & impressive species
“ “ “ 5-6” 35.00 wild young adult ‘black belt cichlids’ beginning to display bold markings and color
“ synsplilus 4-4.5” 20.00 cb adolescents of really red-headed race already beginning to display color
“ “ 7-8” 50.00 lg sized, highly colorful cb young adults of really red-headed race
Rocio octofasciata ‘gold dempsey’ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. cb lg showy adult males of fully gold jack Dempsey!
“ ‘electric pink dempsey’ 2” 25.00 or 4 @ 20.00 ea. incredible line bred form of dempsey featuring pink & gold body w/ intricate dark blue markings!
VARIOUS OLD WORLD CICHLID SPECIES
Hemichromis sp. ‘turquoise’ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. cb ‘electric turquoise’ colored sides with red and blue fins-highly colorful md growing jewel
Paratilapia sp. ‘small spot’ 2” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. juveniles of Madagascar species ‘small spot polleni’ w/ jet blk body, gold & turq. spangles
Pelmatochromis buettikoferi 2.5-3” fem/4-5” male 35.00 pr seldom offered, cb very attractive/colorful red & yellow West African treat
NON CICHLID / ODDBALL SPECIES
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro 5” 65.00 extremely rare import of Pantanal ‘red fin barracuda’! Already eating 100% frozen/freeze dried foods
Arapaima gigas 10” 275.00 lg sized (for imported fish) of legendary Amazon ‘pima’ – ltd # of super sized, well conditioned individuals
Astyanax aeneus 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. iridescent green sided, highly active wild Costa Rican tetras
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophorus 1.25-2.5” 5 lot @ 40.00 wild Costa Rican live bearer from Rio Tempisque drainage; sunset colored w/ orng & blk fins & vertical bars on body
Chalceus macrolepidotus 4-4.5” 30.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. wild Peru ‘pink tail chalceus’ of great size and color; very impressive fish to grace top water in md. community
Characidium fasciatum 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. wild ‘tiger darter characin’ from Mage, Rio de Janeiro- cool poise and comport of small, peaceful aquarium denizen
Charax leticiae ‘Rio Tocantins’ 3-4” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. aka ‘Franken Charax’-rare import of humpbacked, predatory characin w/ iridescent orange horizontal stripe
Chromobotia macracanthus 4-4.5” 55.00 or 3 @ 50.00 ea. large clown loaches seldom available at this size; exponentially more rare and expensive if found at larger sizes
Dormitator latifrons 7-9” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. glowing rainbow colored ‘fat sleeper gobies’! Mostly red w/ yellow & blue-rare import from Pacific slope of Costa Rica
Esox americanus 4-5” 85.00 ‘red fin pickerel’! Grows to only 12” & highly colorful. Uniquely predatory species that can be kept as tropical
Hoplias curupira ‘black wolf fish’ 8” 220.00 ‘Orinoco black wolf fish’ of great md size
Hydrolycus armatus 5-6” 85.00 or 3 @ 75.00 ea Orinoco armatus! Avail. only few weeks per year; great, hardy md size - fully frozen food trained now
Laemolyta taeniata 5-7” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. super rarely imported Anostomid with striking silver belly/thick black horizontal stripe/brass back
Leporinus fasciatus ‘Rio Tocantins’ 4-5” 60.00 or 2 @ 55.00 ea. unique and striking Brazilian characin with bold irregular black bands on gold body, red fins
“ pellegrini ‘Rio Tocantins’ 4-5” 65.00 or 2 @ 60.00 ea. seldom imported characin with wild spots and bands alternating pattern on gold body!
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. Lake Tebera rainbowfish: highly attractive yellow & blue body w/ red fins
Metynnis fasciatus 4-4.5” 55.00 or 3 @ 50.00 ea. real ‘banded silver dollars’ from Rio Capim, Brazil – bold tiger stripes/very attractive!
Mylesinus paraschomburgkii 4-4.5” 65.00 or 3 @ 60.00 ea. Rio Tapajos ‘dolphin pacu’-highly unusual and very rare import of ‘collector silver dollar species’
Myleus micans 9-10” 425.00 ea. net cost very rare import of highly coveted Rio Sao Francisco blood-red fin pacu-type-incredible show fish!
Osphronemus laticlavius 14” 150.00 jumbo ‘red fin goramy’ – attractive blue body with deep red fins
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum 9-10” 85.00 wild Colombian silver arowana of great md size
Paracheirodon axelrodi ‘cardinal tetra’ lg 12 lot @ 30.00 jumbo wild ‘Colombian cardinals’ for one of the most inspiring and colorful school of fish!
Piaractus brachypomus ‘albino’ 14-15” 150.00 1st US imported, largest size offered of ‘albino pacu’
“ mesopotamicus 5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. rare import of ‘ylw belly pacu’, ‘pacu caranha’- looks like giant pacu but grows to only 18”
Poecilia mexicana ‘Limon’ 2.5-3.5” 45.00 trio wild Costa Rica, lg growing blue spangled molly with red/orange trimmed fins
Potamotrygon motoro ‘marbled’ 10” 325.00-400.00 select top quality wild Orinoco marbles-each w/ unique & stunning patterns; photos available
Salminus brasiliensis 5-6” 125.00 wild Pantanal ‘gold Brazil dorado’ in robust medium size
Scleropages jardini 4” 75.00 juvenile Australian arowana – solid/robust body on truly stunning and prehistoric species!
Spinibarbus denticulatus 15” 150.00 pr. large pair of seldom imported ‘Phoenix barbs’-red cheeks on green body
Tetragonopterus argenteus ‘Rio Tocantins’ 3-3.5” 40.00 or 3 @ 35.00 ea. huge-eyed, seldom imported red-finned tetra grows to 5-6”!
Tucanoichthys tucano ‘Rio Uaupes’ md 30.00 or 5 @ 28.00 ea. rarely offered/newly imported ‘toucan tetras’ – highly coveted for nano tanks and breeding
CATFISH SPECIES (INCLUDING FANCY PLECOS)
Ageneiosus marmoratus 9-10” 125.00 attractively patterned Peru ‘hammer head catfish’ – only one lg individual available!
Amblydoras affinis 4-5” 45.00 or 3 @ 40.00 ea. lg sized ‘marbled thorny cats’ from Rio Apeu, Brazil. A seldom imported, long time favorite for md sized tank mates
Ancistrus minutus 3-4” 35.00 or 4 @ 30.00 ea. lg wild Rio Tocantins collected, very attractive white spotted bristlenose pleco with marbled fins
Anadoras weddelli 1.5-2” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild, md growing attractive marbled thorny cats from Pantanal – really fun to view; active and gregarious catfish
Auchenoglanis occidentalis 17” 200.00 jumbo ‘giraffe nosed cat’ from home tank w/ remarkably clear retention of bold, round spots over body & fins
Baryancistrus beggini 3.5-4” 40.00 L239 ‘blue Panaque pleco’ – jumbo size of deep navy blue, md growing and hardy pleco
“ sp. ‘snow ball pleco’ 2.5-3” 35.00 LDA33/L142 ‘snow ball pleco’ from Rio Tapajos–bold contrast of lg white polka dots on jet black body & fins
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum 2.5-3” 165.00 juvenile ‘tigrinus cats’ (formerly Merodontotus) – the epitome of fresh water show catfish!
Callophysus macropterus 5-6” 50.00 ‘vulture cats’-highly desirable in lg communities; active, bold, very attractive show catfish species
Corydoras ambiacus 1.5-2” 10.00 or 4 @ 8.50 ea. wild Peru ‘Cory cat’ with iridescent green sides covered in large black spots
“ ephippifer 2-2.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 32.00 ea. seldom imported, wild lg growing Rio Amapari Cory; gold collar, black saddle, pepper-spotted body – very attractive
“ nattereri 1.5-2” 15.00 wild blue lined Cory cat from Mage, Rio de Janeiro
“ virginiae 2.5-3” 25.00 seldom imported wild Peru ‘Cory cat’ w/ sharp blk bandit eye stripe & blk saddle on each side of gold/green nape
“ weitzmani 2-2.5” 25.00 or 4 @ 20.00 ea. rarely imported, remarkable wild Peru ‘Cory cat’ with large, bold ‘panda saddle/spots’
Hemiancistrus subviridis 3.5-4” 40.00 L200 ‘green phantom pleco’ – lime green body with yellow spots and yellow fins – very attractive and hardy
Hoplosternum magdalenae 4-5” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. wild Colombian ‘hoplo cats’ – totally unique and peaceful md growing cat, one of the best to root around substrate day/night
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus 5-6” 50.00 seldom imported, ‘Pinocchio-nosed whiptail cat’ in large adult size- equally bizarre and impressive!
Hypancistrus sp. ‘mega clown’ 2-3” 28.00 L340 – stays small, hardy w/ very attractive blk/white maze pattern
Megalonema platycephalum 5-6” 100.00 very striking ‘Pim cat’ w/ opalescent, highly reflective pearl-like skin; stays < 10”
Lamontichthys filamentosus 4-5” 45.00 super long, sturdy filaments from dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins-very impressive!
Leiarius pictus 10-12” 200.00 large and knock out attractive ‘painted sailfin cats’-bold pattern, huge dorsal, long banded barbels-crazy looking show cats!
Leporacanthicus galaxias 2.5-3” 50.00 L240 ‘vampire plecos’ – stunning large cream polka dots on jet black, long-nosed pleco!
“ triactis 3.5-4” 65.00 L091 ‘triple beacon pleco’-remarkable orange/black banded dorsal, adipose, & caudal fin
“ sp. L263 4-4.5” 85.00 or 2 @ 80.00 ea. rare import of L263 from Rio Tapajos-grey spiny body covered in black spots, white tipped fins
Lophiosilurus alexandri 3-3.5” 130.00 or 2 @ 125.00 ea. Rio Sao Francisco pacman cats; such an unusual, incredibly cool cat!
Panaque armbrusteri 3” 65.00 Rio Tocantins ‘orange royal pleco’; very colorful, seldom imported race
“ cf. nigrolineatus ‘watermelon’ 6-8” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. L330 ‘spotted royal/watermelon royal plecos’ – stunning display plecos
“ cf. nigrolineatus ‘green royal’ 2.5-3” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. L191 Orinoco ‘green royal pleco’ w/ unique broken lined pattern
Peckoltia braueri 2.5-3” 50.00 L305 from Rio Branco, Roraima w/ orange fin & maze-like decorated head
“ sp. L288 3-4” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. rare import of L288 from Rio Tapajos- boldly barred, gold body, orange/red fins
Pimelodella gracilis 4-5” 15.00 ‘blue lined Pim cats’ from Peru; stays <6”, active and very easy to maintain in md sized community
Platystomatichthys sturio 4-5” 75.00 ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – seldom imported; totally unique and bizarre upturned snout
“ “ 8-9” 135.00 ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – next size up w/ impressive curved snouts, stays < 17”
Pseudacanthicus leopardus L600 6-7” 225.00 the truly lg growing ‘red fin leopardus pleco’- rare collection from Rio Branco, Roraima State
“ sp. L025 3” 225.00 L025 amazing scarlet fin cactus plecos from Rio Xingu
“ sp. L097 3” 125.00 L097 remarkable white polka dot cactus pleco from Rio Tapajos
Pseudolithoxus anthrax 2.5-3” 25.00 L235 ‘white spotted flyer pleco’ – highly unusual/unmistakably unique profile w/ lg pectorals
“ “ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. L235 – the largest adults I have ever seen! Magnificent spread of airplane-like, totally spiny pectoral fins!
“ dumus 5-6” 65.00 L244 – very rare import of blk spotted gold, flat bodied, highly spiny and ornate pleco
Pseudopimelodus sp. ‘orange Jau Pedra’ 5-6” 150.00 very rare collection of Rio Tocantins monster bee cats in limited quantity only
Pseudorinelepis genibarbis 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. ‘Peru pinecone pleco’ similar to L152, black spotted body, develops orange fins spines
Pterodoras granulosus 3-4” 15.00 or 3 @ 12.50 ea. jumbo growing ‘prehistoric cats’ – awesome show cats; will not eat tank mates
“ “ 5-6” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. great chunky size of stately and impressive ‘prehistoric cats’
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps 15” 50.00 jumbo ‘red marble sailfin gibbiceps pleco’ – only one individual available
Scleromystax barbatus 2.5-3” 28.00 large growing, highly impressive, wild ‘Cory cat’ from Mage, Rio de Janeiro
“ prionotus 1.5-2” 25.00 seldom imported, elongated species from Mage, Rio de Janeiro
Synodontis decorus 5” 35.00 great sized, very showy African catfish that can be kept in md-lg communities
“ eupterus 5” 35.00 super sized, ornate African catfish with huge, feathered dorsal fin-great in md-lg communities
Tetranematichthys quadrifilis 2.5-3”/3.5-4” 28.00/35.00 two sizes of seldom imported, crazy-looking ‘shoe head cats’; red marbled, hammerhead-looking rarities
Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus 3-3.5”/5” 28.00/35.00 two sizes of attractive, gold & black striped cats – very ornate color & pattern on seldom seen catfish
Here are a few highlights to share including photos and copy/paste of item description from my stock list.
Tetranematichthys quadrifilis 2.5-3”/3.5-4” 28.00/35.00 two sizes of seldom imported, crazy-looking ‘shoe head cats’; red marbled, hammerhead-looking rarities
Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus 3-3.5”/5” 28.00/35.00 two sizes of attractive, gold & black striped cats – very ornate color & pattern on seldom seen catfish
Callophysus macropterus 5-6” 50.00 ‘vulture cats’-highly desirable in lg communities; active, bold, very attractive show catfish species
Adult photo shown for reference. That's one of these amazing cats in my home tank.
Arapaima gigas 10” 275.00 lg sized (for imported fish) of legendary Amazon ‘pima’ – ltd # of super sized, well conditioned individuals
Salminus brasiliensis 5-6” 125.00 wild Pantanal ‘gold Brazil dorado’ in robust medium size
Pseudopimelodus sp. ‘orange Jau Pedra’ 5-6” 150.00 very rare collection of Rio Tocantins monster bee cats in limited quantity only
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum 2.5-3” 165.00 juvenile ‘tigrinus cats’ (formerly Merodontotus) – the epitome of fresh water show catfish!
Platystomatichthys sturio 4-5” 75.00 ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – seldom imported; totally unique and bizarre upturned snout
“ “ 8-9” 135.00 ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – next size up w/ impressive curved snouts, stays < 17”
Panaque armbrusteri 3” 65.00 Rio Tocantins ‘orange royal pleco’; very colorful, seldom imported race
Megalonema platycephalum 5-6” 100.00 very striking ‘Pim cat’ w/ opalescent, highly reflective pearl-like skin; stays < 10”
Lophiosilurus alexandri 3-3.5” 130.00 or 2 @ 125.00 ea. Rio Sao Francisco pacman cats; such an unusual, incredibly cool cat!
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus 5-6” 50.00 seldom imported, ‘Pinocchio-nosed whiptail cat’ in large adult size- equally bizarre and impressive!
Lamontichthys filamentosus 4-5” 45.00 super long, sturdy filaments from dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins-very impressive!
Pseudorinelepis genibarbis 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. ‘Peru pinecone pleco’ similar to L152, black spotted body, develops orange fins spines
Larger individual shown for reference. Sorry but that sized fish were all shipped out last week.
Ageneiosus marmoratus 9-10” 125.00 attractively patterned Peru ‘hammer head catfish’ – only one lg individual available!
Pterodoras granulosus 3-4” 15.00 or 3 @ 12.50 ea. jumbo growing ‘prehistoric cats’ – awesome show cats; will not eat tank mates
“ “ 5-6” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. great chunky size of stately and impressive ‘prehistoric cats’
Ancistrus minutus 3-4” 35.00 or 4 @ 30.00 ea. lg wild Rio Tocantins collected, very attractive white spotted bristlenose pleco with marbled fins
Pseudolithoxus dumus 5-6” 65.00 L244 – very rare import of blk spotted gold, flat bodied, highly spiny and ornate pleco
Hydrolycus armatus 5-6” 85.00 or 3 @ 75.00 ea Orinoco armatus! Avail. only few weeks per year; great, hardy md size - fully frozen food trained now
Chalceus macrolepidotus 4-4.5” 30.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. wild Peru ‘pink tail chalceus’ of great size and color; very impressive fish to grace top water in md. community
10" marbled male @ 350
10" marbled female @ 325
10" marbled female @ 400
This electric eel I'm calling 'Sparky' is already spoken for. I'd taken a photo of it, so why not share?
Pterophyllum scalare ‘Peru spotted’ lg-xl 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Peru adult angels w/ blue sheen and spots on boldly barred body
Bujurquina robusta 3-4” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Peru, iridescent gold, mouth brooding acara – a beautiful and rare import
Acaronia nassa 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Peru; big red eyes, lg mouth, reflective brass scales, ornate fins
Aequidens diadema ‘Jenaro Herrera’ 2-2.5” 18.00 wild Peru rainbow colored acara in juvenile size
“ “ “ “ 3-3.5” 25.00 next size up on wild Peru ‘rainbow acara’ already displaying brilliant color
Biotodoma cupido ‘Nanay’ 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay cupido – very attractive, pastel-colored, md. Growing gem
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay adults in full splendor!
“ cupido ‘Araguaia’ 1.5-2” 25.00 rare collection of wild Rio Araguaia juveniles
Crenicichla jegui 3.5-4” 125.00 very rare collection of wild <looking!> Rio Tocantins pikes
“ lenticulata 13” 125.00 very colorful jumbo female ‘lent pike’-long term tank maintained, very good condition
Chaetobranchus flavescens 4-5” 65.00 wild adults from Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Satanoperca jurupari ‘orange lips’ 2.5-3” 15.00 pr 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Peru ‘orange lipped jurupari’, peaceful, unique & colorful earth eater
Here is an another amazing photo taken by David who purchased this fish from same batch of fish I have posted below.
Apistogramma atahualpa ‘Peru’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Peru stock of ‘sunset Apisto’ – gorgeous violet w/ orange
“ borelli ‘Pantanal’ 1-1.25” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild stock of high finned blue and gold beauties from Pantanal, Brazil
“ gephyra ‘Rio Negro’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Brazilian gem w/ gold head & violet colored body
“ hippolytae ‘Rio Negro’ 1.5-2”+ 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Brazil dwarf; org fins, turq. body; unique mini acara-like appearance
“ moae ‘Cruzeiro do Sul’ 1-1.5” 30.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. rare collection of wild stock from Brazil state of Acre
“ sp. ‘Acre orange belly’ 1.25-1.5” 30.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. rare collection of wild stock from Brazil state of Acre
“ sp. ‘morado’ ‘Peru’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Peru ‘purple Apisto’ – striking royal blue to purple w/ yellow fins
Herichthys carpintis ‘Escondida’ 1-1.5” 7.50 the real thing - big spotted, Laguna Escondida juveniles bred in my facility
Photo of stock juvenile above. Parental male photo included for reference.
‘Cichlasoma’ festae 1” 7.50 juveniles of real ‘Ecuador red terror’ from amazing colored pair now available
And this is a copy/paste of my current stock in it's entirety taken from the stock page of my web site.
STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8th
GENUS SPECIES SIZE COST COMMENTS/REMARKS ABOUT SPECIES
(total length (in US $) (wild collected fish include the word ‘wild’ in description,
in inches) ‘ea’ = per fish ‘F1’ = 1st generation stock bred from wild collected adults
‘pr’ = male/female pair ‘cb’ = captive bred of unspecified generation)
SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Acaronia nassa 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Peru; big red eyes, lg mouth, reflective brass scales, ornate fins
Aequidens diadema ‘Jenaro Herrera’ 2-2.5” 18.00 wild Peru rainbow colored acara in juvenile size
“ “ “ “ 3-3.5” 25.00 next size up on wild Peru ‘rainbow acara’ already displaying brilliant color
“ metae 4-5” 25.00 F1 young adults of highly red, blue, ylw acara Colombian acara displaying adult color and markings
Andinoacara stalsbergi 1.5” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. cb juveniles of incredible white trim ‘Peru green terror’
Apistogramma atahualpa ‘Peru’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Peru stock of ‘sunset Apisto’ – gorgeous violet w/ orange
“ borelli ‘Pantanal’ 1-1.25” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild stock of high finned blue and gold beauties from Pantanal, Brazil
“ gephyra ‘Rio Negro’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Brazilian gem w/ gold head & violet colored body
“ hippolytae ‘Rio Negro’ 1.5-2”+ 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Brazil dwarf; org fins, turq. body; unique mini acara-like appearance
“ moae ‘Cruzeiro do Sul’ 1-1.5” 30.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. rare collection of wild stock from Brazil state of Acre
“ sp. ‘Acre orange belly’ 1.25-1.5” 30.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. rare collection of wild stock from Brazil state of Acre
“ sp. ‘morado’ ‘Peru’ 1.5-2” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Peru ‘purple Apisto’ – striking royal blue to purple w/ yellow fins
Astronotus ocellatus ‘red oscar’ 4-4.5” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. captive bred ‘red oscar’ juveniles – great wet pets with color and personality +
“ ocellatus ‘Marajo’ 8-9” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. lg wild oscars from Marajo Island, Brazil-bright red spots w/ blk bars!
“ cf. ocellatus ‘Bahia red tail oscar’ 5-6” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. remarkably unique, F1 red-tailed wild-form Bahia, Brazil oscars
“ “ “ 7-8” 45.00 or 2 @ 40.00 ea. next size up on young adult cb Bahia Oscars with very bold patterns
“ cf. orbicularis ‘bumble bee oscar’ 5-6” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. blk/gold banded ‘Sao Paulo bumble oscar’- remarkably patterned, rare offer
Austaloheros scitulus 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. F2 Lunarejo, Uruguay pastel-colored ‘chanchito-type’ w/ attractive red chest and yellow face
Biotodoma cupido ‘Nanay’ 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay cupido – very attractive, pastel-colored, md. Growing gem
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay adults in full splendor!
“ cupido ‘Araguaia’ 1.5-2” 25.00 rare collection of wild Rio Araguaia juveniles
Bujurquina robusta 3-4” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Peru, iridescent gold, mouth brooding acara – a beautiful and rare import
Caquetaia spectabilis 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. F1 Rio Tapajos juveniles of incredibly beautiful, blue spangled Brazilian gem
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. chunky F1 grow outs of F1 Rio Tapajos ‘specs’ beginning to display blue spangling
“ “ 8-11” 250.00 pr incredible wild breeding pair (same ones as seen on home page)!
“ umbrifera 1.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. F1 Rio Magdalena juveniles of giant growing ‘blue freckled umbie’
“ “ ‘Rio Magdalena’ 3.5-4” 40.00 or 4 @ 35.00 ea. real wild collected (unsexed) blue-freckled umbies– rare offer!!
Chaetobranchus flavescens 4-5” 65.00 wild adults from Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Cichla orinocensis ‘Rio Vichada’ 2.5-3” 25.00 or 4 @ 22.50 ea. wild juveniles of nice chunky size now available! R. Vichada is tributary of R. Orinoco
‘Cichlasoma’ festae 1” 7.50 juveniles of real ‘Ecuador red terror’ from amazing colored pair now available
Crenicichla jegui 3.5-4” 125.00 very rare collection of wild <looking!> Rio Tocantins pikes
“ lenticulata 13” 125.00 very colorful jumbo female ‘lent pike’-long term tank maintained, very good condition
Geophagus abalios 1.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. rare offer- F1 tank bred juves of lg growing & showy Colombian earth eater!
“ altifrons ‘Tapajos’ 4-5” 65.00 or 3 @ 60.00 ea. wild young adults of absolutely stunning, lg growing earth eater
“ iporagensis 2.5” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. cb juveniles of colorful, beautifully spangled, large growing S. Brazil earth eater
“ steindachneri 2-2.5” 10.00 or 4 @ 8.50 ea. F1 uniquely colored/very attractive ‘green-faced red hump Geos’ from Colombia
Gymnogeophagus meridionalis ‘Norte’ 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. bright blue, gold, and red striped cb Uruguay earth eater w/ blue spotted tail
“ rhabdotus ‘neon blue/Valentines’ 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. bright blue and red striped Uruguay earth eater with blue striped tail
Heroina isonycterina 3-3.5” 20.00 or 3 @ 17.50 ea. F1 grow outs of unique red-eyed, barred green, oval bodies md growing, new/rare import
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. adolescent grow outs of F1 stock displaying attractive mature coloration
Heros sp. ‘rotkeil’ 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. md captive bred sized ‘red shoulder/rotkeil severum’; beginning to color up-stunning as adult!
Hoplarchus psittacus ‘Rio Atabapo’ 5-6” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. wild ‘true parrot cichlids’! large growing and very showy as adult!
Hypselecara temporalis ‘Peru’ 5-5.5” 28.00 or 2 @ 25.00 ea. young adult, mature colored red/purple/green wild ‘Peru chocolate cichlids’
Ivanacara adoketa ‘Rio Uaupes’ 2-2.5” 100.00 crazy colored/patterned wild young adults – pairs available!
Laetacara thayeri 3-3.5” 15.00 wild Peru ‘smiling acara’-a ‘lg dwarf species’ w/ ylw & blk facial markings, ornate ylw fins
Mesonauta acora 3-3.5” 25.00 wild Rio Bujaru, Brazil ‘banded festivum’ – sharp fish, uncommon import
“ guyanae 6” 50.00 wild jumbo male from Suriname – just one available
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi ‘electric blue’ 1.5” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea. ‘electric blue rams’ – glowing color on peaceful and small growing dwarf cichlid
“ ramirezi ‘Rio Meta’ 1.5-2” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. jumbo wild Colombian ‘blue rams’ in excellent condition/gorgeous color!
Pterophyllum scalare ‘Peru spotted’ lg-xl 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Peru adult angels w/ blue sheen and spots on boldly barred body
Satanoperca acuticeps 2.5-3” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. wild Rio Tapajos earth eaters; unique 4 spotted flanks on lime body w/ tall dorsal
“ jurupari ‘orange lips’ 2.5-3” 15.00 pr 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Peru ‘orange lipped jurupari’, peaceful, unique & colorful earth eater
“ lilith 5-5.5” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. wild from Santarem, Brazil – large growing, rarely imported- must-have for earth eater collectors/fans
Uaru amphiacanthoides 2.75-3” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. juvenile cb Uaru of chunky md size; very impressive show cichlid as adult!
CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Amatitlania cf. nigrofasciata ‘marbled’ 1.25-1.5” 7.50 juvenile ‘calico/marbed convicts’ bred from select super marbled pairs
“ siquia ‘Rio Animas’ 2.5-3” 18.00 wild juves collected up by CR/Nica. Border-notable blue body, male w/ red fins, fem w/ orange
“ siquia ‘Rio Cabuya’ 1.25-1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F2 juveniles of ‘Rio Cabuya Nicoya Peninsula’ Costa Rican orange-colored convicts
“ “ “ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 next size up on highly colorful Costa Rican convict
“ siquia ‘Rio Tempisque’ 3-4” 18.00 wild orange sided/blue faced CR convicts; boldly colored/marked; outstanding example of convict cichlids!
“ cf. siquia ‘Honduran redpoint-leucistic’ 1.5-2” 8.50 ‘leucistic/platinum’ form of cb Hond. RP: high shine pearl body-beautiful little fish
Amphilophus hogabomorum 1-1.25” 7.50 F1 Rio Choluteca beasts from AquaMojo’s Honduran-collected breeders
“ labiatus 4-4.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. adolescent captive bred Lago Nicaraguan ‘red devils’; coloring up nicely
“ “ 5-5.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. lg adolescents available of captive bred true Lago Nicaraguan ‘red devils’
“ “ 6-6.5” 30.00 or 2 @ 28.00 ea. large cb young adult Lago Nicaraguan red devil grow-very impressive young adults!
“ “ 7-8” 50.00 ltd qty of yellow/ylw & white male cb Lago Nicaraguan red devils available (photos available)
Archocentrus centrarchus 3.5-4” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea cb Nicaraguan ‘flier cichlids’; md growing, mild mannered, blue/green with vertical bars
“ centrarchus ‘Siquirres’ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Costa Rica ‘flier cichlids’ collected in Rio Pacuare watershed-rare offer of lg, mature wild adults!
‘Cichlasoma’ grammodes 1.5-2” 8.50 cb juves of highly colorful red and blue spangled, md. growing guapote
“ “ 3.5-4” 25.00 super sized cb grow outs with super red and blue color
“ salvini 1.5-2” 10.00 juveniles of glowingly colorful, highly acclaimed Rio Grijalva bred stock
“ trimaculatum 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. cb juves from a simply stunning male that was bred in my facility; huge growing, highly colorful
“ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 next size up on chunky grow outs
“ “ 3”+ 25.00 young sexed males beginning to color up
“ uropthalmus ‘Cenote Azul’ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. wild collected/raised from fry: ‘Mayan red terror’ from Cenote Azul, Mexico-brilliant orng & blue race
Cryptoheros panamensis 1.5-2” 12.50 cb juves - beautiful red form of highly desirable sm-md growing species
“ sajica 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. cb juves of highly requested blue and yellow, sm-md growing beauty
“ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. next size up on colorful cb grow outs
Herichthys carpintis ‘Escondida’ 1-1.5” 7.50 the real thing - big spotted, Laguna Escondida juveniles bred in my facility
Hypsophrys (formerly Neetroplus) nematopus 2-2.5” 12.50 F1 juveniles of stock I collected in Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Nandopsis tetracanthus 1.25-1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. juves of cb ‘Cuban cichlids’- showy as adult w/ attractive blk & wht mosaic pattern
Parachromis dovii ‘Rio Tempisque’ 1.5” 8.50 1st time offer of F1 juves ‘wolf cichlids’ from gorgeous adults collected in Rio Tempisque, Costa Rica
“ loisellei ‘Rio Banano’ 3-3.5” 28.00 wild adolescents collected from SE Costa Rica watershed-remarkable orange base body color
“ “ “ “ 4-4.5” 35.00 wild gold/orange young adults displaying characteristic color
Paraneetroplus ‘formerly Paratheraps & Vieja species’
“ argentea 1.5-2” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. juveniles of super showy species w/ blk freckled pearl body and tall profile
“ fenestratus ‘blue’ 3-3.5” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea. cb red head/blue ‘Rio Antigua’ fenes; very impressive and highly colorful as adult
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. next size up on ‘Rio Antigua’ grow outs beginning to color up
“ fenestratus ‘pink’ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. cb juves of red/pink and black marbled form of very impressive, lg growing species
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 next size up on grow outs that are changing color to pink
“ heterospilus 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. cb juves of seldom offered, mild-mannered & colorful Guatemalan treat
“ maculicauda ‘Rio Banano’ 4-4.5” 25.00 wild adolescent ‘black belt cichlids’ collected in Costa Rica-lg growing & impressive species
“ “ “ 5-6” 35.00 wild young adult ‘black belt cichlids’ beginning to display bold markings and color
“ synsplilus 4-4.5” 20.00 cb adolescents of really red-headed race already beginning to display color
“ “ 7-8” 50.00 lg sized, highly colorful cb young adults of really red-headed race
Rocio octofasciata ‘gold dempsey’ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. cb lg showy adult males of fully gold jack Dempsey!
“ ‘electric pink dempsey’ 2” 25.00 or 4 @ 20.00 ea. incredible line bred form of dempsey featuring pink & gold body w/ intricate dark blue markings!
VARIOUS OLD WORLD CICHLID SPECIES
Hemichromis sp. ‘turquoise’ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. cb ‘electric turquoise’ colored sides with red and blue fins-highly colorful md growing jewel
Paratilapia sp. ‘small spot’ 2” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. juveniles of Madagascar species ‘small spot polleni’ w/ jet blk body, gold & turq. spangles
Pelmatochromis buettikoferi 2.5-3” fem/4-5” male 35.00 pr seldom offered, cb very attractive/colorful red & yellow West African treat
NON CICHLID / ODDBALL SPECIES
Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro 5” 65.00 extremely rare import of Pantanal ‘red fin barracuda’! Already eating 100% frozen/freeze dried foods
Arapaima gigas 10” 275.00 lg sized (for imported fish) of legendary Amazon ‘pima’ – ltd # of super sized, well conditioned individuals
Astyanax aeneus 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. iridescent green sided, highly active wild Costa Rican tetras
Brachyrhaphis rhabdophorus 1.25-2.5” 5 lot @ 40.00 wild Costa Rican live bearer from Rio Tempisque drainage; sunset colored w/ orng & blk fins & vertical bars on body
Chalceus macrolepidotus 4-4.5” 30.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. wild Peru ‘pink tail chalceus’ of great size and color; very impressive fish to grace top water in md. community
Characidium fasciatum 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. wild ‘tiger darter characin’ from Mage, Rio de Janeiro- cool poise and comport of small, peaceful aquarium denizen
Charax leticiae ‘Rio Tocantins’ 3-4” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. aka ‘Franken Charax’-rare import of humpbacked, predatory characin w/ iridescent orange horizontal stripe
Chromobotia macracanthus 4-4.5” 55.00 or 3 @ 50.00 ea. large clown loaches seldom available at this size; exponentially more rare and expensive if found at larger sizes
Dormitator latifrons 7-9” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. glowing rainbow colored ‘fat sleeper gobies’! Mostly red w/ yellow & blue-rare import from Pacific slope of Costa Rica
Esox americanus 4-5” 85.00 ‘red fin pickerel’! Grows to only 12” & highly colorful. Uniquely predatory species that can be kept as tropical
Hoplias curupira ‘black wolf fish’ 8” 220.00 ‘Orinoco black wolf fish’ of great md size
Hydrolycus armatus 5-6” 85.00 or 3 @ 75.00 ea Orinoco armatus! Avail. only few weeks per year; great, hardy md size - fully frozen food trained now
Laemolyta taeniata 5-7” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. super rarely imported Anostomid with striking silver belly/thick black horizontal stripe/brass back
Leporinus fasciatus ‘Rio Tocantins’ 4-5” 60.00 or 2 @ 55.00 ea. unique and striking Brazilian characin with bold irregular black bands on gold body, red fins
“ pellegrini ‘Rio Tocantins’ 4-5” 65.00 or 2 @ 60.00 ea. seldom imported characin with wild spots and bands alternating pattern on gold body!
Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. Lake Tebera rainbowfish: highly attractive yellow & blue body w/ red fins
Metynnis fasciatus 4-4.5” 55.00 or 3 @ 50.00 ea. real ‘banded silver dollars’ from Rio Capim, Brazil – bold tiger stripes/very attractive!
Mylesinus paraschomburgkii 4-4.5” 65.00 or 3 @ 60.00 ea. Rio Tapajos ‘dolphin pacu’-highly unusual and very rare import of ‘collector silver dollar species’
Myleus micans 9-10” 425.00 ea. net cost very rare import of highly coveted Rio Sao Francisco blood-red fin pacu-type-incredible show fish!
Osphronemus laticlavius 14” 150.00 jumbo ‘red fin goramy’ – attractive blue body with deep red fins
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum 9-10” 85.00 wild Colombian silver arowana of great md size
Paracheirodon axelrodi ‘cardinal tetra’ lg 12 lot @ 30.00 jumbo wild ‘Colombian cardinals’ for one of the most inspiring and colorful school of fish!
Piaractus brachypomus ‘albino’ 14-15” 150.00 1st US imported, largest size offered of ‘albino pacu’
“ mesopotamicus 5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. rare import of ‘ylw belly pacu’, ‘pacu caranha’- looks like giant pacu but grows to only 18”
Poecilia mexicana ‘Limon’ 2.5-3.5” 45.00 trio wild Costa Rica, lg growing blue spangled molly with red/orange trimmed fins
Potamotrygon motoro ‘marbled’ 10” 325.00-400.00 select top quality wild Orinoco marbles-each w/ unique & stunning patterns; photos available
Salminus brasiliensis 5-6” 125.00 wild Pantanal ‘gold Brazil dorado’ in robust medium size
Scleropages jardini 4” 75.00 juvenile Australian arowana – solid/robust body on truly stunning and prehistoric species!
Spinibarbus denticulatus 15” 150.00 pr. large pair of seldom imported ‘Phoenix barbs’-red cheeks on green body
Tetragonopterus argenteus ‘Rio Tocantins’ 3-3.5” 40.00 or 3 @ 35.00 ea. huge-eyed, seldom imported red-finned tetra grows to 5-6”!
Tucanoichthys tucano ‘Rio Uaupes’ md 30.00 or 5 @ 28.00 ea. rarely offered/newly imported ‘toucan tetras’ – highly coveted for nano tanks and breeding
CATFISH SPECIES (INCLUDING FANCY PLECOS)
Ageneiosus marmoratus 9-10” 125.00 attractively patterned Peru ‘hammer head catfish’ – only one lg individual available!
Amblydoras affinis 4-5” 45.00 or 3 @ 40.00 ea. lg sized ‘marbled thorny cats’ from Rio Apeu, Brazil. A seldom imported, long time favorite for md sized tank mates
Ancistrus minutus 3-4” 35.00 or 4 @ 30.00 ea. lg wild Rio Tocantins collected, very attractive white spotted bristlenose pleco with marbled fins
Anadoras weddelli 1.5-2” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild, md growing attractive marbled thorny cats from Pantanal – really fun to view; active and gregarious catfish
Auchenoglanis occidentalis 17” 200.00 jumbo ‘giraffe nosed cat’ from home tank w/ remarkably clear retention of bold, round spots over body & fins
Baryancistrus beggini 3.5-4” 40.00 L239 ‘blue Panaque pleco’ – jumbo size of deep navy blue, md growing and hardy pleco
“ sp. ‘snow ball pleco’ 2.5-3” 35.00 LDA33/L142 ‘snow ball pleco’ from Rio Tapajos–bold contrast of lg white polka dots on jet black body & fins
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum 2.5-3” 165.00 juvenile ‘tigrinus cats’ (formerly Merodontotus) – the epitome of fresh water show catfish!
Callophysus macropterus 5-6” 50.00 ‘vulture cats’-highly desirable in lg communities; active, bold, very attractive show catfish species
Corydoras ambiacus 1.5-2” 10.00 or 4 @ 8.50 ea. wild Peru ‘Cory cat’ with iridescent green sides covered in large black spots
“ ephippifer 2-2.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 32.00 ea. seldom imported, wild lg growing Rio Amapari Cory; gold collar, black saddle, pepper-spotted body – very attractive
“ nattereri 1.5-2” 15.00 wild blue lined Cory cat from Mage, Rio de Janeiro
“ virginiae 2.5-3” 25.00 seldom imported wild Peru ‘Cory cat’ w/ sharp blk bandit eye stripe & blk saddle on each side of gold/green nape
“ weitzmani 2-2.5” 25.00 or 4 @ 20.00 ea. rarely imported, remarkable wild Peru ‘Cory cat’ with large, bold ‘panda saddle/spots’
Hemiancistrus subviridis 3.5-4” 40.00 L200 ‘green phantom pleco’ – lime green body with yellow spots and yellow fins – very attractive and hardy
Hoplosternum magdalenae 4-5” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. wild Colombian ‘hoplo cats’ – totally unique and peaceful md growing cat, one of the best to root around substrate day/night
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus 5-6” 50.00 seldom imported, ‘Pinocchio-nosed whiptail cat’ in large adult size- equally bizarre and impressive!
Hypancistrus sp. ‘mega clown’ 2-3” 28.00 L340 – stays small, hardy w/ very attractive blk/white maze pattern
Megalonema platycephalum 5-6” 100.00 very striking ‘Pim cat’ w/ opalescent, highly reflective pearl-like skin; stays < 10”
Lamontichthys filamentosus 4-5” 45.00 super long, sturdy filaments from dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins-very impressive!
Leiarius pictus 10-12” 200.00 large and knock out attractive ‘painted sailfin cats’-bold pattern, huge dorsal, long banded barbels-crazy looking show cats!
Leporacanthicus galaxias 2.5-3” 50.00 L240 ‘vampire plecos’ – stunning large cream polka dots on jet black, long-nosed pleco!
“ triactis 3.5-4” 65.00 L091 ‘triple beacon pleco’-remarkable orange/black banded dorsal, adipose, & caudal fin
“ sp. L263 4-4.5” 85.00 or 2 @ 80.00 ea. rare import of L263 from Rio Tapajos-grey spiny body covered in black spots, white tipped fins
Lophiosilurus alexandri 3-3.5” 130.00 or 2 @ 125.00 ea. Rio Sao Francisco pacman cats; such an unusual, incredibly cool cat!
Panaque armbrusteri 3” 65.00 Rio Tocantins ‘orange royal pleco’; very colorful, seldom imported race
“ cf. nigrolineatus ‘watermelon’ 6-8” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. L330 ‘spotted royal/watermelon royal plecos’ – stunning display plecos
“ cf. nigrolineatus ‘green royal’ 2.5-3” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. L191 Orinoco ‘green royal pleco’ w/ unique broken lined pattern
Peckoltia braueri 2.5-3” 50.00 L305 from Rio Branco, Roraima w/ orange fin & maze-like decorated head
“ sp. L288 3-4” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. rare import of L288 from Rio Tapajos- boldly barred, gold body, orange/red fins
Pimelodella gracilis 4-5” 15.00 ‘blue lined Pim cats’ from Peru; stays <6”, active and very easy to maintain in md sized community
Platystomatichthys sturio 4-5” 75.00 ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – seldom imported; totally unique and bizarre upturned snout
“ “ 8-9” 135.00 ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – next size up w/ impressive curved snouts, stays < 17”
Pseudacanthicus leopardus L600 6-7” 225.00 the truly lg growing ‘red fin leopardus pleco’- rare collection from Rio Branco, Roraima State
“ sp. L025 3” 225.00 L025 amazing scarlet fin cactus plecos from Rio Xingu
“ sp. L097 3” 125.00 L097 remarkable white polka dot cactus pleco from Rio Tapajos
Pseudolithoxus anthrax 2.5-3” 25.00 L235 ‘white spotted flyer pleco’ – highly unusual/unmistakably unique profile w/ lg pectorals
“ “ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. L235 – the largest adults I have ever seen! Magnificent spread of airplane-like, totally spiny pectoral fins!
“ dumus 5-6” 65.00 L244 – very rare import of blk spotted gold, flat bodied, highly spiny and ornate pleco
Pseudopimelodus sp. ‘orange Jau Pedra’ 5-6” 150.00 very rare collection of Rio Tocantins monster bee cats in limited quantity only
Pseudorinelepis genibarbis 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. ‘Peru pinecone pleco’ similar to L152, black spotted body, develops orange fins spines
Pterodoras granulosus 3-4” 15.00 or 3 @ 12.50 ea. jumbo growing ‘prehistoric cats’ – awesome show cats; will not eat tank mates
“ “ 5-6” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. great chunky size of stately and impressive ‘prehistoric cats’
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps 15” 50.00 jumbo ‘red marble sailfin gibbiceps pleco’ – only one individual available
Scleromystax barbatus 2.5-3” 28.00 large growing, highly impressive, wild ‘Cory cat’ from Mage, Rio de Janeiro
“ prionotus 1.5-2” 25.00 seldom imported, elongated species from Mage, Rio de Janeiro
Synodontis decorus 5” 35.00 great sized, very showy African catfish that can be kept in md-lg communities
“ eupterus 5” 35.00 super sized, ornate African catfish with huge, feathered dorsal fin-great in md-lg communities
Tetranematichthys quadrifilis 2.5-3”/3.5-4” 28.00/35.00 two sizes of seldom imported, crazy-looking ‘shoe head cats’; red marbled, hammerhead-looking rarities
Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus 3-3.5”/5” 28.00/35.00 two sizes of attractive, gold & black striped cats – very ornate color & pattern on seldom seen catfish
