Wild Nicaraguan red devils, midas, others 11/24/14

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The Devil Went Down to (insert the name of your town if you'd like to order some)!

After about 1 1/2 years, wild Nicaraguan cichlids are back again.
Better wear sunglasses because these devils are nuclear.

Below are photos I took of the new fish as I was opening boxes and putting them into tanks last week.
There is an incredible variety of color on these wild beauties.

If you are interested to order, please contact me by directly emailing at bigguapote1@verizon.net
The stock is immediately available for shipping.

Sorry I cannot guarantee to pick the specific fish you see in any given photo. There are many fish on hand spread over many tanks.
I will do my best to select a certain color - like red, red & black, black barred, red/purple head barred, etc.

Prices are as follows:
red, red & black labiatus 5-5.5" @ 85 ea, 6-7" @ 110 ea.
barred labiatus (including black, red/purple head, etc.) 5-5.5" @ 65 ea, 6-7" @ 85 ea.

very limited quantities of the below cichlids are available:
xanthic citrinellus (gold/pink/orange colored) 4.5-6" @ 85 ea.
barred citrinellus (black barred/red head barred) 4.5-6" @ 75 ea.

longimanus 5-6" @ 75 ea.

nicaraguensis 5-6" @ 75 ea.

There are some Astyanax tetras and mollies as well.

All stock fish, including the wild Nicaraguan fish, can be found in pasted copy of my stock list following the photos.
As always, please refer to the stock list posted at my web page for most current availability.

Thanks for viewing.

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STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24th

Due to the restricted shipping days this holiday week, orders will be shipped on Monday (for Tuesday delivery), Tuesday (for Wednesday delivery), and Friday (for Saturday delivery).
Please keep this in mind when considering placement of your order.

GENUS SPECIES SIZE COST COMMENTS/REMARKS ABOUT SPECIES

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
Apistogramma moae ‘Cruzeiro do Sul’ 1-1.5” 30.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. rare collection of wild stock from Brazil state of Acre
“ gephyra, sp. Acre ‘orange belly’ 15.00 spare males available in ltd qty as indicated
Astronotus ocellatus ‘Marajo’ 9-10” 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
Biotodoma cupido ‘Nanay’ 4-4.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay adults in full splendor with very attractive pastel coloration!
“ wavrini 1.5-2.5” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild collected Rio Inirida stock of seldom imported, earth eater specialist gems
Caquetaia kraussi 4-5” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.50 ea. wild collected, uniquely yellow stock of lg mouthed Colombian predator cichlid
“ 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
“ “ 5-5.5” 30.00 ltd qty of largest, most colored up F1 grow outs on hand
“ “ 8-11” 250.00 pr wild breeding pair (same ones as seen on home page) including largest male I’ve ever seen!
“ umbrifera 1.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. F1 Rio Magdalena juveniles of giant growing ‘blue freckled umbie’
“ “ ‘Rio Magdalena’ 4-4.5” 40.00 or 4 @ 35.00 ea. real wild collected (unsexed) blue-freckled umbies– rare offer!!
Cichla orinocensis ‘Rio Inirida’ 7-8” 100.00 lg wild ‘orinos’ of bright yellow/metallic brass color; seldom imported at this lg size!
‘Cichlasoma’ festae 1-1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 7.00 ea. juveniles of real ‘Ecuador red terror’ from amazing colored pair now available
Crenicichla lenticulata 13” 125.00 very colorful jumbo female ‘lent pike’-long term tank maintained, very good condition
Geophagus abalios 1.5-2” 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 2.5-3” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. cb juveniles of colorful, beautifully spangled, large growing S. Brazil earth eater
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
Hoplarchus psittacus ‘Rio Atabapo’ 5-6” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. wild ‘true parrot cichlids’! large growing and very showy as adult!
Mesonauta guyanae 6” 50.00 wild jumbo male from Suriname – just one available
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi ‘electric blue’ 1.5” 12.50 ‘electric blue rams’ – glowing color on peaceful and small growing dwarf cichlid
Satanoperca acuticeps 2.5-3” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Rio Tapajos earth eaters; unique 4 spotted flanks on lime body w/ tall dorsal
“ daemon 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Rio Inirida beauties - purplish base color of body w/ rows of pearly spangles
“ “ 3.5-4” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. wild Rio Inirida next size up, impressive trailers on fins, already becoming showy!
“ jurupari ‘orange lips’ 2.5-3” 15.00 pr 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Peru ‘orange lipped jurupari’, peaceful, unique & colorful earth eater
“ mapiritensis 3.5-4” 25.00 or 4 @ 20.00 ea. wild ‘Rio Inirida’ stock of profusely spangled ‘jurupari-like’ Colombian/Venezuelan earth eater
“ “ 6-7” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. jumbo sized wild ‘Rio Inirida’ adults w/ more muzzle spangles than one can count!

CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS

Amatitlania siquia ‘Rio Cabuya’ 1.5-2” 7.50 F1 juves of big headed, gold/orange/blue Costa Rica convicts
“ “ “ 2.5-3” 12.50 F1 young adults of fantastically proportioned CR convicts
“ siquia ‘Rio Tempisque’ 1.5-2” 7.50 F1 juves of blue/orange sided Costa Rica convicts
“ cf. nigrofasciata ‘marbled’ 1.5-2” 7.50 juvenile ‘calico/marbed convicts’ bred from select super marbled pairs
“ cf. siquia ‘Honduran redpoint’-Rio Danli’ 1-1.25” 7.50 juveniles of very blue colored HRP with red fins
“ cf. siquia ‘Honduran redpoint-leucistic’ 1.5-2” 7.50 ‘leucistic/platinum’ form of cb Hond. RP: high shine pearl body-beautiful little fish
Amphilophus citrinellus – wild L. Managua 4.5-6” 85.00 xanthic (gold/pink/orange colored) wild caught ‘colored midas’ – very ltd. qty
“ “ - wild Managua 4.5-6” 75.00 black barred/redhead barred wild caught San Francisco Libre, Managua ‘barred midas’
“ labiatus - captive bred 5-5.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. lg adolescents of captive bred true F1 and F2 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” 40.00 ltd qty of yellow/ylw & white male cb Lago Nicaraguan red devils available
“ labiatus – wild Zapatera Island, L. Nicaragua 5-5.5” 85.00 super blood red or blood red & black wild caught ‘red devils’
“ “ “ “ 6-7” 110.00 next size up super blood red or blood red & black wild caught ‘red devils’
“ “ “ “ 5-5.5” 65.00 black barred, redhead barred, green barred wild caught ‘barred devils’
“ “ “ “ 6-7” 85.00 next size up black barred, redhead barred, green barred wild caught ‘barred devils’
“ lyonsi 1.25-1.5” 8.50 juveniles of ‘endangered in the wild’, very showy and relatively mild mannered beauties available
Astatheros robertsoni ‘Rio Jutiapa’ 1.25-1.5” 12.50 F1 juves of red cheek Honduran robertsoni in ltd. qty. only
“ longimanus – wild L. Managua 5-6” 75.00 wild caught adults with brilliant, unmistakable magenta/rose colored breast – ltd. qty. only
Archocentrus centrarchus 3.5-4” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea cb Lake Nicaragua ‘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’ salvini ‘Rio Grijavla’ 1.25-1.5” 7.50 F1 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
“ “ 3-3.5” 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
Chuco micropthalmus ‘Rio Copan’ .75”+/- 12.50 F1 juves of highly prized, red & blue spangled beauties
Cryptoheros septemfasciatus 5” 50.00 wild Rio San Juan lg adult red males – ltd. qty. only
Cryptoheros sajica 2-2.5” 12.50 cb grow outs of highly requested blue and yellow, sm-md growing beauty
Herichthys carpintis ‘Escondida’ 1-1.5” 7.50 the real thing - big spotted, Laguna Escondida juveniles bred in my facility
Hypsophrys nematopus 1” 7.50 F1 Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Nica. juveniles of feisty little ‘neets’ from stock I collected in ‘12
“ nicaraguensis – captive bred 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. juveniles bred from beautiful cb Costa Rican stock
“ “ “ 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. next size up of colorful grow outs from Costa Rican ‘macaw cichlids’
“ nicaraguensis – wild L. Managua 5-6” 75.00 wild caught adult males with deep gold/orange/green colors – ltd. qty. only
Nandopsis tetracanthus 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. juves of cb ‘Cuban cichlids’- showy as adult w/ attractive blk & wht mosaic pattern
“ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. next size up on chunky ‘Cuban cichlid’ grow outs
Parachromis loisellei ‘Rio Banano’ 4-4.5” 35.00 wild Costa Rica gold/orange young adults displaying great color
Paraneetroplus ‘formerly Paratheraps & Vieja species’
“ argentea 2-2.5” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea. juveniles of super showy species w/ blk freckled pearl body and tall profile
“ sp. ‘Coatzacoalcos’ 1.5” 7.50 juves. of super blue-blue & red spangled, recently introduced to the hobby, showy species
“ “ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 next size up on chunky grow outs beginning to display blue and red spangles
“ fenestratus 2-2.5” 12.50 juveniles of colorful of cb ‘blue fenny’ stock
“ “ 3-3.5” 18.00 chunky grow outs beginning to display characteristic colors
“ 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
Rocio octofasciata ‘gold dempsey’ 5-6” 40.00 or 2 @ 35.00 ea. cb lg showy adult males of fully gold jack Dempsey!
“ octofasciata ‘electric blue’ 1.5” 20.00 juvenile ‘electric blue dempsey’- a brilliantly colored, mild mannered addition to md. communities
Theraps wesseli ‘Rio Jutiapa’ 1”+ 12.50 or 6 @ 10.00 F1 juves bred by this species namesake; a rare treat for fans of Am. Cichlids
Thorichthys helleri ‘Rio Chacamax’ 4-5” 50.00 one wild jumbo female in full color
“ sp. ‘gold Mixteco’ 5” 50.00 one wild jumbo male in full color
Tomocichla sieboldi ‘Rio Gariche’ .50-.75” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. F1 red spotted Panama juveniles – active, colorful, very entertaining to view

VARIOUS OLD WORLD CICHLID SPECIES

Haplochromis orthostoma 2-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. seldom offered Uganda Hap- distinctly predatory in appearance, attractive/interesting md growing rarity
Hemichromis sp. ‘turquoise’ 3-4” 12.50 cb ‘electric turquoise’ colored sides with red and blue fins-highly colorful md growing jewel
Paratilapia sp. ‘large spot Andapa’ 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. juves of Madagascar sp.‘large spot Andapa’ w/ jet blk body, lg. white/gold spots covering body & fins
Pelmatochromis buettikoferi 4-5” 25.00 seldom offered, lg adults of attractive/colorful red & yellow West African treat

NON CICHLID / ODDBALL SPECIES

Astyanax aeneus 1-2” 7.50 wild caught Nicaraguan tetras
Arapaima gigas 10-12” 275.00 lg sized (for imported fish) of legendary Amazon ‘pima’ – ltd # of super sized, well conditioned individuals
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
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
Hemiodus gracilis ‘red tail’ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 wild collected stock of active/attractive, uniquely shaped md growing community species
Heterocharax virgulatus 1.5-2” 15.00 wild collected, rarely offered, brightly colored, small growing tetra
Laemolyta taeniata 6-7” 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
Mylesinus paraschomburgkii 4-5” 65.00 Rio Tapajos ‘dolphin pacu’-highly unusual and very rare import of ‘collector silver dollar species’
Myloplus rubripinnis 2.5-3” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild collected Colombian ‘red hooks’ of chunky md size
Osphronemus laticlavius 4-4.5” 28.00 or 2 @ 25.00 ea. juvenile real ‘red fin goramy’ – a very special fish and beautiful species for lg. growing, monster fish fans
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum 10-12” 85.00 wild Colombian silver arowana of great md size
Piaractus mesopotamicus 5-6” 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 gilli ‘Rio San Roque’ 2-3” 8 @ 60.00 lot wild caught Nicaraguan orange finned mollies
Salminus brasiliensis 8-9” 125.00 wild Pantanal ‘gold Brazil dorado’ in robust medium size
Semaprochilodus taeniurus 4” 35.00 wild collected, highly desirable ‘red fin/flag tail Prochilodus’ of great size with color
Tetragonopterus argenteus ‘Rio Tocantins’ 3-4” 40.00 or 3 @ 35.00 ea. huge-eyed, seldom imported red-finned tetra grows to 5-6”!

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” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 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 2-2.5” 15.00 wild, md growing attractive marbled thorny cats from Pantanal – really fun to view; active and gregarious catfish
Hemiancistrus sp. ‘blue phantom’ 5” 50.00 L128 ‘blue phantom pleco’ - wild collected stock of impressive jumbo size
Hoplosternum magdalenae 5-6” 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 as impressive!
Leiarius pictus 15” 200.00 large and knock out attractive ‘painted sailfin cats’-bold pattern, huge dorsal, long banded barbels-crazy looking show cats!
Leporacanthicus triactis 3-4” 60.00 L091 ‘triple beacon pleco’-remarkable orange/black banded dorsal, adipose, & caudal fin
Lophiosilurus alexandri 4-5” 130.00 or 2 @ 125.00 ea. Rio Sao Francisco pacman cats; such an unusual, incredibly cool cat!
Panaque armbrusteri 3” 65.00 L027 Rio Tocantins ‘orange royal pleco’; very colorful, seldom imported race
“ cf. nigrolineatus ‘watermelon’ 6-8” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. L330 ‘spotted royal/watermelon royal plecos’ – stunning display plecos
Peckoltia braueri 3-3.5” 50.00 L305 from Rio Branco, Roraima w/ orange fin & maze-like decorated head
Pimelodella gracilis 5-6” 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 6-7” 225.00 L600 the truly lg growing ‘red fin leopardus pleco’- rare collection from Rio Branco, Roraima State
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 5-6” 25.00 or 2 @ 20.00 ea.. jumbo growing ‘prehistoric cats’ – awesome show cats; will not eat tank mates
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps 15” 50.00 jumbo ‘red marble sailfin gibbiceps pleco’ – only one individual available
Synodontis eupterus 5-6” 35.00 super sized, ornate African catfish with huge, feathered dorsal fin-great in md-lg communities
Tetranematichthys quadrifilis 2.5-3” 28.00 seldom imported, crazy-looking ‘shoe head cats’; red marbled, hammerhead-looking rarities

NATIVE AMERICAN SPECIES

Campostoma anomalum 3-4” 12.50 F0 ‘central stone roller’ – lower-mid water activity, attractive marbling, grows to 12”
Lepomis auritus 1.5” 15.00 F1‘red breast sunfish’ – rare xanthic ‘yellow’ morph of beautifully colored/marked sunfish
Lepomis megalotis 1.5-2” 12.50 F1‘longear sunfish’ – highly colorful, very showy sunfish
Notropis lutipinnis 2-3” 15.00 F0 ‘red finned yellow fin shiner’ – attractively colored, provides endless movement/interest in mid water

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Hey Jeff is there a lot of aggression in the wild devils , like there is in the CB's we are used too?
The barred labiatus are generally more aggressive than colored ones.
The largest lips are generally seen on barred individuals as well.

Some theories behind this:
Xanthic (colored individuals) are the minority and tend to be found with greater regularity in deeper waters than the more commonly occurring barred form.

Visibility of colored fish is greater (good for advertising to potential mates, bad for advertising to potential predators!), so deeper, darker waters where lesser concentration of fish occur makes sense for them to be found with any greater regularity in this habitat as opposed to shallow waters where there is more competition for food, spawning partners, territory, predation.

And contrarily, barred individuals are less visible in their shallow habitat to predators. But they occur in greater concentrations here, so it pays to be more fierce towards conspecific (same species) rivals for choice feeding areas, spawning sites, spawning partners, potential fry predation.

The generally larger lips of barred labiatus are also a product of their environment.
The big, callous lips may be utilized with more frequency in shallow water where more crevices among rocks are abound to poke their suctioning snouts into.

Overall, the wild devils are prime examples of how they got that name - by repeatedly earning it!
 
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