Australoheros n. sp. "Canada El Sauce"
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dogofwar;4104147; said:
Had a couple others going on the farms for a while, none of them took off. . . sad really!
I agree - I'm a big fan of Australoheros. To me they're everything that make new world cichlids interesting...
I've had touch and go success with raising fry from them. It's partially because I keep most of mine in community settings and have a really busy work / life schedule... but also because they can be strange parents in captivity...
Matt
I've had touch and go success with raising fry from them. It's partially because I keep most of mine in community settings and have a really busy work / life schedule... but also because they can be strange parents in captivity...
Matt
BigPic;4167551; said:
I had success when my chanchitos got a cooling period and right after went in the pond.
i tried to raise a few indoors but growth rate sucked compared to the outside. "more natural" environment
Juan
I believe red ceibals will do well in California, I keep mine in ponds end of April thru Oct here in Milwaukee, where water temps hit lows of upper 40s up to high 80s. Mine are now guarding fry in the pond, along with the Gymnogeophagus.
The pics below are from last years out door tank, choked with algae, and those fry are the ones breeding in the pond, this summer.
Look closely, you can see one guarding a nest, pic taken a few days ago.
The pics below are from last years out door tank, choked with algae, and those fry are the ones breeding in the pond, this summer.
Look closely, you can see one guarding a nest, pic taken a few days ago.
Gorgeous! It's crazy how you can go to a small little mudhole in Uruguay and there will be a ton of life!
Last trip (in Mar of this year), we collected the Arroyo Vigia, which is a stream parallel to the Arroyo Ceibal (home of the "Red Ceibal" chanchito that is in the trade).
They both drain into the Rio Yaguaron, which separates Uruguay and Brazil on the east. The stream was cool, realtively fast-flowing and crystal clear. There wasn't running water (or other-than-solar) electricity where we were staying, so I bathed there as well!
Tomorrow, I'll post some pics of the chanchitos we found there (as well as some others).
Matt
They both drain into the Rio Yaguaron, which separates Uruguay and Brazil on the east. The stream was cool, realtively fast-flowing and crystal clear. There wasn't running water (or other-than-solar) electricity where we were staying, so I bathed there as well!
Tomorrow, I'll post some pics of the chanchitos we found there (as well as some others).
Matt
Can't wait to see them, Matt. I don't know anything about chanchitos and I've never kept them, but I've read that there are tons of undescribed varieties?
