I've changed my email address to jeff.tuic@gmail.com
Please make note of this if you'd like to email me directly.
I've also taken a few new photos of fish to share.
Why not post them here?
I was in Mexico a few weeks ago and returned with juveniles of several species of cichlid fry collected from cenotes in southern Quintana Roo.
From Cenote Encantado, I successfully collected and returned with Paraneetroplus synspilus. This is just about at the northernmost known range of this species. I have some fry that will grow out to try and breed.
Also collected a beautiful yellow 'Cichlasoma' salvini and wild form of Petenia splendida for which I plan the same.
I have Astatheros robertsoni fry that are just about 1 cm, so they are growing out before I may offer any for sale.
The 'Cichlasoma' uropthalmus juveniles are ready to market. These are of a very sharp orange/blue/black 'Mayan tiger' patterned race.
I do not have the ability to take underwater photographs, so I apologize for not having photos of adults taken in their native waters.
From Cenote Cristalino, I have wild juveniles of an absolutely phenomenal jack dempsey to offer in limited quantity.
Here are some photos of babies I just took. Even at this small size, they are really colorful.
The red in the tail is just becoming visible as well.
Speaking of wild collections, I was in Panama collecting with my wife this spring.
I realize that I never shared photos of fish successfully collected and brought back to my facility.
Maybe more on that another time. But I can add that we returned with 'Cichlasoma' tuyrensis (why isn't this species updated to be included in genus Paraneetroplus?) I have no idea why not..
I'm raising up some now adolescent individuals that ought to be mature in the next months. Then hopefully some F1 fry to share.
We also collected Geophagus crassilabrus. I distributed some juveniles upon returning to the US and have some adult set aside to work with.
And there were Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus. Same scenario as with Geos. A few folks received extras, and I am keeping adults to work with.
And we got Caquetaia cf. umbrifera 'Panama green umbies'!
I've got a young pair set up to hopefully spawn and some juveniles to raise as well.
By the way, I didn't try to bring back this big female
Caught lots of species one doesn't normally think of encountering in Central America, including knifefish, plecos, needle-gars, wolf fish, etc.
Few more on next post.
Please make note of this if you'd like to email me directly.
I've also taken a few new photos of fish to share.
Why not post them here?
I was in Mexico a few weeks ago and returned with juveniles of several species of cichlid fry collected from cenotes in southern Quintana Roo.
From Cenote Encantado, I successfully collected and returned with Paraneetroplus synspilus. This is just about at the northernmost known range of this species. I have some fry that will grow out to try and breed.
Also collected a beautiful yellow 'Cichlasoma' salvini and wild form of Petenia splendida for which I plan the same.
I have Astatheros robertsoni fry that are just about 1 cm, so they are growing out before I may offer any for sale.
The 'Cichlasoma' uropthalmus juveniles are ready to market. These are of a very sharp orange/blue/black 'Mayan tiger' patterned race.
I do not have the ability to take underwater photographs, so I apologize for not having photos of adults taken in their native waters.
From Cenote Cristalino, I have wild juveniles of an absolutely phenomenal jack dempsey to offer in limited quantity.
Here are some photos of babies I just took. Even at this small size, they are really colorful.
The red in the tail is just becoming visible as well.
Speaking of wild collections, I was in Panama collecting with my wife this spring.
I realize that I never shared photos of fish successfully collected and brought back to my facility.
Maybe more on that another time. But I can add that we returned with 'Cichlasoma' tuyrensis (why isn't this species updated to be included in genus Paraneetroplus?) I have no idea why not..
I'm raising up some now adolescent individuals that ought to be mature in the next months. Then hopefully some F1 fry to share.
We also collected Geophagus crassilabrus. I distributed some juveniles upon returning to the US and have some adult set aside to work with.
And there were Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus. Same scenario as with Geos. A few folks received extras, and I am keeping adults to work with.
And we got Caquetaia cf. umbrifera 'Panama green umbies'!
I've got a young pair set up to hopefully spawn and some juveniles to raise as well.
By the way, I didn't try to bring back this big female
Caught lots of species one doesn't normally think of encountering in Central America, including knifefish, plecos, needle-gars, wolf fish, etc.
Few more on next post.
