Ptychochromis sp. nov. "Tarantsy"

[SpeedRacer]

San Francisco Bay brand frozen mysis. Their cubes are smaller than Hikari.

Ok. I have used PE, but it's a lot pricier.

 

[ciclasoman]

I gave Ray a group from my breeding pair's first spawn about 3 years ago. If he was able to also breed them, then you have 2nd generation from my pair. If they are from the original group I gave him, then they are definitely mine!! Their parents are in my threads in this subform. Their their spawn and growth are documented there and on my YouTube channel BellaFarnese. They are not Pty. sp. November 'tarantsy'. They are Pty. sp. 'tarantsy' unless they were misidentified by the Denver Zoo, Jeff Rapps and Paul Loiselle (and I seriously don't think they were wrong )

Sp. means unidentified species of a particular fish. I recall a discussion about their identify here as well.

These tarantsy are a registered C.A.R.E.S. Species and are on the list as CVU which means critically vulnerable.

If you're interested in their provenance, I was told by Paul Loiselle that he believes they are descendants from one of his collection trips to Madagascar. He has a group from my pairs first spawn and so does the Bronx Zoo. I also participated in CARES exchanges with a few MFK Members: duanes and dogofwar. My pair was part of a breeding group at the Denver zoo. A large amount of my fish were donated to NJAS two years ago.

My pair was sold as part of a group to Jeff Rapps and I bought the pair from him. As far as I know, three years ago, I was the first private owner in the US to have success breeding this species in 9 years. I've done a lot of work trying to help perpetuate this species in the US.

I'm really glad to learn more about their whereabouts!! Can you post more pics?
Laurie

Hi Laurie:
I am happy you were/are involved with sp Taransty- I could not remember after the years who had them. I have a group that spawned once while young but no more spawns recently- I think mine are about 3-4 years old so I am going to move them to an outdoor pond to get them to breed fingers crossed.

 

[SpeedRacer]

Just an update. The group are now in their own 75g. I had a couple of spawns previously in a transitional 40g tank, but the eggs were eaten quickly. I'm hoping to have a spawn again soo. The largest, pictured solo, is about 5"+ now.