the real red devils

[Manu8__too]

There are very few legit vendors of WC fish here in Canada, and I'm fairly certain that none of them have ever sold juvenile wild caught A. labiatus.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[RD.]

I think that this red devil thread, just turned into a red herring.

 

[candidpets]

so they lied? or what are they in that video?

 

[candidpets]

these fish breed like rabbits why would f1's be so rare, once they get big no one ever even wants them anymore I guess they have no worth. THey should be separate though, I doubht jeff rapps is the only person who has the real RD.
There is NO excuse for such a hardy easy breeding fish to be rare, but catching them from the wild does not make much sense either.

 

[Blue Bear]

The problem is I can breed a pure RD x pure Midas sell/give/trade whatever to someone and tell them it's pure RD, they breed them with a pure RD and pass them on as real RD. They might look like pure RD, but they're not.

It comes down to verifiable purity.

 

[candidpets]

but we can do that with almost any cichlid

just takes small effort

 

[duanes]

The term "red devil" is a catch-all name for any of the Amphilophus complex from the Nicaragua lakes (probably at least a dozen different species), so unless you use species specific names, and the seller specifies in those terms, you should not really expect purity.

 

[tanyaelec11]

im really interested in knowing who is selling wild caught in Canada !!

 

[wild bill]

I know there are a few wild caught sellers here in Alberta but I don't think they bring in Red Devils. Most are into plecos angels and discus. They only bring in what they can move quickly and get a good dollar for. Most people don't consider angels and discus cichlids and the sell well. If you want to end a sale just tell your buyer the fish he wants is a cichlid.
I am not sure if any of the Canadian importers advertise on here or not.

 

[wild bill]

I think most WC fish are adults so any fry would likely be F1's.