Today in the Fishroom ~ Tabasquilla entrance to Centia Swamp

[Aquamojo]

Just returned from Mexico. Had a great time with my friends. We saw a lot of beautiful fish in their natural environment, collected some for photos, and took a lot of drone video of the habitat. We did NOT bring fish home. Unfortunate..just not possible. I will be posting photos/video of some of the collection areas. This is Tabasquilla...entrance into the Centia swamps. Basically a bunch of small ponds that form when the flooding subsides.

We collected some beautiful Salvini...extremely red.



beautifully large Poecilia petemensia


Jack Dempsey



Meeki



Passiones




Plus some Uropthalmus. Here's an aerial panorama of the area. Lots of little ponds...lots of fish.



Here's one that we started at right on the road. After that, it was a hike through the field.

 

[Gourami Swami]

Awesome pics. Shame you couldn't bring anything home, that salvini is killer. But the experience itself is the most valuable thing here. Good stuff.

 

[dan518]

There all absolutely stunning, thanks for sharing. Every time I see wild caught fish like this makes me think about trying uvb light on my tank.

 

[dan518]

What was the water temperature like,

 

[Aquamojo]

Warmer there because the ponds were contained and in the sun. Other places like Mizol-Ha and Nututun were chilly...68-72.

What was the water temperature like,

 

[newworld]

Very cool the "typical" southern Mexico species, I've always enjoyed catching the "common" species...more than the uncommon

 

[smitty03281964]

Mo, thanks for sharing. This is be a thread I will become addicted too. Next time swing by Philly and pick me up.

 

[Aquamojo]

Very cool the "typical" southern Mexico species, I've always enjoyed catching the "common" species...more than the uncommon

Common could be UNcommon when you see Salvini like the one in the photo. The red on that fish is amazing.

 

[justarn]

Nice job, they look fantastic. Thanks.

 

[RD.]

Hey Mo, thanks for sharing!