I've been asked in many emails for photos of the wild umbrifera from Rio Coello.
It's great to know there's interest and I'm happy to share photos of these and others.
Below are a few photos for immediate review.
I am embarrassed to admit I did not know my Canon Rebel xsi could take photos in RAW format.
I'm getting the hang of it now, and took pics of other stock species as well.
I will post additional photos to this thread as I process them.
My stock list is pasted below for immediate reference as well.
and for reference, below is a photo of the monster parental male for spawn of above pictured trimac
Sorry the L600s are now sold out, but I wanted to share photos I took this week of that species.
Even Corina posed for a photo this morning
Yes, we had snow cover the ground for the 2nd night this week. It's April - enough already!!
More fish pics to come..
STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF MARCH 30th
GENUS SPECIES SIZE COST COMMENTS/REMARKS ABOUT SPECIES
SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Acarichthys heckelii ‘albino’ 4-5” 180.00 lg albino adult males! Very sharp in albino form; really showy!
“ heckelii 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Brazilian ‘threadfins’- very impressive/showy acara-like eartheater
Acaronia nassa 4-4.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Peru; big red eyes, lg mouth, reflective brass scales, ornate fins
“ “ 5-5.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 ea. wild adults from Peru; very impressive-will not harass what it can’t swallow
Aequidens metae 2.5-3” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. highly attractive wild Colombian acaras displaying a rainbow of color as adult
Apistogramma macmasteri 1.5-2” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. wild Rio Meta basin collected; displaying attractive yellow & red colors
Andinoacara latifrons 3-4” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild ‘turquoise acara’ from Colombia-highly spangled, md growing colorful acara
“ pulcher 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. cb ‘blue acara’, the long time aquarium favorite of Trinidad origin
Astronotus ocellatus ‘Bahia red tail oscar’ 9-10” 65.00 remarkably unique, F1 young adult cb Bahia oscars with very bold patterns
“ ocellatus ‘longfin red oscar’ 7-7.5” 35.00 cb ‘longfin or veil tail red oscars’ in limited quantity
“ sp. ‘Orinoco oscar’ 3-3.5” 15.00 wild Rio Atabapo collected oscars; distinctly different from oscars collected in Peru or Brazil
Biotodoma cupido ‘Nanay’ 4-4.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay adults in full splendor with very attractive pastel coloration!
Caquetaia kraussi 5-6” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. wild collected, uniquely yellow stock of lg mouthed Colombian predator cichlid
“ spectabilis 4-4.5” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea chunky F1 grow outs of F1 Rio Tapajos ‘specs’ displaying blue spangling
“ “ 5-5.5” 30.00 or 2 @ 27.00 ea. largest grow outs of incredibly beautiful, blue spangled Brazilian gem
“ umbrifera ‘Rio Magdalena’ 2-2.5” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. F1 Rio Magdalena juveniles of giant growing ‘blue freckled umbie’
“ “ “ 3-3.5” 20.00 largest size of F1 Rio Magdalena grow outs on hand
“ umbrifera ‘Rio Coello’ 3-3.5” 35.00 wild Rio Coello collected umbies; distinctly yellow colored body w/ blue spangles
“ “ “ 4-5” 50.00 wild Rio Coello next size up; these are different in appearance from well known ‘Rio Mags’
Cichla pinima 3.5-4” @ 125.00 and 5-5.5” @ 150.00 ea. wild Rio Jaguaripe, Bahia; rare import of lg growing, ylw/org finned, white spotted beauties
“ piquiti ‘Azul’ 3-3.5” 75.00 wild Rio Paranaiba juveniles of attractive ‘Azul peacock bass’
“ temensis 7-7.5” @ 115 ea. and 8-9” @ 135 ea. beautifully spangled wild Rio Atabapo ‘tems’ in two beefy sizes
Cichlasoma amazonarum 4-4.5” 20.00 or 3 @ 17.00 ea. wild Rio Amapari, Brazil young adults; metallic gold & blk scales w/ highly ornate lattice patterned fins
“ cf. paranaense 2.5-3” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Rio Parana, Brazil w/ attractive red throat & blue back
Ex ‘Cichlasoma’ atromaculatum 2-2.5” 35.00 or 4 @ 30.00 ea. wild ‘Rio Atrato’ (Pacific slope of Andes) chunky juves. of colorful and rare import
“ ornatum 1.5-2” 28.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. wild Rio Patia collected (many folks ‘dream cichlid’ juveniles now available!
“ ornatum 3”+/- 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Rio Calima collected; chunky large sized juveniles w/ color
“ ornatum 4.5-5” 75.00 wild Rio Calima adolescents displaying vivid colors!
Dicrossus maculatus 2-2.5” 22.50 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. wild Rio Tapajos ‘dwarf checkerboard cichlids’; very attractive red, yellow, blue colors
Geophagus abalios 2” 10.00 wild Rio Atabapo juveniles of large growing, showy earth eater
“ winemilleri 6-7” 100.00 gorgeous wild Rio Atabapo adults of stunning earth eater in ltd. qty
Guianacara stergiosi 2-2.5” 12.50 cb ‘bandit cichlid’; attractive md growing sp. w/ that is like both acara & earth eater!
Heroina isonycterina 3.5-4” 25.00 F1 males of unique red-eyed, barred green, oval bodies md growing, new/rare import
Heros appendiculatus 2-2.5” 12.50 cb ‘Peru turquoise severum’- stunning species as adult
“ severus 3-4” 28.00 or 2 @ 25.00 ea. wild Rio Inirida true ‘mouth brooding severum’, blood red eyes w/ red stripes
“ sp. ‘rotkeil’ md cb ‘red shoulder/rotkeil severums’ due April 1
Hoplarchus psittacus 4-5” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Rio Inirida ‘parrot cichlids’ displaying red breast w/ turquoise body
“ “ 6-6.5” @ 65.00 and 8-9” @ 100.00 large wild Inirida ‘parrot cichlids’ – very impressive size & color!
Hypselecara coryphaenoides 3.5-4” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Orinoco ‘yellow nape chocolates’; due to origin, this species is an uncommon import
“ temporalis 3.5-4” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 ea. wild Peru ‘chocolate cichlids’-already displaying red/purple color w/ red eyes
Laetacara curviceps 1.5” 8.50 cb peaceful and small growing ‘dwarf smiling acara’
Mesonauta guyanae 3.5-4.5” 40.00 or 3 @ 35.00 ea. wild Tartaruga Grande, Brazil collected; very rare import!
“ “ 6” 50.00 wild jumbo male from Suriname – just one available
Mikrogeophagus altispinosa 1.5-2” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. cb ‘rainbow ram/Bolivian ram’, gorgeous and peaceful, smaller growing beauties
“ ramirezi 1.5-2” 10.00 beautiful wild ‘blue rams’ from Orinoco basin
Pterophyllum leopoldi lg (3-4” 35.00 wild Rio Negro, Brazil ‘long-nosed angels’ of great size!
“ scalare md (2.5-3” 20.00 wild Rio Negro, Brazil scalare angels
Satanoperca daemon 3-3.5” 20.00 wild Rio Inirida beauties - purplish base color of body w/ rows of pearly spangles
“ jurupari ‘orange lips’ 2.5-3” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Peru ‘orange lipped jurupari’, peaceful, unique & colorful earth eater
Uaru amphiacanthoides 7-8” 160.00 or 2 @ 150.00 ea. wild Rio Tapajos lg adults! Very rare to see adults, not to mention wild stock?!
CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Amatitlania siquia ‘Rio Animas’ 1.25-1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F1 juves of red finned, blue/gold barred CR convict
“ siquia ‘Rio Tempisque’ 1” 5.50 or 6 @ 4.00 ea. F1 juves of blue/orange sided Costa Rica convicts
“ sp. ‘calico/marble convict’ 1” 5.50 or 6 @ 4.00 ea. attractively marked juveniles of ‘marbled cons’
Amphilophus labiatus - captive bred 5-5.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. lg adolescents of captive bred true F1 Lago Nicaraguan ‘red devils’
“ “ “ “ 6-6.5” 30.00 or 2 @ 28.00 ea. large cb young adult Lago Nicaraguan red devil grow-very impressive young adults!
“ “ “ “ 7-8” 40.00 ltd qty of yellow/ylw & white male cb Lago Nicaraguan red devils available
“ citrinellus ‘wild Managua’ 5-6” 75.00 black barred/redhead barred wild caught San Francisco Libre, Managua ‘barred midas’
“ labiatus – wild Zapatera Island, L. Nicaragua 4-4.5” 50.00 red or red & black lg wild juveniles (already turning color); 1st time import of this size
“ “ “ ‘colored’ 5-5.5” @ 75 and 6-6.5” @ 100 blood red or blood red & black wild caught ‘red devils’
“ “ “ ‘barred’ 5-5.5” @ 65 and 6-6.5” @ 85 wild caught ‘barred devils’
“ “ “ ‘barred’ 7-8” 100.00 ltd qty of largest sized wild barred wild adults
“ sagittae 1.25-1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F2 juves from the cream sickle colored jumbo pair I breed from previous Lago Xiloa import
Archocentrus centrarchus 4-4.5” 25.00 cb Lake Nicaragua ‘flier cichlids’; md growing, mild mannered, blue/green with vertical bars
“ centrarchus ‘Siquirres’ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Costa Rica ‘flier cichlids’ collected in Rio Pacuare watershed-rare offer of lg, mature wild adults!
ex ‘Cichlasoma’ salvini ‘Rio Grijalva’ 1.5” 7.50 F1 juveniles of glowingly colorful, highly acclaimed Rio Grijalva bred stock
“ trimaculatum 2-2.5” 12.50 cb juveniles from super impressively colored male
“ “ 3-3.5” 20.00 limited quantity of super chunky, highly colorful cb grow outs
Herichthys carpintis ‘Chairel’ 1.25-1.5” 6.50 or 6 @ 5.50 ea. cb juveniles lg turquoise spotted, very colorful carpintis race
“ “ “ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. next size up on chunky and colorful juveniles
“ “ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 largest sized grow outs on hand; beautifully turquoise spangled
Hypsophrys nematopus 1.25-1.5” 7.50 F1 Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Nica. juveniles of feisty little ‘neets’ from stock I collected in ‘12
“ nematopus ‘Managua’ 3.5-4.5” 35.00 or 2 @ 32.00 ea. wild caught San Francisco Libre; stocky adult ‘neets’ - rarely seen at this size
“ nicaraguensis – captive bred 4-4.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 ea. colorful cb grow outs from Costa Rican ‘macaw cichlids’
Parachromis loisellei 2-2.5” cb juveniles due April 1
“ motaguensis ‘red tiger’ 1.5-2” cb juveniles of ‘Rio Blanco red tigers’ due April 1
Paraneetroplus ‘formerly Paratheraps & Vieja species’
“ argentea 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. chunky juveniles of spectacular show species w/ blk freckles over pearl body
“ briedohri 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. cb juves of brilliantly colored, seldom offered gem; the ultimate pastel palette!
“ “ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. next size up on cb juveniles
“ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. great chunky grow outs showing pink & blue coloration
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 beautiful large adolescents displaying much of their mature colors already
“ “ 6.5-8” pair @ 200, 8” male @ 125 large breeding pair + extra male; extremely showy fish, rarely offered at adult size
“ synspilus 3-3.5” 18.00 cb very colorful ‘red head’ beginning to color up
“ sp. ‘Coatzacoalcos’ 4-4.5” 25.00 cb super blue-blue & red spangled, recently introduced to the hobby, showy species
Petenia splendida 5-6” 25.00 young adult cb ‘red bay snook’-solid red/orange; won’t harass what it can’t swallow
Rocio octofasciata 5-6” 25.00 cb adult ‘Jack Dempsey’ with gorgeous green/blue base color, red abdomen
“ octofasciata ‘gold dempsey’ 7-8” 50.00 cb showy jumbo adult males of fully ‘gold Jack Dempsey’ w/ pink highlights
VARIOUS OLD WORLD CICHLID SPECIES
Hemichromis lifalili 2-2.5” 12.50 cb very red/blue spangled jewel cichlid, stays smaller too
“ sp. ‘turquoise’ 3.5-4” 15.00 colorful ‘turquoise jewel’; red & blue spangles
Paratilapia sp. ‘small spots’ 2-2.5” 12.50 ‘Madagascar marakely’; jet black body covered with gold and turquoise spangles
Paretroplus maculatus 8” 125.00 one awesome large male of critically endangered Madagascar species available
“ menarambo 1.5-2” 25.00 cb juveniles of large growing and showy ‘pin striped damba’ of Madagascar
Pelmatochromis buettikoferi 4-5” 25.00 seldom offered, lg adults of attractive/colorful red & yellow West African treat
Tilapia buttekoferi 2.5-3” 12.50 highly attractive, lg growing & showy sp.; mixes well w/ lg. growing American species in lg. communities
NON CICHLID / ODDBALL SPECIES
Acestrorhynchus falcatus ‘red tail’ 5” 65.00 Para, Brazil ‘red tailed baracuda’; great size w/ highly attractive red fins!
Chalceus macrolepidotus 3.5” 18.00 or 3 @ 15.00 ea. wild Colombian ‘pink tail chalceus’; super showy for upper waters of md communities
Datnioides microlepis 2.5” 28.00 ‘Indo dats’ – chunky sized juveniles now available
“ polota 2-2.5” 20.00 ‘silver datnoid or tiger fish’ from Thailand in chunky medium size
Distichodus sexfasciatus 1.5-2” 30.00 wild ‘six bars’ – gorgeous red/orange and black banded
Laemolyta taeniata 7-8” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. super rarely imported Anostomid with striking thick blue-black horizontal stripe & gold back
Myloplus rubripinnis 3.5-4” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild collected Colombian ‘red hooks’ of chunky md size
Mylesinus paucisquamatus 7” 100.00 rarely imported red finned Brazilian silver dollar
Myleus schomburgkii ‘wide bar’ 3-4” @ 75.00 and 5-6” @ 125.00 ea. very rarely imported wild ‘wide bar/blue hook’ silver dollars in two sizes!
Osteoglossum ferreirai 8-9” 225.00 wild blue/black arowana of great ml size
Piaractus macropomum 10-12” 50.00 wild Brazil ‘tambaqui’ or ‘black pacu’, only one individual available
“ mesopotamicus 6-7” 40.00 or 3 @ 35.00 ea. rare import of ‘ylw belly pacu’, ‘pacu caranha’- looks like giant pacu but grows to only 18”
Poecilia gilli ‘Nicaragua’ 1.5-3” 50.00 for colony of 5 red/orange fin huge growing Nicaraguan molly; F1 male + 4 wild females
“ mexicana ‘Costa Rica’ 2-2.5” 50.00 for colony of 5 F1 lg growing Costa Rica molly w/ orange spotted blue body & fluorescent red/orange edged fins
Potamotrygon castexi ‘Otorongo ray’ 9-10” 350.00 net wild Peru ‘red/gold tortoise shell/Otorongo ray’ – very beautiful young male available
“ cf. motoro ‘Mantilla’ 8-9” 350.00 net wild Peru ray w/ outrageously unique ‘crater/maze’- crazier than ‘king marbled motoro’ patterns
Pygopristis denticulata 4-5” 85.00 wild Rio Capim, Brazil; shoaling piranha species of gorgeous yellow color!
Semaprochilodus laticeps 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. big Orinoco ‘flag tails’! seldom imported at this great size
Serrasalmus gibbus 4-4.5” 175.00 wild Rio Tocantins collected rarity! Seldom correctly identified, colorful red eyed, gold piranha
“ rhombeus 18” 1250.00 net not for the light hearted! Giant, jet black, red eyed, sharp toothed monster of a rhom!
Synaptolaemus latofasciatus md real ones w/ red & black bands due on April 1st (no April fooling around!)
CATFISH SPECIES (INCLUDING FANCY PLECOS)
Ageneiosus marmoratus 9-11” 125.00 attractively patterned Peru ‘hammer head catfish’ – several impressive individuals available!
Aguarunichtys torosus 6-7” 200.00 Peru ‘bolt cat’ – chunky size, clear adult pattern
Amblydoras affinis 4-5” 35.00 lg sized ‘marbled thorny cats’ from Rio Apeu, Brazil. A seldom imported, long time favorite for md sized tank mates
Ancistrus minutus 4-4.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. lg wild Rio Tocantins collected, very attractive white spotted bristlenose pleco with marbled fins
Bagarius yarelli 15” 500.00 net ‘giant devil Thai goonch cat’ individual of rarely imported size and girth - incredible fish!
Baryancistrus beggini 3.5-4” 50.00 L239 ‘blue Panaque’ of great size; unique & attractive pleco w/ midnight blue colored body & fins
“ subviridis 4-5” 50.00 L200 ‘green phantom plecos’ of super size and color
“ sp. L142/LDA033 2” 35.00 Rio Tapajos ‘snow ball plecos’, jet black with lg spot ‘snow ball’ spots
Cephalosilurus apurensis 8-9” 250.00 large Colombian ‘Apure orange jelly cat’; outstanding show cat/wet pet!
Corydoras duplicareus 1.5-2” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 ea. wild São Gabriel, Rio Negro; ornately orange crowned, blk bandit/blk backed rarity!
“ robustus 3-3.5” 50.00 or 3 @ 45.00 ea. wild Rio Pixuna; already huge w/ striking tall dorsal
“ sp. CW051 1.5” 28.00 beautifully marked panda pattern on rarely imported wild Colombian Cory
Chaetostoma cf. milesi 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. L445 ‘black spotted bulldog pleco’- md growing, adorable & very efficient at algae control
Brachyplatystoma platynema 5-6” 200.00 Peru ‘slobbering cats’ (formerly known as Goslina)-super impressive, rarely imported show cats
Farlowella henriquei 7-8” 35.00 Rio Araguaia; remarkable honeycomb pattern w/ iridescent blue. Awesome show ‘whiptail species’
Hassar orestis 3-4” 25.00 Peru ‘black top mouse cats’; peaceful, active, md growing, greenish Doradid cats
Hemiancistrus guahiborum 3-4” 20.00 L106 ‘spotted orange seam pleco’-md growing, hardy and colorful
“ sabaji 4” 35.00 L075 Rio Tapajos; ornately marked ‘decorus pleco’ w/ tall spotted dorsal
“ sp. ‘blue phantom’ 5” 50.00 L128 ‘blue phantom pleco’ - wild collected stock of impressive jumbo size
Hypostomus soniae 3.5-4” 45.00 L137 Rio Tapajos ‘red fin blue eye pleco’
Megalechis thoracatum 2.5” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Peru ‘spotted Hoplo cats’; peaceful, attractive, excellent scavenging cats
Lasiancistrus sp. L033 3-3.5” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. Rio Araguaia; md growing, dark body w/ bold white spots, wide, flat head & body
Leiarius pictus 15” 200.00 lg & knock out attractive ‘painted sailfin cat’-bold pattern, huge dorsal, long banded barbels-crazy looking show cats!
Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias 4-5” 50.00 L240 ‘Venezuelan vampire pleco’-jet black body covered in white polka dots
Lophiosilurus alexandri 5-6” 125.00 or 2 @ 115.00 ea. Rio Sao Francisco pacman cats; such an unusual, incredibly cool cat!
Megalonema platycephalus 5-6” 50.00 Peru, very beautiful md growing Pimelodid cat; iridescent/opalescent body
Panaque bathyphilus 8-9” 125.00 L090 Peru ‘white lyre tailed royal pleco’ – gorgeous, showy, highly impressive!
Peckoltia braueri 4-5” 65.00 L305 Rio Branco; psychedelic maze/scribbling on head, orange fins – very beautiful & rare in trade
“ lineola 3.5” 35.00 L202 attractive wide, wavy black bars over a light colored body, hardy & md growing
Pimelodus albofasciatus 3-4” 15.00 or 3 @ 12.50 ea. four lined/white lined Pim cats; active species that mixes well in md-lg community tanks
Platystomatichthys sturio 8-9” 125.00 or 2 @ 115.00 ea. ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – seldom imported; totally unique w/ impressive curved snouts, stays < 17”
Pseudolithoxus anthrax 2.5-3” 25.00 L235 ‘white spotted flyer pleco’ – highly unusual/unmistakably unique profile w/ lg pectorals
“ “ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. L235 – the largest adults I have ever seen! Magnificent spread of airplane-like, totally spiny pectoral fins!
“ dumus 5-6” 65.00 L244 – very rare import of blk spotted gold, flat bodied, highly spiny and ornate pleco
Pseudopimelodus sp. ‘orange Jau Pedra’ 5-6” 150.00 very rare collection of Rio Tocantins monster bee cats in limited quantity only
Pseudorinelepis sp. L095 10-11” 250.00 real Rio Branco ‘orange cheek/orange fin pinecone plecos’ in impressive lg size
Pterodoras granulosus 5-6” 25.00 or 2 @ 20.00 ea. jumbo growing ‘prehistoric cats’ – awesome show cats; will not eat tank mates
Pterygoplichthy gibbiceps ‘albino’ 2-2.5” 15.00 L083/L165 ‘albino sailfin pleco’ in juvenile size
Sorubimichthys planiceps 3-3.5” 75.00 Peru ‘firewood cat’ juveniles, very rare import of incredibly showy, lg growing cats
Squaliforma emarginata 5-6” 20.00 L011 ‘red fin thresher pleco’-uniquely stretched body covered in blk spots, red edged tail
Synodontis eupterus 5-6” 35.00 super sized, ornate African catfish with huge, feathered dorsal fin-great in md-lg communities
Tatia musaica 1.5” 75.00 or 5 @ 65.00 ea. incredibly rare in trade, unbelievably attractive ‘Ninja woodcats’!
Zungaro zungaro 5” 125.00 formerly known as ‘Paulicea lutkeni’-lg growing, remarkably patterned show type cat from Peru
It's great to know there's interest and I'm happy to share photos of these and others.
Below are a few photos for immediate review.
I am embarrassed to admit I did not know my Canon Rebel xsi could take photos in RAW format.
I'm getting the hang of it now, and took pics of other stock species as well.
I will post additional photos to this thread as I process them.
My stock list is pasted below for immediate reference as well.
and for reference, below is a photo of the monster parental male for spawn of above pictured trimac
Sorry the L600s are now sold out, but I wanted to share photos I took this week of that species.
Even Corina posed for a photo this morning
Yes, we had snow cover the ground for the 2nd night this week. It's April - enough already!!
More fish pics to come..
STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF MARCH 30th
GENUS SPECIES SIZE COST COMMENTS/REMARKS ABOUT SPECIES
SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Acarichthys heckelii ‘albino’ 4-5” 180.00 lg albino adult males! Very sharp in albino form; really showy!
“ heckelii 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Brazilian ‘threadfins’- very impressive/showy acara-like eartheater
Acaronia nassa 4-4.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Peru; big red eyes, lg mouth, reflective brass scales, ornate fins
“ “ 5-5.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 ea. wild adults from Peru; very impressive-will not harass what it can’t swallow
Aequidens metae 2.5-3” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. highly attractive wild Colombian acaras displaying a rainbow of color as adult
Apistogramma macmasteri 1.5-2” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. wild Rio Meta basin collected; displaying attractive yellow & red colors
Andinoacara latifrons 3-4” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild ‘turquoise acara’ from Colombia-highly spangled, md growing colorful acara
“ pulcher 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. cb ‘blue acara’, the long time aquarium favorite of Trinidad origin
Astronotus ocellatus ‘Bahia red tail oscar’ 9-10” 65.00 remarkably unique, F1 young adult cb Bahia oscars with very bold patterns
“ ocellatus ‘longfin red oscar’ 7-7.5” 35.00 cb ‘longfin or veil tail red oscars’ in limited quantity
“ sp. ‘Orinoco oscar’ 3-3.5” 15.00 wild Rio Atabapo collected oscars; distinctly different from oscars collected in Peru or Brazil
Biotodoma cupido ‘Nanay’ 4-4.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. wild Rio Nanay adults in full splendor with very attractive pastel coloration!
Caquetaia kraussi 5-6” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. wild collected, uniquely yellow stock of lg mouthed Colombian predator cichlid
“ spectabilis 4-4.5” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea chunky F1 grow outs of F1 Rio Tapajos ‘specs’ displaying blue spangling
“ “ 5-5.5” 30.00 or 2 @ 27.00 ea. largest grow outs of incredibly beautiful, blue spangled Brazilian gem
“ umbrifera ‘Rio Magdalena’ 2-2.5” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. F1 Rio Magdalena juveniles of giant growing ‘blue freckled umbie’
“ “ “ 3-3.5” 20.00 largest size of F1 Rio Magdalena grow outs on hand
“ umbrifera ‘Rio Coello’ 3-3.5” 35.00 wild Rio Coello collected umbies; distinctly yellow colored body w/ blue spangles
“ “ “ 4-5” 50.00 wild Rio Coello next size up; these are different in appearance from well known ‘Rio Mags’
Cichla pinima 3.5-4” @ 125.00 and 5-5.5” @ 150.00 ea. wild Rio Jaguaripe, Bahia; rare import of lg growing, ylw/org finned, white spotted beauties
“ piquiti ‘Azul’ 3-3.5” 75.00 wild Rio Paranaiba juveniles of attractive ‘Azul peacock bass’
“ temensis 7-7.5” @ 115 ea. and 8-9” @ 135 ea. beautifully spangled wild Rio Atabapo ‘tems’ in two beefy sizes
Cichlasoma amazonarum 4-4.5” 20.00 or 3 @ 17.00 ea. wild Rio Amapari, Brazil young adults; metallic gold & blk scales w/ highly ornate lattice patterned fins
“ cf. paranaense 2.5-3” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Rio Parana, Brazil w/ attractive red throat & blue back
Ex ‘Cichlasoma’ atromaculatum 2-2.5” 35.00 or 4 @ 30.00 ea. wild ‘Rio Atrato’ (Pacific slope of Andes) chunky juves. of colorful and rare import
“ ornatum 1.5-2” 28.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. wild Rio Patia collected (many folks ‘dream cichlid’
juveniles now available!“ ornatum 3”+/- 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Rio Calima collected; chunky large sized juveniles w/ color
“ ornatum 4.5-5” 75.00 wild Rio Calima adolescents displaying vivid colors!
Dicrossus maculatus 2-2.5” 22.50 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. wild Rio Tapajos ‘dwarf checkerboard cichlids’; very attractive red, yellow, blue colors
Geophagus abalios 2” 10.00 wild Rio Atabapo juveniles of large growing, showy earth eater
“ winemilleri 6-7” 100.00 gorgeous wild Rio Atabapo adults of stunning earth eater in ltd. qty
Guianacara stergiosi 2-2.5” 12.50 cb ‘bandit cichlid’; attractive md growing sp. w/ that is like both acara & earth eater!
Heroina isonycterina 3.5-4” 25.00 F1 males of unique red-eyed, barred green, oval bodies md growing, new/rare import
Heros appendiculatus 2-2.5” 12.50 cb ‘Peru turquoise severum’- stunning species as adult
“ severus 3-4” 28.00 or 2 @ 25.00 ea. wild Rio Inirida true ‘mouth brooding severum’, blood red eyes w/ red stripes
“ sp. ‘rotkeil’ md cb ‘red shoulder/rotkeil severums’ due April 1
Hoplarchus psittacus 4-5” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Rio Inirida ‘parrot cichlids’ displaying red breast w/ turquoise body
“ “ 6-6.5” @ 65.00 and 8-9” @ 100.00 large wild Inirida ‘parrot cichlids’ – very impressive size & color!
Hypselecara coryphaenoides 3.5-4” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Orinoco ‘yellow nape chocolates’; due to origin, this species is an uncommon import
“ temporalis 3.5-4” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 ea. wild Peru ‘chocolate cichlids’-already displaying red/purple color w/ red eyes
Laetacara curviceps 1.5” 8.50 cb peaceful and small growing ‘dwarf smiling acara’
Mesonauta guyanae 3.5-4.5” 40.00 or 3 @ 35.00 ea. wild Tartaruga Grande, Brazil collected; very rare import!
“ “ 6” 50.00 wild jumbo male from Suriname – just one available
Mikrogeophagus altispinosa 1.5-2” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. cb ‘rainbow ram/Bolivian ram’, gorgeous and peaceful, smaller growing beauties
“ ramirezi 1.5-2” 10.00 beautiful wild ‘blue rams’ from Orinoco basin
Pterophyllum leopoldi lg (3-4”
35.00 wild Rio Negro, Brazil ‘long-nosed angels’ of great size!“ scalare md (2.5-3”
20.00 wild Rio Negro, Brazil scalare angelsSatanoperca daemon 3-3.5” 20.00 wild Rio Inirida beauties - purplish base color of body w/ rows of pearly spangles
“ jurupari ‘orange lips’ 2.5-3” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Peru ‘orange lipped jurupari’, peaceful, unique & colorful earth eater
Uaru amphiacanthoides 7-8” 160.00 or 2 @ 150.00 ea. wild Rio Tapajos lg adults! Very rare to see adults, not to mention wild stock?!
CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Amatitlania siquia ‘Rio Animas’ 1.25-1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F1 juves of red finned, blue/gold barred CR convict
“ siquia ‘Rio Tempisque’ 1” 5.50 or 6 @ 4.00 ea. F1 juves of blue/orange sided Costa Rica convicts
“ sp. ‘calico/marble convict’ 1” 5.50 or 6 @ 4.00 ea. attractively marked juveniles of ‘marbled cons’
Amphilophus labiatus - captive bred 5-5.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 20.00 ea. lg adolescents of captive bred true F1 Lago Nicaraguan ‘red devils’
“ “ “ “ 6-6.5” 30.00 or 2 @ 28.00 ea. large cb young adult Lago Nicaraguan red devil grow-very impressive young adults!
“ “ “ “ 7-8” 40.00 ltd qty of yellow/ylw & white male cb Lago Nicaraguan red devils available
“ citrinellus ‘wild Managua’ 5-6” 75.00 black barred/redhead barred wild caught San Francisco Libre, Managua ‘barred midas’
“ labiatus – wild Zapatera Island, L. Nicaragua 4-4.5” 50.00 red or red & black lg wild juveniles (already turning color); 1st time import of this size
“ “ “ ‘colored’ 5-5.5” @ 75 and 6-6.5” @ 100 blood red or blood red & black wild caught ‘red devils’
“ “ “ ‘barred’ 5-5.5” @ 65 and 6-6.5” @ 85 wild caught ‘barred devils’
“ “ “ ‘barred’ 7-8” 100.00 ltd qty of largest sized wild barred wild adults
“ sagittae 1.25-1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F2 juves from the cream sickle colored jumbo pair I breed from previous Lago Xiloa import
Archocentrus centrarchus 4-4.5” 25.00 cb Lake Nicaragua ‘flier cichlids’; md growing, mild mannered, blue/green with vertical bars
“ centrarchus ‘Siquirres’ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. wild Costa Rica ‘flier cichlids’ collected in Rio Pacuare watershed-rare offer of lg, mature wild adults!
ex ‘Cichlasoma’ salvini ‘Rio Grijalva’ 1.5” 7.50 F1 juveniles of glowingly colorful, highly acclaimed Rio Grijalva bred stock
“ trimaculatum 2-2.5” 12.50 cb juveniles from super impressively colored male
“ “ 3-3.5” 20.00 limited quantity of super chunky, highly colorful cb grow outs
Herichthys carpintis ‘Chairel’ 1.25-1.5” 6.50 or 6 @ 5.50 ea. cb juveniles lg turquoise spotted, very colorful carpintis race
“ “ “ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. next size up on chunky and colorful juveniles
“ “ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 largest sized grow outs on hand; beautifully turquoise spangled
Hypsophrys nematopus 1.25-1.5” 7.50 F1 Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Nica. juveniles of feisty little ‘neets’ from stock I collected in ‘12
“ nematopus ‘Managua’ 3.5-4.5” 35.00 or 2 @ 32.00 ea. wild caught San Francisco Libre; stocky adult ‘neets’ - rarely seen at this size
“ nicaraguensis – captive bred 4-4.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 ea. colorful cb grow outs from Costa Rican ‘macaw cichlids’
Parachromis loisellei 2-2.5” cb juveniles due April 1
“ motaguensis ‘red tiger’ 1.5-2” cb juveniles of ‘Rio Blanco red tigers’ due April 1
Paraneetroplus ‘formerly Paratheraps & Vieja species’
“ argentea 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. chunky juveniles of spectacular show species w/ blk freckles over pearl body
“ briedohri 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. cb juves of brilliantly colored, seldom offered gem; the ultimate pastel palette!
“ “ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. next size up on cb juveniles
“ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. great chunky grow outs showing pink & blue coloration
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 beautiful large adolescents displaying much of their mature colors already
“ “ 6.5-8” pair @ 200, 8” male @ 125 large breeding pair + extra male; extremely showy fish, rarely offered at adult size
“ synspilus 3-3.5” 18.00 cb very colorful ‘red head’ beginning to color up
“ sp. ‘Coatzacoalcos’ 4-4.5” 25.00 cb super blue-blue & red spangled, recently introduced to the hobby, showy species
Petenia splendida 5-6” 25.00 young adult cb ‘red bay snook’-solid red/orange; won’t harass what it can’t swallow
Rocio octofasciata 5-6” 25.00 cb adult ‘Jack Dempsey’ with gorgeous green/blue base color, red abdomen
“ octofasciata ‘gold dempsey’ 7-8” 50.00 cb showy jumbo adult males of fully ‘gold Jack Dempsey’ w/ pink highlights
VARIOUS OLD WORLD CICHLID SPECIES
Hemichromis lifalili 2-2.5” 12.50 cb very red/blue spangled jewel cichlid, stays smaller too
“ sp. ‘turquoise’ 3.5-4” 15.00 colorful ‘turquoise jewel’; red & blue spangles
Paratilapia sp. ‘small spots’ 2-2.5” 12.50 ‘Madagascar marakely’; jet black body covered with gold and turquoise spangles
Paretroplus maculatus 8” 125.00 one awesome large male of critically endangered Madagascar species available
“ menarambo 1.5-2” 25.00 cb juveniles of large growing and showy ‘pin striped damba’ of Madagascar
Pelmatochromis buettikoferi 4-5” 25.00 seldom offered, lg adults of attractive/colorful red & yellow West African treat
Tilapia buttekoferi 2.5-3” 12.50 highly attractive, lg growing & showy sp.; mixes well w/ lg. growing American species in lg. communities
NON CICHLID / ODDBALL SPECIES
Acestrorhynchus falcatus ‘red tail’ 5” 65.00 Para, Brazil ‘red tailed baracuda’; great size w/ highly attractive red fins!
Chalceus macrolepidotus 3.5” 18.00 or 3 @ 15.00 ea. wild Colombian ‘pink tail chalceus’; super showy for upper waters of md communities
Datnioides microlepis 2.5” 28.00 ‘Indo dats’ – chunky sized juveniles now available
“ polota 2-2.5” 20.00 ‘silver datnoid or tiger fish’ from Thailand in chunky medium size
Distichodus sexfasciatus 1.5-2” 30.00 wild ‘six bars’ – gorgeous red/orange and black banded
Laemolyta taeniata 7-8” 55.00 or 2 @ 50.00 ea. super rarely imported Anostomid with striking thick blue-black horizontal stripe & gold back
Myloplus rubripinnis 3.5-4” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild collected Colombian ‘red hooks’ of chunky md size
Mylesinus paucisquamatus 7” 100.00 rarely imported red finned Brazilian silver dollar
Myleus schomburgkii ‘wide bar’ 3-4” @ 75.00 and 5-6” @ 125.00 ea. very rarely imported wild ‘wide bar/blue hook’ silver dollars in two sizes!
Osteoglossum ferreirai 8-9” 225.00 wild blue/black arowana of great ml size
Piaractus macropomum 10-12” 50.00 wild Brazil ‘tambaqui’ or ‘black pacu’, only one individual available
“ mesopotamicus 6-7” 40.00 or 3 @ 35.00 ea. rare import of ‘ylw belly pacu’, ‘pacu caranha’- looks like giant pacu but grows to only 18”
Poecilia gilli ‘Nicaragua’ 1.5-3” 50.00 for colony of 5 red/orange fin huge growing Nicaraguan molly; F1 male + 4 wild females
“ mexicana ‘Costa Rica’ 2-2.5” 50.00 for colony of 5 F1 lg growing Costa Rica molly w/ orange spotted blue body & fluorescent red/orange edged fins
Potamotrygon castexi ‘Otorongo ray’ 9-10” 350.00 net wild Peru ‘red/gold tortoise shell/Otorongo ray’ – very beautiful young male available
“ cf. motoro ‘Mantilla’ 8-9” 350.00 net wild Peru ray w/ outrageously unique ‘crater/maze’- crazier than ‘king marbled motoro’ patterns
Pygopristis denticulata 4-5” 85.00 wild Rio Capim, Brazil; shoaling piranha species of gorgeous yellow color!
Semaprochilodus laticeps 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. big Orinoco ‘flag tails’! seldom imported at this great size
Serrasalmus gibbus 4-4.5” 175.00 wild Rio Tocantins collected rarity! Seldom correctly identified, colorful red eyed, gold piranha
“ rhombeus 18” 1250.00 net not for the light hearted! Giant, jet black, red eyed, sharp toothed monster of a rhom!
Synaptolaemus latofasciatus md real ones w/ red & black bands due on April 1st (no April fooling around!)
CATFISH SPECIES (INCLUDING FANCY PLECOS)
Ageneiosus marmoratus 9-11” 125.00 attractively patterned Peru ‘hammer head catfish’ – several impressive individuals available!
Aguarunichtys torosus 6-7” 200.00 Peru ‘bolt cat’ – chunky size, clear adult pattern
Amblydoras affinis 4-5” 35.00 lg sized ‘marbled thorny cats’ from Rio Apeu, Brazil. A seldom imported, long time favorite for md sized tank mates
Ancistrus minutus 4-4.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. lg wild Rio Tocantins collected, very attractive white spotted bristlenose pleco with marbled fins
Bagarius yarelli 15” 500.00 net ‘giant devil Thai goonch cat’ individual of rarely imported size and girth - incredible fish!
Baryancistrus beggini 3.5-4” 50.00 L239 ‘blue Panaque’ of great size; unique & attractive pleco w/ midnight blue colored body & fins
“ subviridis 4-5” 50.00 L200 ‘green phantom plecos’ of super size and color
“ sp. L142/LDA033 2” 35.00 Rio Tapajos ‘snow ball plecos’, jet black with lg spot ‘snow ball’ spots
Cephalosilurus apurensis 8-9” 250.00 large Colombian ‘Apure orange jelly cat’; outstanding show cat/wet pet!
Corydoras duplicareus 1.5-2” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 ea. wild São Gabriel, Rio Negro; ornately orange crowned, blk bandit/blk backed rarity!
“ robustus 3-3.5” 50.00 or 3 @ 45.00 ea. wild Rio Pixuna; already huge w/ striking tall dorsal
“ sp. CW051 1.5” 28.00 beautifully marked panda pattern on rarely imported wild Colombian Cory
Chaetostoma cf. milesi 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. L445 ‘black spotted bulldog pleco’- md growing, adorable & very efficient at algae control
Brachyplatystoma platynema 5-6” 200.00 Peru ‘slobbering cats’ (formerly known as Goslina)-super impressive, rarely imported show cats
Farlowella henriquei 7-8” 35.00 Rio Araguaia; remarkable honeycomb pattern w/ iridescent blue. Awesome show ‘whiptail species’
Hassar orestis 3-4” 25.00 Peru ‘black top mouse cats’; peaceful, active, md growing, greenish Doradid cats
Hemiancistrus guahiborum 3-4” 20.00 L106 ‘spotted orange seam pleco’-md growing, hardy and colorful
“ sabaji 4” 35.00 L075 Rio Tapajos; ornately marked ‘decorus pleco’ w/ tall spotted dorsal
“ sp. ‘blue phantom’ 5” 50.00 L128 ‘blue phantom pleco’ - wild collected stock of impressive jumbo size
Hypostomus soniae 3.5-4” 45.00 L137 Rio Tapajos ‘red fin blue eye pleco’
Megalechis thoracatum 2.5” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. wild Peru ‘spotted Hoplo cats’; peaceful, attractive, excellent scavenging cats
Lasiancistrus sp. L033 3-3.5” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. Rio Araguaia; md growing, dark body w/ bold white spots, wide, flat head & body
Leiarius pictus 15” 200.00 lg & knock out attractive ‘painted sailfin cat’-bold pattern, huge dorsal, long banded barbels-crazy looking show cats!
Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias 4-5” 50.00 L240 ‘Venezuelan vampire pleco’-jet black body covered in white polka dots
Lophiosilurus alexandri 5-6” 125.00 or 2 @ 115.00 ea. Rio Sao Francisco pacman cats; such an unusual, incredibly cool cat!
Megalonema platycephalus 5-6” 50.00 Peru, very beautiful md growing Pimelodid cat; iridescent/opalescent body
Panaque bathyphilus 8-9” 125.00 L090 Peru ‘white lyre tailed royal pleco’ – gorgeous, showy, highly impressive!
Peckoltia braueri 4-5” 65.00 L305 Rio Branco; psychedelic maze/scribbling on head, orange fins – very beautiful & rare in trade
“ lineola 3.5” 35.00 L202 attractive wide, wavy black bars over a light colored body, hardy & md growing
Pimelodus albofasciatus 3-4” 15.00 or 3 @ 12.50 ea. four lined/white lined Pim cats; active species that mixes well in md-lg community tanks
Platystomatichthys sturio 8-9” 125.00 or 2 @ 115.00 ea. ‘sturgeon shovel-nosed cats’ – seldom imported; totally unique w/ impressive curved snouts, stays < 17”
Pseudolithoxus anthrax 2.5-3” 25.00 L235 ‘white spotted flyer pleco’ – highly unusual/unmistakably unique profile w/ lg pectorals
“ “ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. L235 – the largest adults I have ever seen! Magnificent spread of airplane-like, totally spiny pectoral fins!
“ dumus 5-6” 65.00 L244 – very rare import of blk spotted gold, flat bodied, highly spiny and ornate pleco
Pseudopimelodus sp. ‘orange Jau Pedra’ 5-6” 150.00 very rare collection of Rio Tocantins monster bee cats in limited quantity only
Pseudorinelepis sp. L095 10-11” 250.00 real Rio Branco ‘orange cheek/orange fin pinecone plecos’ in impressive lg size
Pterodoras granulosus 5-6” 25.00 or 2 @ 20.00 ea. jumbo growing ‘prehistoric cats’ – awesome show cats; will not eat tank mates
Pterygoplichthy gibbiceps ‘albino’ 2-2.5” 15.00 L083/L165 ‘albino sailfin pleco’ in juvenile size
Sorubimichthys planiceps 3-3.5” 75.00 Peru ‘firewood cat’ juveniles, very rare import of incredibly showy, lg growing cats
Squaliforma emarginata 5-6” 20.00 L011 ‘red fin thresher pleco’-uniquely stretched body covered in blk spots, red edged tail
Synodontis eupterus 5-6” 35.00 super sized, ornate African catfish with huge, feathered dorsal fin-great in md-lg communities
Tatia musaica 1.5” 75.00 or 5 @ 65.00 ea. incredibly rare in trade, unbelievably attractive ‘Ninja woodcats’!
Zungaro zungaro 5” 125.00 formerly known as ‘Paulicea lutkeni’-lg growing, remarkably patterned show type cat from Peru
