lukeS

Archocentrus centrarchus

Shipments of wild caught specimens have started again.

If only I'd thought of that first.....

Oreochromis niloticus (see the tilapia spot); Not originally from Columbia but undoubtedly flourishing there as everywhere else.

It's an Electric Pink. :shifty:

Gorilla stands at Costco are cheaper than Home Depot. 48*18*72 around 60-65$.

If you are using a Mac, Imagewell is great.

A. rhystima

Nothing has been done with the Honduran Red Points yet. This paper does not deal with them.

The fact of the matter is that Sloughshark bought one half of the pair that came in; the male is still sitting in the tank. About two months ago we had 60 Betta pugnax; this is where these two originated. These fish are not juveniles, they are nearly full size. You can clearly compare the betta that Sloughshark bought with the pictures Black Mumba posted in the other thread to determine the gender of the fish. My only goal in posting was to let you know that the other half of the pair is still hanging out with some Pelvicachromis taeniatus.

And even though I work at Big Als, you can still believe me and trust that I might know something.

They were agressive to other fish, not to each other.

Well I appreciate the vote of confidence, but the pair came in together from a customer who found them to be too agressive. They are clearly different sexes but then what would I know. - Luke

"Unfortunately," you only got half the pair as the male is still in the same tank when I checked today. All the best, Luke.

Hongi

Cool pics, fish look very healthy. No helianthus though; just nice daffodils (N. pulcher). -Luke

What are you feeding those fish? Wardleys? Hikari? Just kidding. Great looking fish.

-Luke

Very nice Gina! :smokey:

Good guesses, but these little guys are deceiving because they look different from their adult coloration. They are seven Neolamprologus nigriventris living with a bunch of small yellow calvus. They are only about an inch long, but one has just started to colour up. I will try to get a picture posted soon. Peace out, Luke

Not the greatest pics, but I just had to post these little guys. I have been waiting a long, long time to get one of my dream cichlids. See if you can guess what they are.

And another fish that I have been growing out for a while.

Copadichromis virginalis "fireline"

Thanks for looking,

Luke

If you can get a copy of Jos Snoeks book "The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa," it has a great diagnostic section on the Rhamphochromis species. If you are ever in Edmonton, look me up and you can have a look at my copy. Also "Offshore Cichlids of Lake Malawi" by George Turner has a good deal of info. Best of luck, Luke.

Ah, but not all tefe greens have the red spotting.

Aye, but not all discus sold as tefes are tefes. All discus from the Tefe region should have lightly colored flanks with red spots on the side as well as on the anal fin. The discus that look the same without the red spots are not from the same region, but are located farther east. -Luke

The name is new, but the discus itself has been present in the hobby for a long time now. This fish is otherwise known as the "Tefe green" which can be found fairly readily. I know Below Water just had some, though with wild caught fish, you may be dealing with wild prices. However, as Toirtis stated above, the nicest specimens usually end up going to Japan where aquarists are paying the big bucks. - Luke

Kudos to you for breeding an endangered species. All the best. -Luke

Yes, the male is quite aggressive towards the females. I don't really do anything special for them, except that they are in a 150 gallon tank with a number of other cichlids(Champsochromis caeruleus and Albino Taiwan Reef cichlids). I find that the females uninterested in breeding take quite a thrashing even in that tank.

Sorry, I meant to say Laif. Don't know why I wrote Stuart. :well:

-Luke