Just about a dozen new pics to share of current stock. These may update former pics I took of same fish - mostly upon arrival of each species.
Bagarius yarelli of 5-6" @ 125 each. These cats are 100% sinking pellet trained!
wild Rio Atabapo temensis of 7-8" @ 150 ea and 10-11" @ 175 ea.
All these bass are completely trained to eat freeze dried krill like crazy!
wild of 7-8" @ 250 ea from Ipatinga, Brazil
These all eat freeze dried krill as well!
wild from Salvador, Brazil of 4-4.5" @ 135 ea or 3 lot for 125 ea
These already chow down on freeze dried krill and now pellets-as you can see in second photo!
wild umbies from Rio Magdalena, Colombia of 3-3.5" @ 40 ea and 4-4.5" @ 60 each
wild acaras from Bujaru, Brazil of 2-2.5" @ 10 ea and 3-3.5" @ 15 ea
wild angels from Barcelos-Manaus, Brazil of large (3"x3"+) body @ 35 ea
tank bred juvenile Uaru of 1.25-1.5" @ 15 ea or 6 lot @ 12.50 ea
blue phantom plecos of 4-5" @ 50 ea or 2 lot @ 45 ea
green phantom plecos of 5-6" @ 50 ea or 2 lot @ 45 ea
How remarkable is that?!
titanic plecos L273 of 2-3" @ 150 ea
And just for completeness, below is current stock list for review.
STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4TH
GENUS & SPECIES SIZE COST PER FISH COMMENTS/REMARKS ABOUT SPECIES
(total length in inches) (in US $) (wild cichlids include the word ‘wild’ in description;
otherwise they are ‘cb’ or captive bred)
SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Acarichthys heckelii 3-3.75” 28.00 wild Santarem, Brazil ‘thread fins’- beautiful and showy acara-like earth eater
“ “ 4-5” 36.00 next size up on wild Santarem sub-adults already displaying streamers on fins w/ color
Aequidens metae 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F1 cb juveniles now available
“ “ 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. F1 grow outs already displaying characteristic red and yellow color
“ tetramerus ‘Brazil’ 2-2.5” 10.00 wild ‘saddle acaras’ from Bujaru, Brazil
“ “ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 next size up on wild Bujuru adolescents – red/brown and yellow w/ bold, dark saddle & spangled fins
“ tetramerus ‘Colombia’ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. F1 Colombian acaras; brilliant gold/green as adult w/ ornate fins
“ tetramerus ‘Peru’ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. wild Peru acara; matures into iridescent green adult w/ red throat
Andinoacara aequinoctialis 3-4” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. ‘gold suam’ or ‘Ecuador green terror’-great chunky size, red trimmed fins, and brilliant color!
Astronotus ocellatus ‘gold oscar’ 7-8” 65.00 brilliant colored ‘solid gold’ body; very ltd qty at this size
“ “ “ “ 10” 75.00 gorgeous adults of super size and bright color! Non-hormone/no dyes; real bright ‘gold oscars’
“ “ “ “ 11-12” 250.00 pr one jumbo breeding pair of gold oscars-a very rare offer!
“ ocellatus ‘Marajo’ 7-8” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. lg wild oscars from Marajo Island, Brazil-bright red spots w/ blk bars!
“ cf. ocellatus ‘Bahia red tail oscar’ 5-6” 28.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. remarkably unique, F1 red-tailed wild-form Bahia, Brazil oscars
Bujurquina sp. ‘Para, Brazil’4-4.5” 35.00 extremely rare import of wild acara from Para state, Brazil-only one male available
Caquetaia kraussi 4-4.5” 28.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. F1 large grow outs of green and orange, lg mouthed predator; prs available
“ myersi 2-2.5” 25.00 wild Colombian-bright yellow piscivore with red eyes and large mouth
“ spectabilis 1.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. F1 Rio Tapajos juveniles of incredibly beautiful, blue spangled Brazilian gem
“ “ 2-2.5” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. chunky grow outs of F1 Rio Tapajos ‘specs’
“ umbrifera 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F1 ‘Rio Magdalena blue umbies’-spectacular as adults!
“ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 next size up chunky juveniles of F1 ‘Rio Mag’ juveniles available
“ umbrifera 3-3.5” 40.00 wild ‘Rio Magdalena’ blue freckled monsters!
“ “ 4-4.5” 60.00 very limited qty of next size up wild umbies displaying more color
“ umbrifera ‘blue guerillas’ 1.25-1.5” 12.50 juveniles of darker colored western Colombian variant
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis 3-4” 65.00 or 2 @ 60.00 ea. prime ex. of remarkable cichlid evolution;basket-mouthed filter feeding sp.-eating sm pellets & fr. bloodworms
Cichla kelberi 7-8” 250.00 wild sub-adults from Ipatinga, Brazil in very ltd qty; arguably the most beautiful peacock bass
“ cf. ocellaris ‘Brokopondo’ 2-2.5” 95.00 F1juveniles of phenomenal Suriname ‘Broko Bass’!
“ “ 3.5” 125.00 great sized chunky F1 grow ‘Broko Bass’ displaying characteristic bold pattern with color
“ pinima 4-4.5” 135 or 3 @ 125 ea. wild collected from Salvador, Brazil – amazingly colored and large growing as adult
“ temensis 7-8” 150.00 large wild Rio Atabapo tems with bold spangling/brilliant color!
“ “ 10-11” 175.00 limited qty of largest size wild Atabapo tems received-very impressive!
Cichlasoma dimerus 2-2.5” 15.00 wild Rio Pixain, Mato Grosso, Brazil collected colorful ‘port-type’ cichlids with ornate fins
“ “ 3-3.5” 20.00 next size up of wild Pantanal sub-adults with attractive color and fins
‘Cichlasoma’ atromaculatum 8-10” 175.00 gorgeous wild Rio Atrato males-super size, top condition w/ impressive brilliant ylw long fins
“ “ 8-10” 350.00 pr limited quantity of wild adult pairs to offer-females with red/orange sides
“ festae 1-1.25” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. real ‘Ecuador red terror’ – juveniles now available
“ ornatum 5-6” 150.00 absolutely beautifully colored wild ornatum of super size and glowing colors!
Cleithracara maronii 1.5-2” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. cb ‘keyhole cichlids’-a peaceful, perennial favorite for sm. community tank
Crenicichla anthurus 4.5-5.5” 45.00 or 2 @ 40.00 ea. highly spangled & very colorful wild Peruvian pikes
“ lenticulata 6-7” 80.00 boldly spotted, already colorful wild Rio Atabapo pikes of great size and condition
“ regani 2-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. stunning lg cb Tapajos regani pikes – eating flakes daily!
“ reticulata 5-6” 60.00 pr wild Peru pike w/ bold diagonal bands, deep yellow/orange body, ornate dorsal on female
“ sveni 3-4” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. wild Colombian marbled gold pikes; md growing and breedable in tanks
“ sp. ‘Tapajos ‘red’ 7-8” 160.00 or 2 @ 150.00 ea wild solid deep red/orange ‘Tapajos l’ pikes-very long time no see! Pellet trained
Geophagus abalios 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Colombian earth eaters-lg growing, very colorful; impressive show species
Heroina isonycterina 1.5” 10.00 F1 juveniles of unique and spectacular, md growing, new/rare import now available
“ “ 2-2.5” 15.00 next size up on F1 chunky juvenile grow outs
Heros severus 1.5-2” 12.50 F1 Orinoco ‘red spotted mouth brooding severums’
“ “ 3.5-4.5” 25.00 or 4 @ 22.00 ea. wild caught adolescents of Orinoco ‘red spotted mouth brooding severums’
“ “ 5.5-7” 40.00 or 4 @ 35.00 ea. jumbo wild adults – very impressive Orinoco ‘red spotted mouth brooding severums’
Hoplarchus psittacus 7-7.5” 75.00 wild adults of very showy, large growing, blue/green ‘Colombian parrot cichlids’
Hypselecara coryphaenoides 3-3.5” 35.00 wild lg juveniles of rarely collected and distinctly unique ‘Orinoco chocolate cichlid’
Krobia xinguensis 1-1.25” 7.50 juveniles of highly attractive ‘orange Xingu acara’-mild mannered, grows to only 5”
Mesonauta acora 2.5-3” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. wild Bujaru, Brazil ‘festivums’ or ‘flag cichlids’-boldly marked; stunning in group
Microgeophagus altispinosa 2-2.5” 12.50 or 6 @ 10.00 ea. colorful red and yellow ‘Bolivian rams’-peaceful, hardy, remains small
Pterophyllum scalare ‘Barcelos’ lg (3x3”+ body) 35.00 lg wild angels collected at Barcelos- Manaus, Brazil; green iridescence over back-very well conditioned
Satanoperca daemon 3”+/- 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Orinoco daemon! Highly impressive earth eater; develops long, flowing extensions on fins
“ jurupari 2.5-3” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. wild Orinoco earth eater known for profusely spangled muzzle-seldom offered, very beautiful
“ “ 3.5-4” 12.50 next size up on wild Orinoco gems displaying greater extent of characteristic adult spangling
“ lilith 2-3” 35.00 wild from Santarem, Brazil – large growing, rarely imported and very impressive earth eater
“ “ 5” 65.00 ltd lg wild Santarem collected beauties; must-have for earth eater collectors/fans
Tahuantinsuyoa macanzatza 2-2.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild ‘Inca stone fish’-highly attractive, rarely offered colorful Peru acara
“ “ 3-3.5” 25.00 wild young adults displaying characteristic red, blue, yellow, and black markings
Uaru amphiacanthoides 1.25-1.5” 15.00 or 6 @ 12.50 ea. juvenile Uaru at last! White spotted as juves; matures to impressive and showy species as adult
CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Amatitlania sp. ‘calico convict’ 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. attractively marked ‘marbled’ or ‘calico convicts’
“ cf. siquia ‘Honduran redpoint’ 2.5-3” 15.00 highly colorful Rio Danli ‘Honduran convicts’- beautiful blue body w/ red fins
“ cf. siquia ‘Honduran redpoint-leucistic’ 1-1.25” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. leucistic or ‘platinum’ variation of Hond. RP: high shine pearl-colored body-very beautiful little cichlid!
Amphilophus citrinellus 3-3.5” 15.00 tank bred of bright red/orange, stocky TUIC Nicaraguan stock
“ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 adolescent grow outs of home grown Nicaraguan midas cichlids
“ “ 5-5.5” 28.00 super sized grow outs of TUIC imported Nicaraguan ‘midas cichlid’ stock
“ labiatus 2-2.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. true ‘red devils’ of tank bred Lake Nicaragua stock
“ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea. chunky grow outs of tank bred Nicaraguan ‘red devil’
“ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. adolescent captive bred Nicaraguan ‘red devils’; coloring up nicely
“ “ 5-5.5” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. lg adolescents available of captive bred true Nicaraguan ‘red devils’
“ lyonsi 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. juves from my giant lyonsi pair! less aggressive & showy species
“ “ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. next size up on chunky juveniles beginning to display characteristic red color
“ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 colorful grow outs I have from beautifully colored, huge pair
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 ltd qty of adolescent, very colorful larger individual males
“ sagittae – colored 3-3.5” 15.00 F2 juves of exclusive TUIC import! open water predatory Lago Xiloa endemic
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. chunky grow outs all turned color now-bred from F1 white/orange pair
“ “ “ 5-5.5” 28.00 super sized, brightly colored adolescent grow outs of exclusive TUIC import
Astatheros robersoni 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. beautifully blue colored cb Yucatan gems
“ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 next size up on colorful grow outs
‘Cichlasoma’ istlanum ‘red’ 8-9” 150.00 jumbo sized males with fin streamers and incredible glowing colors
Cryptoheros myrnae 1.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. highly sought after, very colorful, md growing, cb ‘endangered in wild’ species
“ spilurus 1.5-2” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. beautiful sky blue body on seldom offered ‘jade eye cichlids’
Herichthys carpintis ‘Vontehillo’ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. lg turquoise pearls on colorful population known as ‘Vontehillo’
“ cyanoguttatus 1.25-1.5” 7.50 F2 Santa Tecla juveniles of true ‘Texas cichlids’-covered in tiny silver spangling w/ purple eyes
“ tamosopoensis 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. F1 Rio Tamosopo – attractive green body with gold spangles
Hypsophrys (formerly Neetroplus) nematopus 1.25-1.5” 7.50 F1 juveniles of stock I collected in Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Nicaragua
“ nicaraguensis 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. colorful Costa Rican race of cb grow outs
Parachromis managuensis 8-10” 80.00 wild Rio Panama, Nicaragua; boldly marked jaguar cichlids w/ visible teeth! Prs avail
Paraneetroplus ‘formerly Paratheraps & Vieja species’
“ argentea 1.5-2” 12.50 or 6 @ 10.00 ea. juveniles of very impressive and showy pearl colored species covered in black spangling
“ breidohri 1.5-2” 12.50 ‘Presa de Augustora’ very impressive, highly desirable juves of showy species
“ maculicauda 2.5” 12.50 or 6 @ 10.00 ea. ‘black belt cichlids’ already beginning to display red tails and throat
“ synspilus 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. brilliantly colored, very showy race red heads in chunky md size
Petenia splendida 3-3.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. ‘red bay snook’- menacing appearance, yet mild mannered temperament
“ “ 7-8” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. ‘red bay snook’- young adults of solid bright orange/red color
Rocio octofasciatus 1.5-2” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. juves. of brilliant blue-spangled body/red belly Chiapas ‘jack dempsey’
“ ‘electric blue dempsey’ 1.5” 25.00 or 4 @ 22.00 juvenile ‘electric blue dempsey’ – mild mannered and highly colorful addition to md community
VARIOUS OLD WORLD CICHLID SPECIES
Boulengerochromis microlepis 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. juves of arguably the world’s largest growing cichlid
Cyphotilapia frontosa 3.5-4” 45.00 or 3 @ 40.00 ea. growing and highly impressive ‘Burundi fronts’-the epitome of a cichlid exhibiting stature and poise
Hemichromis elongatus 4-4.5” 20.00 or 2 @ 17.50 ea large and colorful grow outs of feisty ‘5 spot jewels’
Paratilapia sp. ‘small spot polleni’ 2-2.5” 15.00 or 6 @ 12.50 Madagascar beauties-brilliant contrast of blue & gold spangles over jet black body
Paretroplus menarambo 1.5” 25.00 juveniles of very rarely offered Madagascar ‘pinstripe damba’
Pelmatochromis buttekoferi 2-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. seldom offered, cb very attractive/colorful red & yellow West African treat
Placidochromis phenochilus 4-4.5” 50.00 or 3 @ 45.00 ea. young adults of stunning electric blue Malawi ‘Hap’ that develops large gold blotches when fully mature
Ptychochromis sp. ‘Tarantsy’ 3-4.5” 50.00 pr or 65.00 trio adults of ornate finned, ‘oligocanthus-like’ undescribed Madagascar rarity
Steatocranus casuarius 1.5-2” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. cb juves of impressively hump-headed ‘buffalo heads’
Tilapia mariae 2-2.5” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. F1 juves of gorgeous W. African w/ pink belly/sides + ylw & blk bars
“ “ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. F1 grow outs available displaying bold ylw/blk bands
“ “ 4-4.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. F1 young adults of mature coloration
“ “ 5-6” 25.00 F1 large adults of very impressive size and color!
NON CICHLID ODDBALL SPECIES
Atractosteus spatula 12” 100.00 cb ‘alligator gar’- boldly patterned, super impressive pellet eater; apt to become monster-sized prehistoric show specimen
Chromobotia macracanthhus 2.5-3” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 colorful and playful clown loaches; soon-to-become-one-of-your-favorite fish! Pleasure to keep in almost any community
Datnioides microlepis 2-2.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 juvenile ‘Indo dats’ – become very ‘personable wet pets’ of great visual impact w/ striking contrast of gold & black vertical bars
Distichodus sexfasciatus 4-4.5” 50.00 very ornate, orange/black barred lg growing species
Eleotris picta 10-12” 125.00 very large and beefy, extremely impressive marbled/bicolor (chameleon) gobies from Colombia!
Hypsibarbus wetmorei 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. seldom offered ‘lemon barb’; a 10” growing gold finned barb
Limia tridens 1-1.5” 5 lot @ 40.00 lot wild Dominican Republic collected livebearers
Myleus ‘black berry’ 3-3.5” 100.00 beautifully colored, very fat and healthy, large blotched ‘black berry’ sport of new silver dollar with red hook
Metynnis argenteus 2-2.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. wild Colombia silver dollars-highly polished, unblemished silver sided with red anal fin-very sharp in school
Myloplus rubripinnis 3-3.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. Orinoco ‘red hook silver dollars’ already displaying impressive maroon hooked anal fin
Ospronemus goramy ‘albino’ 3-3.5” 25.00 very attractive albino form of giant growing goramy
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum 7-8” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. wild Colombian silver arowanas; very sharp at chunky/grow out size
Piaractus brachypomus ‘albino’ 12” 150.00 1st US imported, largest size offered of ‘albino pacu’
Potamotrygon motoro ‘Orinoco marbles’ 8-10” 350.00 select top grade wild Orinoco motoros – male, female; pair available
Poecilia gilli 1.5-2” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. wild juveniles of lg growing, red-finned, orange spotted Nicaraguan molly
Roeboides guatemalensis 3-4” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. uniquely shaped Nicaraguan ‘hump backed predatory characin’-grows to about 7”
Semaprochilodus laticeps 3-4” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. colorful Orinoco basin flagtails of great size with boldly striped tails and red fins
Spinibarbus denticulatus 10-12” 150.00 pr one jumbo M/F pair of rarely imported ‘Phoenix barbs’-colorful red cheeks and fins
Tinca tinca 4-5” 50.00 very rarely seen-extremely attractive bright red/orange morph of native European cyprinid; can over-winter in cold
CATFISH SPECIES (INCLUDING FANCY PLECOS)
Bagarius yarelli 5-6” 125.00 real ‘Thai goonch cats’! Giant growing, rarely offered and highly sought after predatory catfish!
Baryancistrus beggini 2.5-3” 40.00 or 3 @ 35.00 ea. L239 ‘blue Panaque’ plecos – midnight blue body with royal blue fins
“ sp. L142/LDA33 3-4” 50.00 or 3 @ 45.00 ea. L142/LDA33 ‘snoball plecos’-jet blk w/ sharply contrasting lg white spots over body and fins
Batroglanis raninus 7-8” 100.00 or 2 @ 90.00 ea. md growing (to 8”
‘bumblebee jelly cats’-attractive & seldom imported
Centrodoras brachiatus 7-8” 115.00 or 2 @ 100.00 ea. rarely imported; sm qty avail of very distinctive ‘prehistoric show cat’
Glyptopericthys gibbiceps ‘albino’ 7-8” 50.00 super impressive red eyed/bright white albino sailfin plecos
Hemiancistrus subviridis ‘green phantom’ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. L200 ‘green phantom pleco’ – very impressive/jumbo size w/ ylw spots and fins
“ sp. ‘blue phantom’ 4-5” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. L128 ‘blue phantom pleco’ – deep blue colored w/ bold white spots
Hypancistrus sp. ‘king tiger’ 3.5-4” 75.00 L066 adult ‘king tiger plecos’ of super size-awesome breeders!
Hypostomus margaritifer 7-8” 150.00 fully grown adults of tall finned, attractive Brazilian ‘gold spotted Hypostomus’
“ soniae 3-3.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 32.00 ea. L137 ‘blue eyed red fin pleco’-attractive color contrasts, easy to keep pleco
Leporacanthicus heterodon 5-6” 75.00 seldom seen Rio Xingu ‘golden vampire pleco’-a very sharp pleco indeed!
Megalodoras uranoscopas 4-4.5” 50.00 formerly ‘irwini’-attractively marked epitome of ‘prehistoric cats’
“ “ 6-7” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. next size up on lg growing, heavily spiked, gentle giant cats
Panaque cf. nigrolineatus 5-6” 40.00 L330 ‘watermelon royal plecos’ decorated w/ stripes above, spots below
“ cf. cochliodon ‘blue eye Panaque’ 10-12” 450.00 XL Colombian show ‘blue eyes’ w/ caudal streamers, heavy odontal growth on pectoral fins & long interopercular spines!
Peckoltia braueri 3.5-4” 65.00 or 2 @ 60.00 ea. L305 unmistakably charming; ornate maze head pattern w/ orange/blk striped fins
“ compta 2.5-3” 50.00 or 3 @ 45.00 ea. L134 ‘leopard frog plecos’-wild collected, amazing patterns, highly sought after for captive breeding
“ sabaji 2.5-3” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. L75 highly ornate, md growing, resembles ‘Syno. decorus’ w/ tall dorsal
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus 4-5” 100.00 or 2 @ 90.00 ea. LDA7, L114 ‘redfin leopard cactus pleco’-brilliant red on all fins!
“ sp. L273 ‘titanic pleco’ 2-3” 150.00 L273 wild juveniles of a most attractively colored Pseudacanthicus sp-remarkable red & black color/pattern
Pseudorinelepis sp. L152 ‘pineapple pleco’ 5” 35.00 L152 - unusual pleco easily recognized by remarkably lg plates covering body
“ L95 ‘orange cheek/orange fin’ 10-11” 225.00 L95 - jumbo size of incredibly gorgeous L95! Formerly known as ‘Ps. genibarbus’
Scleromystax macropterus 1.25-1.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. lg growing, attractive, wild ‘Cory-type cat’ from Sao Paulo, Brazil; sought after for breeding
Tatia aulopygia 3-4” 25.00 rarely imported; striking jet black top side w/ bright white belly/throat
Bagarius yarelli of 5-6" @ 125 each. These cats are 100% sinking pellet trained!
wild Rio Atabapo temensis of 7-8" @ 150 ea and 10-11" @ 175 ea.
All these bass are completely trained to eat freeze dried krill like crazy!
wild of 7-8" @ 250 ea from Ipatinga, Brazil
These all eat freeze dried krill as well!
wild from Salvador, Brazil of 4-4.5" @ 135 ea or 3 lot for 125 ea
These already chow down on freeze dried krill and now pellets-as you can see in second photo!
wild umbies from Rio Magdalena, Colombia of 3-3.5" @ 40 ea and 4-4.5" @ 60 each
wild acaras from Bujaru, Brazil of 2-2.5" @ 10 ea and 3-3.5" @ 15 ea
wild angels from Barcelos-Manaus, Brazil of large (3"x3"+) body @ 35 ea
tank bred juvenile Uaru of 1.25-1.5" @ 15 ea or 6 lot @ 12.50 ea
blue phantom plecos of 4-5" @ 50 ea or 2 lot @ 45 ea
green phantom plecos of 5-6" @ 50 ea or 2 lot @ 45 ea
How remarkable is that?!
titanic plecos L273 of 2-3" @ 150 ea
And just for completeness, below is current stock list for review.
STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4TH
GENUS & SPECIES SIZE COST PER FISH COMMENTS/REMARKS ABOUT SPECIES
(total length in inches) (in US $) (wild cichlids include the word ‘wild’ in description;
otherwise they are ‘cb’ or captive bred)
SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Acarichthys heckelii 3-3.75” 28.00 wild Santarem, Brazil ‘thread fins’- beautiful and showy acara-like earth eater
“ “ 4-5” 36.00 next size up on wild Santarem sub-adults already displaying streamers on fins w/ color
Aequidens metae 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F1 cb juveniles now available
“ “ 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. F1 grow outs already displaying characteristic red and yellow color
“ tetramerus ‘Brazil’ 2-2.5” 10.00 wild ‘saddle acaras’ from Bujaru, Brazil
“ “ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 next size up on wild Bujuru adolescents – red/brown and yellow w/ bold, dark saddle & spangled fins
“ tetramerus ‘Colombia’ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. F1 Colombian acaras; brilliant gold/green as adult w/ ornate fins
“ tetramerus ‘Peru’ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. wild Peru acara; matures into iridescent green adult w/ red throat
Andinoacara aequinoctialis 3-4” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. ‘gold suam’ or ‘Ecuador green terror’-great chunky size, red trimmed fins, and brilliant color!
Astronotus ocellatus ‘gold oscar’ 7-8” 65.00 brilliant colored ‘solid gold’ body; very ltd qty at this size
“ “ “ “ 10” 75.00 gorgeous adults of super size and bright color! Non-hormone/no dyes; real bright ‘gold oscars’
“ “ “ “ 11-12” 250.00 pr one jumbo breeding pair of gold oscars-a very rare offer!
“ ocellatus ‘Marajo’ 7-8” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. lg wild oscars from Marajo Island, Brazil-bright red spots w/ blk bars!
“ cf. ocellatus ‘Bahia red tail oscar’ 5-6” 28.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. remarkably unique, F1 red-tailed wild-form Bahia, Brazil oscars
Bujurquina sp. ‘Para, Brazil’4-4.5” 35.00 extremely rare import of wild acara from Para state, Brazil-only one male available
Caquetaia kraussi 4-4.5” 28.00 or 4 @ 25.00 ea. F1 large grow outs of green and orange, lg mouthed predator; prs available
“ myersi 2-2.5” 25.00 wild Colombian-bright yellow piscivore with red eyes and large mouth
“ spectabilis 1.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. F1 Rio Tapajos juveniles of incredibly beautiful, blue spangled Brazilian gem
“ “ 2-2.5” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. chunky grow outs of F1 Rio Tapajos ‘specs’
“ umbrifera 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. F1 ‘Rio Magdalena blue umbies’-spectacular as adults!
“ “ 2-2.5” 12.50 next size up chunky juveniles of F1 ‘Rio Mag’ juveniles available
“ umbrifera 3-3.5” 40.00 wild ‘Rio Magdalena’ blue freckled monsters!
“ “ 4-4.5” 60.00 very limited qty of next size up wild umbies displaying more color
“ umbrifera ‘blue guerillas’ 1.25-1.5” 12.50 juveniles of darker colored western Colombian variant
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis 3-4” 65.00 or 2 @ 60.00 ea. prime ex. of remarkable cichlid evolution;basket-mouthed filter feeding sp.-eating sm pellets & fr. bloodworms
Cichla kelberi 7-8” 250.00 wild sub-adults from Ipatinga, Brazil in very ltd qty; arguably the most beautiful peacock bass
“ cf. ocellaris ‘Brokopondo’ 2-2.5” 95.00 F1juveniles of phenomenal Suriname ‘Broko Bass’!
“ “ 3.5” 125.00 great sized chunky F1 grow ‘Broko Bass’ displaying characteristic bold pattern with color
“ pinima 4-4.5” 135 or 3 @ 125 ea. wild collected from Salvador, Brazil – amazingly colored and large growing as adult
“ temensis 7-8” 150.00 large wild Rio Atabapo tems with bold spangling/brilliant color!
“ “ 10-11” 175.00 limited qty of largest size wild Atabapo tems received-very impressive!
Cichlasoma dimerus 2-2.5” 15.00 wild Rio Pixain, Mato Grosso, Brazil collected colorful ‘port-type’ cichlids with ornate fins
“ “ 3-3.5” 20.00 next size up of wild Pantanal sub-adults with attractive color and fins
‘Cichlasoma’ atromaculatum 8-10” 175.00 gorgeous wild Rio Atrato males-super size, top condition w/ impressive brilliant ylw long fins
“ “ 8-10” 350.00 pr limited quantity of wild adult pairs to offer-females with red/orange sides
“ festae 1-1.25” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. real ‘Ecuador red terror’ – juveniles now available
“ ornatum 5-6” 150.00 absolutely beautifully colored wild ornatum of super size and glowing colors!
Cleithracara maronii 1.5-2” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. cb ‘keyhole cichlids’-a peaceful, perennial favorite for sm. community tank
Crenicichla anthurus 4.5-5.5” 45.00 or 2 @ 40.00 ea. highly spangled & very colorful wild Peruvian pikes
“ lenticulata 6-7” 80.00 boldly spotted, already colorful wild Rio Atabapo pikes of great size and condition
“ regani 2-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. stunning lg cb Tapajos regani pikes – eating flakes daily!
“ reticulata 5-6” 60.00 pr wild Peru pike w/ bold diagonal bands, deep yellow/orange body, ornate dorsal on female
“ sveni 3-4” 12.50 or 4 @ 10.00 ea. wild Colombian marbled gold pikes; md growing and breedable in tanks
“ sp. ‘Tapajos ‘red’ 7-8” 160.00 or 2 @ 150.00 ea wild solid deep red/orange ‘Tapajos l’ pikes-very long time no see! Pellet trained
Geophagus abalios 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild Colombian earth eaters-lg growing, very colorful; impressive show species
Heroina isonycterina 1.5” 10.00 F1 juveniles of unique and spectacular, md growing, new/rare import now available
“ “ 2-2.5” 15.00 next size up on F1 chunky juvenile grow outs
Heros severus 1.5-2” 12.50 F1 Orinoco ‘red spotted mouth brooding severums’
“ “ 3.5-4.5” 25.00 or 4 @ 22.00 ea. wild caught adolescents of Orinoco ‘red spotted mouth brooding severums’
“ “ 5.5-7” 40.00 or 4 @ 35.00 ea. jumbo wild adults – very impressive Orinoco ‘red spotted mouth brooding severums’
Hoplarchus psittacus 7-7.5” 75.00 wild adults of very showy, large growing, blue/green ‘Colombian parrot cichlids’
Hypselecara coryphaenoides 3-3.5” 35.00 wild lg juveniles of rarely collected and distinctly unique ‘Orinoco chocolate cichlid’
Krobia xinguensis 1-1.25” 7.50 juveniles of highly attractive ‘orange Xingu acara’-mild mannered, grows to only 5”
Mesonauta acora 2.5-3” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. wild Bujaru, Brazil ‘festivums’ or ‘flag cichlids’-boldly marked; stunning in group
Microgeophagus altispinosa 2-2.5” 12.50 or 6 @ 10.00 ea. colorful red and yellow ‘Bolivian rams’-peaceful, hardy, remains small
Pterophyllum scalare ‘Barcelos’ lg (3x3”+ body) 35.00 lg wild angels collected at Barcelos- Manaus, Brazil; green iridescence over back-very well conditioned
Satanoperca daemon 3”+/- 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. wild Orinoco daemon! Highly impressive earth eater; develops long, flowing extensions on fins
“ jurupari 2.5-3” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. wild Orinoco earth eater known for profusely spangled muzzle-seldom offered, very beautiful
“ “ 3.5-4” 12.50 next size up on wild Orinoco gems displaying greater extent of characteristic adult spangling
“ lilith 2-3” 35.00 wild from Santarem, Brazil – large growing, rarely imported and very impressive earth eater
“ “ 5” 65.00 ltd lg wild Santarem collected beauties; must-have for earth eater collectors/fans
Tahuantinsuyoa macanzatza 2-2.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild ‘Inca stone fish’-highly attractive, rarely offered colorful Peru acara
“ “ 3-3.5” 25.00 wild young adults displaying characteristic red, blue, yellow, and black markings
Uaru amphiacanthoides 1.25-1.5” 15.00 or 6 @ 12.50 ea. juvenile Uaru at last! White spotted as juves; matures to impressive and showy species as adult
CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS
Amatitlania sp. ‘calico convict’ 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. attractively marked ‘marbled’ or ‘calico convicts’
“ cf. siquia ‘Honduran redpoint’ 2.5-3” 15.00 highly colorful Rio Danli ‘Honduran convicts’- beautiful blue body w/ red fins
“ cf. siquia ‘Honduran redpoint-leucistic’ 1-1.25” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. leucistic or ‘platinum’ variation of Hond. RP: high shine pearl-colored body-very beautiful little cichlid!
Amphilophus citrinellus 3-3.5” 15.00 tank bred of bright red/orange, stocky TUIC Nicaraguan stock
“ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 adolescent grow outs of home grown Nicaraguan midas cichlids
“ “ 5-5.5” 28.00 super sized grow outs of TUIC imported Nicaraguan ‘midas cichlid’ stock
“ labiatus 2-2.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. true ‘red devils’ of tank bred Lake Nicaragua stock
“ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 or 5 @ 12.50 ea. chunky grow outs of tank bred Nicaraguan ‘red devil’
“ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. adolescent captive bred Nicaraguan ‘red devils’; coloring up nicely
“ “ 5-5.5” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. lg adolescents available of captive bred true Nicaraguan ‘red devils’
“ lyonsi 1.5” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. juves from my giant lyonsi pair! less aggressive & showy species
“ “ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. next size up on chunky juveniles beginning to display characteristic red color
“ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 colorful grow outs I have from beautifully colored, huge pair
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 ltd qty of adolescent, very colorful larger individual males
“ sagittae – colored 3-3.5” 15.00 F2 juves of exclusive TUIC import! open water predatory Lago Xiloa endemic
“ “ “ 4-4.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. chunky grow outs all turned color now-bred from F1 white/orange pair
“ “ “ 5-5.5” 28.00 super sized, brightly colored adolescent grow outs of exclusive TUIC import
Astatheros robersoni 2-2.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. beautifully blue colored cb Yucatan gems
“ “ 3-3.5” 15.00 next size up on colorful grow outs
‘Cichlasoma’ istlanum ‘red’ 8-9” 150.00 jumbo sized males with fin streamers and incredible glowing colors
Cryptoheros myrnae 1.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. highly sought after, very colorful, md growing, cb ‘endangered in wild’ species
“ spilurus 1.5-2” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. beautiful sky blue body on seldom offered ‘jade eye cichlids’
Herichthys carpintis ‘Vontehillo’ 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. lg turquoise pearls on colorful population known as ‘Vontehillo’
“ cyanoguttatus 1.25-1.5” 7.50 F2 Santa Tecla juveniles of true ‘Texas cichlids’-covered in tiny silver spangling w/ purple eyes
“ tamosopoensis 2-2.5” 10.00 or 5 @ 8.50 ea. F1 Rio Tamosopo – attractive green body with gold spangles
Hypsophrys (formerly Neetroplus) nematopus 1.25-1.5” 7.50 F1 juveniles of stock I collected in Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Nicaragua
“ nicaraguensis 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. colorful Costa Rican race of cb grow outs
Parachromis managuensis 8-10” 80.00 wild Rio Panama, Nicaragua; boldly marked jaguar cichlids w/ visible teeth! Prs avail
Paraneetroplus ‘formerly Paratheraps & Vieja species’
“ argentea 1.5-2” 12.50 or 6 @ 10.00 ea. juveniles of very impressive and showy pearl colored species covered in black spangling
“ breidohri 1.5-2” 12.50 ‘Presa de Augustora’ very impressive, highly desirable juves of showy species
“ maculicauda 2.5” 12.50 or 6 @ 10.00 ea. ‘black belt cichlids’ already beginning to display red tails and throat
“ synspilus 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. brilliantly colored, very showy race red heads in chunky md size
Petenia splendida 3-3.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. ‘red bay snook’- menacing appearance, yet mild mannered temperament
“ “ 7-8” 25.00 or 2 @ 22.00 ea. ‘red bay snook’- young adults of solid bright orange/red color
Rocio octofasciatus 1.5-2” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. juves. of brilliant blue-spangled body/red belly Chiapas ‘jack dempsey’
“ ‘electric blue dempsey’ 1.5” 25.00 or 4 @ 22.00 juvenile ‘electric blue dempsey’ – mild mannered and highly colorful addition to md community
VARIOUS OLD WORLD CICHLID SPECIES
Boulengerochromis microlepis 2.5-3” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. juves of arguably the world’s largest growing cichlid
Cyphotilapia frontosa 3.5-4” 45.00 or 3 @ 40.00 ea. growing and highly impressive ‘Burundi fronts’-the epitome of a cichlid exhibiting stature and poise
Hemichromis elongatus 4-4.5” 20.00 or 2 @ 17.50 ea large and colorful grow outs of feisty ‘5 spot jewels’
Paratilapia sp. ‘small spot polleni’ 2-2.5” 15.00 or 6 @ 12.50 Madagascar beauties-brilliant contrast of blue & gold spangles over jet black body
Paretroplus menarambo 1.5” 25.00 juveniles of very rarely offered Madagascar ‘pinstripe damba’
Pelmatochromis buttekoferi 2-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. seldom offered, cb very attractive/colorful red & yellow West African treat
Placidochromis phenochilus 4-4.5” 50.00 or 3 @ 45.00 ea. young adults of stunning electric blue Malawi ‘Hap’ that develops large gold blotches when fully mature
Ptychochromis sp. ‘Tarantsy’ 3-4.5” 50.00 pr or 65.00 trio adults of ornate finned, ‘oligocanthus-like’ undescribed Madagascar rarity
Steatocranus casuarius 1.5-2” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. cb juves of impressively hump-headed ‘buffalo heads’
Tilapia mariae 2-2.5” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. F1 juves of gorgeous W. African w/ pink belly/sides + ylw & blk bars
“ “ 3-3.5” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. F1 grow outs available displaying bold ylw/blk bands
“ “ 4-4.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. F1 young adults of mature coloration
“ “ 5-6” 25.00 F1 large adults of very impressive size and color!
NON CICHLID ODDBALL SPECIES
Atractosteus spatula 12” 100.00 cb ‘alligator gar’- boldly patterned, super impressive pellet eater; apt to become monster-sized prehistoric show specimen
Chromobotia macracanthhus 2.5-3” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 colorful and playful clown loaches; soon-to-become-one-of-your-favorite fish! Pleasure to keep in almost any community
Datnioides microlepis 2-2.5” 25.00 or 3 @ 22.00 juvenile ‘Indo dats’ – become very ‘personable wet pets’ of great visual impact w/ striking contrast of gold & black vertical bars
Distichodus sexfasciatus 4-4.5” 50.00 very ornate, orange/black barred lg growing species
Eleotris picta 10-12” 125.00 very large and beefy, extremely impressive marbled/bicolor (chameleon) gobies from Colombia!
Hypsibarbus wetmorei 2.5-3” 12.50 or 5 @ 10.00 ea. seldom offered ‘lemon barb’; a 10” growing gold finned barb
Limia tridens 1-1.5” 5 lot @ 40.00 lot wild Dominican Republic collected livebearers
Myleus ‘black berry’ 3-3.5” 100.00 beautifully colored, very fat and healthy, large blotched ‘black berry’ sport of new silver dollar with red hook
Metynnis argenteus 2-2.5” 10.00 or 6 @ 8.50 ea. wild Colombia silver dollars-highly polished, unblemished silver sided with red anal fin-very sharp in school
Myloplus rubripinnis 3-3.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. Orinoco ‘red hook silver dollars’ already displaying impressive maroon hooked anal fin
Ospronemus goramy ‘albino’ 3-3.5” 25.00 very attractive albino form of giant growing goramy
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum 7-8” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. wild Colombian silver arowanas; very sharp at chunky/grow out size
Piaractus brachypomus ‘albino’ 12” 150.00 1st US imported, largest size offered of ‘albino pacu’
Potamotrygon motoro ‘Orinoco marbles’ 8-10” 350.00 select top grade wild Orinoco motoros – male, female; pair available
Poecilia gilli 1.5-2” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. wild juveniles of lg growing, red-finned, orange spotted Nicaraguan molly
Roeboides guatemalensis 3-4” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. uniquely shaped Nicaraguan ‘hump backed predatory characin’-grows to about 7”
Semaprochilodus laticeps 3-4” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. colorful Orinoco basin flagtails of great size with boldly striped tails and red fins
Spinibarbus denticulatus 10-12” 150.00 pr one jumbo M/F pair of rarely imported ‘Phoenix barbs’-colorful red cheeks and fins
Tinca tinca 4-5” 50.00 very rarely seen-extremely attractive bright red/orange morph of native European cyprinid; can over-winter in cold
CATFISH SPECIES (INCLUDING FANCY PLECOS)
Bagarius yarelli 5-6” 125.00 real ‘Thai goonch cats’! Giant growing, rarely offered and highly sought after predatory catfish!
Baryancistrus beggini 2.5-3” 40.00 or 3 @ 35.00 ea. L239 ‘blue Panaque’ plecos – midnight blue body with royal blue fins
“ sp. L142/LDA33 3-4” 50.00 or 3 @ 45.00 ea. L142/LDA33 ‘snoball plecos’-jet blk w/ sharply contrasting lg white spots over body and fins
Batroglanis raninus 7-8” 100.00 or 2 @ 90.00 ea. md growing (to 8”
‘bumblebee jelly cats’-attractive & seldom imported Centrodoras brachiatus 7-8” 115.00 or 2 @ 100.00 ea. rarely imported; sm qty avail of very distinctive ‘prehistoric show cat’
Glyptopericthys gibbiceps ‘albino’ 7-8” 50.00 super impressive red eyed/bright white albino sailfin plecos
Hemiancistrus subviridis ‘green phantom’ 5-6” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. L200 ‘green phantom pleco’ – very impressive/jumbo size w/ ylw spots and fins
“ sp. ‘blue phantom’ 4-5” 50.00 or 2 @ 45.00 ea. L128 ‘blue phantom pleco’ – deep blue colored w/ bold white spots
Hypancistrus sp. ‘king tiger’ 3.5-4” 75.00 L066 adult ‘king tiger plecos’ of super size-awesome breeders!
Hypostomus margaritifer 7-8” 150.00 fully grown adults of tall finned, attractive Brazilian ‘gold spotted Hypostomus’
“ soniae 3-3.5” 35.00 or 3 @ 32.00 ea. L137 ‘blue eyed red fin pleco’-attractive color contrasts, easy to keep pleco
Leporacanthicus heterodon 5-6” 75.00 seldom seen Rio Xingu ‘golden vampire pleco’-a very sharp pleco indeed!
Megalodoras uranoscopas 4-4.5” 50.00 formerly ‘irwini’-attractively marked epitome of ‘prehistoric cats’
“ “ 6-7” 75.00 or 2 @ 70.00 ea. next size up on lg growing, heavily spiked, gentle giant cats
Panaque cf. nigrolineatus 5-6” 40.00 L330 ‘watermelon royal plecos’ decorated w/ stripes above, spots below
“ cf. cochliodon ‘blue eye Panaque’ 10-12” 450.00 XL Colombian show ‘blue eyes’ w/ caudal streamers, heavy odontal growth on pectoral fins & long interopercular spines!
Peckoltia braueri 3.5-4” 65.00 or 2 @ 60.00 ea. L305 unmistakably charming; ornate maze head pattern w/ orange/blk striped fins
“ compta 2.5-3” 50.00 or 3 @ 45.00 ea. L134 ‘leopard frog plecos’-wild collected, amazing patterns, highly sought after for captive breeding
“ sabaji 2.5-3” 28.00 or 3 @ 25.00 ea. L75 highly ornate, md growing, resembles ‘Syno. decorus’ w/ tall dorsal
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus 4-5” 100.00 or 2 @ 90.00 ea. LDA7, L114 ‘redfin leopard cactus pleco’-brilliant red on all fins!
“ sp. L273 ‘titanic pleco’ 2-3” 150.00 L273 wild juveniles of a most attractively colored Pseudacanthicus sp-remarkable red & black color/pattern
Pseudorinelepis sp. L152 ‘pineapple pleco’ 5” 35.00 L152 - unusual pleco easily recognized by remarkably lg plates covering body
“ L95 ‘orange cheek/orange fin’ 10-11” 225.00 L95 - jumbo size of incredibly gorgeous L95! Formerly known as ‘Ps. genibarbus’
Scleromystax macropterus 1.25-1.5” 20.00 or 4 @ 17.50 ea. lg growing, attractive, wild ‘Cory-type cat’ from Sao Paulo, Brazil; sought after for breeding
Tatia aulopygia 3-4” 25.00 rarely imported; striking jet black top side w/ bright white belly/throat
