Fish! The common operative missing word would be fish!
Where to start? So many cool fish, so little time to create posts.
How about some 'smoking Colombian fish' because I am on the entirely wrong site to discuss smoked fish recipes.
'Cichlasoma' ornatum of 5-6" @ 150 ea.
'Cichlasoma' atromaculatum of 8-10" @ 175 ea.
Caquetaia umbrifera wild 'Rio Magdalena' of 3-3.5" @ 40 ea and 4-4.5" @ 60 ea.
Caquetaia myersi of 2-2.5" @ 25 ea
I actually have, at this time, each of the four described species of Caquetaia (kraussi, myersi, spectabilis, and two different variants of umbrifera). That doesn't often happen - as it occurred to me...
Cichla temensis 'Rio Atabapo' of 7-8" @ 150 ea and 10-11" @ 175 ea.
Cichla orinocensis 'Rio Meta' of 2.5" @ 28 ea
Heros severus 'mouth brooding Orinoco severum' of 3.5-4.5" @ 25.00 or 4 for 22.00 ea and 5.5-7” @ 40.00 or 4 for 35.00 ea.
Hoplarchus psittacus of 7-7.5" @ 75 ea.
Caquetaia kraussi F1 of 4-4.5” @ 28.00 or 4 for 25.00 ea.
Crenicichla lenticulata of 6-7" @ 80 ea and 9-10" @ 100 ea.
Aequidens metae F1 of 1.5” @ 7.50 or 6 for 6.50 ea, 2.5-3” @ 12.50 or 5 for 10.00 ea, or 4-5" @ 25 ea.
Satanoperca daemon of 3-3.5" @ 20 or 4 for 17.50 ea
Satanoperca jurupari of 2.5-3” @ 8.50 or 6 for 7.50 ea and 3.5-4" @ 12.50 ea.
Geophagus abalios of 3-3.5" @ 18 or 4 for 15 ea. (adult photo above for reference)
Hypselecara coryphaenoides of 3-3.5" @ 35 ea.
Heroina isonycterina F1 juveniles of 1.5” @ 10.00 ea and 2-2.5" @ 15.00 (my wild breeders shown for reference)
A gorgeous pair of marbled motoros - long term captive, eating pellets daily of 8-10" @ 350 ea.
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum of 5-6” @ 65.00 or 2 for 60.00 ea.
Panaque cf. cochliodon ‘blue eye Panaque’ of 10-12” @ 450.00 ea.
Two long term captive, show conditioned jumbo male 'blue eyed plecos' are available with impressive caudal streamers, heavy odontal growth on pectoral fins & long interopercular spines!
Semaprochilodus laticeps 'Orinoco flagtail' of 3-3.5" @ 28 or 3 for 25 ea.
Myloplus rubripinnis 'red hooks' of 3-3.5” @ 20.00 or 4 for 17.50 ea.
Metynnis argenteus of 2-2.5” @ 10.00 or 6 for 8.50 ea.
and while I'm on the silver dollar thing, take a look at these beauties!
Myleus ‘black berry’ of 3-3.5” @ 100.00 ea.
and more 'hot Brazilian fish'!
Cichla kelberi wild from Ipatinga, Minas Gerais state of 7-8" @ 250 ea.
Cichla pinima wild from Salvador, Bahia state of 3.5-4" @ 135 ea.
not from Brazil - but while I'm doing the peacock bass thing:
Cichla 'Brokopondo' of 2-2.5" @ 95 and 3.5" @ 125 ea.
and now back to our regularly scheduled Brazilian species:
VERY few Crenicichla sp. 'cobra' juveniles available of 3.5-4" @ 125 ea. All sold now-thanks!
Crenicichla sp. 'Tapajos red' of 7-8" @ 175 or 2 for 160 ea.
Pterophyllum scalare ‘Barcelos’ lg (3x3”+ body) @ 35.00 ea.
Satanoperca lilith 'Santarem' of 2-3" @ 35 ea, 3.5-4" @ 45 ea, and 5" @ 65 ea.
Mesonauta acora 'Bujaru' (seldom imported Brazilian 'festivum')of 2.5-3” @ 28.00 or 3 for 25.00 ea.
Chaetobranchopsis orbicularis 'Marajo' of 3-4” @ 65.00 or 2 for 60.00 ea.
Here is a prime example of remarkable cichlid evolution. These species of true 'basket-mouth cichlid' has evolved to take advantage of filter feeding in large rivers. In captivity, they are eating small sinking pellets plus frozen brine shrimp and blood worms.
Acaricththys heckeli 'Santarem' of 3-3.75” @ 28.00 and 4-5" @ 36.00 ea.
Cichlasoma dimerus 'Pantanal' of 2-2.5” @ 15.00 and 3-3.5" @ 20.00 ea.
Astronotus ocellatus ‘Marajo oscar’ of 7-8” @ 75.00 or 2 for 70.00 ea.
Astronotus cf. ocellatus ‘Bahia red tail oscar’ of 5-6” @ 28.00 or 4 for 25.00 ea.
Caquetaia spectabilis F1 juveniles of 1.5” @ 10.00 or 6 for 8.50 ea and 2-2.5" @ 15.00 or 4 for 12.50 ea. (my wild adult breeders shown for reference).
Salminus brasiliensis 'gold Brazilian dorado' of 2.5-3” @ 50.00 ea.
I realize the photo erroneously reads 'S. maxillosus'. The fish in photo are S. brasiliensis and that is the species in stock - albeit in very small quantity and of smaller size than those seen in photo I took from previous stock.
Pseudacanthicus cf. leopardus LDA7, L114 of 4-5” @ 100.00 or 2 for 90.00 ea.
Peckoltia compta wild L134 ‘leopard frog plecos’ of 2.5-3” @ 50.00 or 3 for 45.00 ea.
Hypostomus margaritifer of 7-8” @ 150.00 ea.
Hypostomus soniae L137 ‘blue eyed red fin pleco’ of 3-3.5” @ 35.00 or 3 for 32.00 ea.
Baryancistrus sp. L142/LDA33 ‘snoball plecos’ of 3-4” @ 50.00 or 3 for 45.00 ea.
Pseudorinelepis sp. L95 ‘orange cheek/orange fin’ of 10-11” @ 225.00 ea.
Pseudacanthicus sp. L273 ‘titanic pleco’ of 2-3” @ 150.00 ea.
Ossanocora eigenmanni of 2.5-3” @ 25.00 ea.
This is a rarely imported, small growing (~4”
, attractively spotted doradid cat with feathery barbels.I have many more fancy plecos and rarely offered catfish on hand. Please see full stock list posted below for details.
And while I have many, many species in stock that are NOT from Colombia or Brazil, I'd like to share a few photos of them immediately below.
Bagarius yarelli of 5-6" @ 125 ea.
Parachromis motaguensis 'red tiger' of 4-4.5” @ 35.00 ea.
'Cichlasoma' festae F2 juveniles of 1-1.25” @ 10.00 or 6 for 8.50 ea. (parental female shown for reference).
Rocio octofasciata ‘electric blue dempsey’ of 1.5” 25.00 or 4 for 22.00 ea.
Microgeophagus altispinosa 'Bolivian' or 'rainbow rams' of 2-2.5” @ 12.50 or 6 for 10.00 ea.
Uaru amphiacanthoides juveniles of 1.25-1.5” @ 15.00 or 6 for 12.50 ea. (adults shown for reference).
Paretroplus menarambo 'pin stripe damba' juveniles of 1.5” @ 25.00 ea. (adult photo shown for reference).
Placidochromis phenochilus of 4-4.5” @ 50.00 or 3 for 45.00 ea.
Cyphotilapia frontosa of 3.5-4” @ 45.00 or 3 for 40.00 ea.
Paratilapia sp. ‘small spot polleni’ of 2-2.5” @ 15.00 or 6 for 12.50 ea. (adult photo shown for reference).
Boulengerochromis microlepis of 2.5-3” @ 18.00 or 4 for 15.00 ea.
Arguably the world’s largest growing cichlid!
Hemichromis elongatus of 4-4.5" @ 20.00 or 2 for 17.50 ea.
and waaaay more crazy stuff in stock!
Check out the pasted list below of immediately available, all-in-stock goodies.
And now that my old web page is once again visible to all, don't hesitate to check for updates now and again at http://www.tangledupincichlids.com
STOCK LIST FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 28th
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
Acaricththys 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
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 F1 fully colored young adults of seldom seen, highly attractive Colombian acara
“ 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’ 2-2.5” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. F1 Colombian acaras; brilliant gold/green as adult w/ ornate fins
“ tetramerus ‘Peru’ 2.5-3” 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 ‘Araguaia’ 5” 35.00 wild ‘Rio Araguaia’ juveniles of extremely rarely imported oscar
“ ocellatus ‘gold oscar’ 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
“ orinocensis 2.5” 28.00 wild Rio Meta juvenile ‘orinos’ of nice chunky size
“ pinima 3.5-4” 135.00 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 Pantanal, 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!
“ “ 7-8” 175.00 limited qty of very large wild males with spectacular red and blue spangling!
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
“ “ 9-10” 100.00 limited quantity of largest wild Rio Atabapo imports received
“ 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. ‘Atabapo ll’ 8-9” 40.00 or 2 @ 35.00 ea. very impressive size on brick red pike sporting vertical black bars
“ sp. ‘cobra’ 3.5-4” 125.00 very ltd qty of outrageously colored/patterned ‘cobra’ or ‘Tapajos ll’ pikes
“ sp. ‘Tapajos ‘red’ 7-8” 175.00 or 2 @ 160.00 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
“ sp. ‘red head Tapajos’ wild 4-5” 75.00 gorgeous large wild adults in stunning color and top condition
Guianacara stergiosi 2.5-3” 15.00 highly requested, captive bred Venezuelan ‘bandit earth eater’
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 iimpressive earth eater
“ “ 3.5-4” 45.00 next size up on wild Santarem collected beauties; must-have for earth eater collectors/fans
“ “ 5” 65.00 very ltd qty-seldom seen at this large size upon import!
Tahuantinsuyoa macanzatza 2-2.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. wild ‘Inca stone fish’-highly attractive, rarely offered colorful Peru acara
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 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. highly colorful Rio Danli ‘Honduran convicts’- beautiful blue body w/ red fins
“ cf. siquia ‘Honduran redpoint-leucistic’ 1” 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’
“ “ 6-7” 35.00 impressive young adults – largest size available
“ 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 largest, most colorful grow outs I have from beautifully colored, huge pair
“ 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 4 @ 10.00 ea. beautifully blue colored cb Yucatan gems
‘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’ 1.5-2” 7.50 or 6 @ 6.50 ea. lg turquoise pearls on colorful population known as ‘Vontehillo’
“ cyanoguttatus 1-1.25” 7.50 F2 Santa Tecla juveniles of true ‘Texas cichlids’-covered in tiny silver spangling w/ purple eyes
“ tamosopoensis 1.5-2” 8.50 or 6 @ 7.50 ea. F1 Rio Tamosopo – attractive green body with gold spangles
Hypsophrys (formerly Neetroplus) nematopus 1” 7.50 F1 juveniles of stock I collected in Rio Grande de Matagalpa, Nicaragua
“ “ 4-4.5” 25.00 jumbo F1 Lake Nicaragua high profiled male available
“ nicaraguensis 3-3.5” 18.00 or 4 @ 15.00 ea. colorful Costa Rican race of cb grow outs
Parachromis dovii 10” 200.00 one super colored/show condition F1 large male ‘Lake Arenal wolf cichlid’ available!
“ managuensis 8-10” 80.00 wild Rio Panama, Nicaragua; boldly marked jaguar cichlids w/ visible teeth! Prs avail
“ motaguensis 4-4.5” 35.00 ‘red tiger mots’ of great size and gorgeous color!
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 2-2.5” 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!
Erythrinus erythrinus 6” 50.00 red hifin wolf fish of great size and color
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
Lutjanus griseus 6” 100.00 very rare offer! one Caribbean snapper collected from freshwater river in Trinidad and maintained in fresh water
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 5-6” 65.00 or 2 @ 60.00 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
Probarbus labeamajor 3-4” 35.00 or 3 @ 30.00 ea. rare import! Lg growing, red eyes/fins, blk horizontal stripes, substrate sifting unique barbs
Roeboides guatemalensis 3-4” 15.00 or 4 @ 12.50 ea. uniquely shaped Nicaraguan ‘hump backed predatory characin’-grows to about 7”
Salminus brasiliensis 2.5-3” 50.00 only ltd qty of ‘Brazilian gold dorado’-large growing, very active; remarkable lg. community resident
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 7-8” 50.00 or 3 @ 45.00 ea. rarely imported ‘Phoenix barbs’-highly impressive show fish!
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’ 5-6” 40.00 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
Ossanocora eigenmanni 2.5-3” 25.00 rarely imported, small growing (4”
, attractively spotted doradid cat with feathery barbelsPanaque 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’ 4-5” 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
