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Apistogramma cacatuoides “Peru” Wild Male

From: AmazonTropics.blogspot.com

Dated: Monday, April 12th, 2013

There seems to be a little bit of resurgence in Apistogramma. There are many new species and forms available including many species from Peru and Brazil. Pictured below is a species that has been in the hobby for quite a while. Many color forms exist of this species. Apistogramma cacatuoides can be found in a red, orange and gold form. Recently wild A. cacatuoides have come into the hobby. A male is shown below. These are great for breeder back into existing strains to strengthen stock

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Current Fish List

From: AmazonTropics.blogspot.com

Dated: Monday, April 1st, 2013

We often get asked what we are currently keeping and breeding. Below is a current list of the fish that are in our fishroom.

Fishroom Fish List
Killifish Species Common Name
Aphyosemion amoenum “Sakebayeme” Beautiful Killifish
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum “Mbanga” Two Stripe Killifish
Aphyosemion bivattatum “Mundemba” Two Stripe Killifish
Aphyosemion coeleste “Malinga” Sky Blue Killifish
Aphyosemion cognatum “Congo” CI 11 F-1 Red Spotted Lyretail
Aphyosemion elberti “Diang Yellow” Elbert’s Killifish
Aphyosemion exigoideum “BWW 00/2” False Jewel Killifish
Aphyosemion mimbon “GNA 05-02” M’bon Killifish
Aphyosemion ogoense ogoense “GHP 80/24” River Ogooue Killifish
Aphyosemion primigenium “GBN 88/10” Primitive Killifish
Aphyosemion pyrophore “Komono Yellow” Fire Carrier Killifish
Aphyosemion striatum “Lambarene” F-1 Striped Killifish
Aplocheilichthys luxophalmus  Wild Lampeye Killifish
Austrolebias nigripinnis “Carmelo” F-1/F-2 Pearl Killifish
Epiplatys roloffi Salayea, Liberia Roloff’s Killifish
Fundulopanchax fallax “CI 98” Deceptive Killifish
Fundulopanchax garderni “Jos Plateau” Steel Blue Killifish
Fundulopanchax sjoestedi Blue Gularis
Fundulopanchax walkeri CI 12 Wild Walker’s Killifish
Lamprichthys tanganicanus Tanganyikan Killifish
Procatopus nototaenia “Bindu” Wild Large Finned Lampeye
Procatopus similis “Kumba” Wild Variable Killifish
Pseudepiplatys annulatus Aquarium Strain Clown or Rocket Killifish
Rivulus hildebrandi “PAN 04/11” Peruvian Killifish
Rivulus sp. “Rio Does de Mayo” F-1 Peruvian Killifish
Cichlid Species Common Name
Altolamprologus calvus F-1 Inkfin Calvus
Apistogramma baenschi Wild/F-1 Baensch Apisto or Inca 50
Apistogramma bitaeniata “Tefe” Wild Two Stripe Apisto
Apistogramma cacatuoides “Peru” F-1 Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma erythrura Red Tailed Apisto
Apistogramma eunotus F-2 Blue Cheek Apisto
Apistogramma sp. cf. Tefe Wild Tefe Apisto
“Cichlasoma” festae Wild Festae Cichlid
Dicrossus filamentosus Wild Filamented Checkerboard Cichlid
Geophagus megasema F-1 Large Spot Geophagus
Haplochromis sp. “Blue Obliquidens” Blue Obliquidens
Ivanacara adoketa F-1 Zebra Acara
Labidochromis caeruleus Yellow Lab
Catfish Species Common Name
Centromochlus perugiae Wild Honeycomb Woodcatfish
Centromochlus reticulatus Wild Reticulated Woodcatfish
Hypancistrus sp. “L-136” Wild L-136a, b and c
Hypancistrus sp. “L-333” Wild L-333
Hypancistrus sp. “Monte Dourado” F-1 Monte Dourado Pleco or L-411
Ituglanis metae Wild NA
Liosomadoras oncinus Wild Jaguar Woodcatfish
Loricaria sp. “Rio Atabapo” F-1 Crying Whiptailcatfish
Otocinclus cocama Wild Zebra Otocinclus
Otothyropsis piribebuy Wild Brown Oto or Lg2
Peckoltia compta Wild/F-1 Frog Leopard, Imperial Pleco or L-134
Platystacus cotylephorus Wild Eel Tail Banjo Catfish
Scobiancistrus aureatus Wild Goldy Pleco or L-14
Sturisomatichthys sp. “Colombia” Wild/F-1 Colombian Royal Farlowella
Tatia intermedia Wild/F-1 Galaxy Woodcatfish
Tatia strigata F-1 Striated Woodcatfish
Rainbowfish Species Common Name
Chilatherina fasciata “Faowi Village” Barred Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani Boeseman’s Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia parva Dwarf Red Flame Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia praecox “Pagai” F-3/F-4 Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish
Invertebrates & Live Food Common Name
Asolene spixi Spixi Snails
Daphnia moina Moina Daphnia
Enchytraeus buchholzi White Worms
Turbatrix aceti Vinegar Eels
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Fish Availability

From: AmazonTropics.blogspot.com

Dated: Monday, March 18th, 2013

Below is our current availability list. Please note that it is still too cold to ship Priority. Express shipping via FedEx is available which will include a heat pack. Please contact us for more information.

Species Available Common Name Size Price
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum “Mbanga” Two Stripe Killifish 1/2″-3/4″ $8/pr.
Aphyosemion cognatum “Congo” CI 11 F-2 Red Spotted Lyretail ***Limited*** 3/4″-1″ $15/pr.
Aphyosemion exigoideum “BWW 00/2” False Jewel Killifish 3/4″-1″ $12/pr.
Apistogramma cacatuoides “Peru” F-1 Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid ***Limited*** 1 1/2-2″ $8 ea. 6/$40
Centromochlus perugiae F-1 Honeycomb Woodcatfish 1″ $18 ea. 4/$60
Fundulopanchax garderni “Jos Plateau” Steel Blue Killifish 3/4″-1″ $8/pr.
Fundulopanchax sjoestedi Blue Gularis ***Limited*** 3″+ $25/pr.
Melanotaenia boesemani Boesemani Rainbowfish 1″ $8 ea. 6/$40
Poecilia latipinna “Panchatula Creek” F-1 Sailfin Molly 1″ 6/$10
Pseudepiplatys annulatus Aquarium Strain Clown or Rocket Killifish ***Limited*** 3/4″ 6/$20
Tatia intermedia F-2 Galaxy Woodcatfish 1″ $12 ea. 4/$40
Killifish Eggs Available (if they produce) Common Name Eggs Price
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum “Mbanga” Two Stripe Lyretail Killifish Dozen $5
Aphyosemion bivattatum “Mundemba” Lyretail Killifish Dozen $5
Aphyosemion elberti “Diang Yellow” Elbert’s Killifish Dozen $6
Aphyosemion primigenium “GBN 88/10” Primitive Killifish Dozen $5
Aphyosemion striatum “Lambarene” F-2 Red Striped Killifish Dozen $6
Epiplatys roloffi Salayea, Liberia Roloff’s Epiplatus Dozen $6
Fundulopanchax garderni “Jos Plateau” Steel Blue Killifish Dozen $5
Lamprichthys tanganicus Tanganyikan Killifish Dozen $20
Invertebrates & Live Food Common Name Size Price
Asolene spixi Spixi Snails Nickel Size 6/$10
Turbatrix aceti Vinegar Eels Sm Culture $2
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Aphyosemion cognatum “Congo CI 2011” Wild Male

From: AmazonTropics.blogspot.com

Dated: Monday, March 18th, 2013

Here is a view of our Aphyosemion cognatum Commercial Import from the Congo in 2011. My fish were acquired through Jeff Michels of AquaticClarity.com and seem to produce eggs when temperatures reach 74-76 F. These are setup as a group in a 5 gallon where they produce between 3-4 eggs per day. It is an interesting species and we were lucky enough to capture this image last year.

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Introduction

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Dated: Friday, February 15th, 2013

Welcome to my new blog. My intention here is to provide updates on the fishroom and an availability list. Some may remember my former website, AmazonCichlids.com. After a few years I realized that AmazonCichlids.com was a little misleading and I decided to no longer keep the site. Between job changes and the moving of my fishroom there had been very little time to even think about having another website. My eventual goal is to get a new website up but until then I figure a blog will be a great start. Of course with any new piece of software it will take some time to learn all of the various features. More to come!