Tis the Season for Updates at AmazonTropics

Tis the season to share so I thought I would share a few updates with everyone. Our Hypancistrus sp. "L136" have spawned again. A few individuals from the previous spawn can be seen below and are considered L136c. This is perhaps the most desired form. The species produces a wide array of varieties which are typically listed as a, b and c forms.

We also have had a lot of various species of killifish start to spawn with the cooler weather. Be on the look out for the following come spring: Aphyosemion amoenum, cameronense, cognatum, elberti, exigoideum, sp. COFE and sp. "Lobaye", Epiplatys lamottei and roloffi, Procatopus nototaenia and similis.

Another update on our mouth brooding Loricaria which were featured in the current Amazonas magazine. Our Loricaria sp. "Rio Atabapo" continue to spawn, laying larger and larger groups of eggs. Check out this male with a clutch of eggs that he has carried around for nearly a week. The eggs numbering around 50 are just starting to develop. They should hatch in less than two weeks.

Last, I will be speaking at NEOFish in January.  If you have any interest in our fish, now would be a great time to arrange for pickup. You can avoid shipping charges this way and hopefully be entertained at the same time. The talk will be brand new and focus on catfish. All of my talks offer something for everyone though so don't be discouraged by the topic if you are not into catfish. For details, follow this link: http://www.neo-fish.com. Hope to see everyone there!

Aphyosemion cameronense

Just in time for the holidays, our Aphyosemion cameronense have started to produce eggs. We have two forms of A. cameronense both with a lovely blue/green and red markings. The eggs below are from Aphyosemion cameronense "ABDEK 12/502". We place the eggs on wet coconut fiber so that they can develop. In one month we will fill the container with water to see what hatches.