And do not forget about the CAFE Fall Auction next Sunday, October 2nd at Columbus Courtyard West. AmazonTropics.com will be there in force likely serving as auction reader and auctioneer. Here is the link: CAFE Website See you there!
Saturday, September 24, 2016
More with Geophagus sveni and Geophagus mirabilis
Just an additional post on some photos we took of our Geophagus. The consensus is that the Geophagus talk may be requested soon so time to update our talk. I will save the best photos for my talk but check out the color of these Geophagus sveni and G. mirabilis below! Incredible! Hope both species spawn soon as they have been teasing us recently with courting and dropping their tubes. In the mean time, several pairs of our Geophagus megasema have spawned and one pair is currently holding.
And do not forget about the CAFE Fall Auction next Sunday, October 2nd at Columbus Courtyard West. AmazonTropics.com will be there in force likely serving as auction reader and auctioneer. Here is the link: CAFE Website See you there!
And do not forget about the CAFE Fall Auction next Sunday, October 2nd at Columbus Courtyard West. AmazonTropics.com will be there in force likely serving as auction reader and auctioneer. Here is the link: CAFE Website See you there!
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Platystacus cotylephorus and Geophagus sveni
Check out our new video on the Eeltail Banjo Catfish, Platystacus cotylephorus and the gorgeous new species of Geo, Geophagus sveni:
Monday, September 5, 2016
End of Summer
Somehow I missed posting in August but we certainly kept busy with fish related events including the CAFE August Meeting. CAFE brought in Robert Lupton and his lovely fiance, Amanda Myers. Both are avid shrimp keepers having a huge 4,000 square foot shrimp hatchery. The club spent Saturday touring fishrooms and fish shops. Robert will soon be sharing our fun on his YouTube Channel: LupDiesel. We ended the day with BBQ at Tony and Sheri Helwagen's home. It was a great event!
Robert inspired us to start sharing some video of our fishroom. Our first short video is on our Procatopus species also known as Lampeye Killifish. They get this name from the reflection of pigments within their eyes which makes it appear that their eyes are glowing. Procatopus are more well known for the coloration on their bodies and fins than eye color.
In the wild, Procatopus are found in the rivers and streams of central West Africa in countries like Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Here they are found in schools along side fish species like: Pelvicachromis spp., Nanochromis spp., Hemichromis spp., Barbus spp. and Synodontis spp. Most of their diet likely consists of insects, insect larvae and aquatic crustaceans.
In the aquarium, treat Procatopus like smaller rainbowfish species. They need to be in groups of at least a half dozen fish. And a larger group in tank sizes of 30+ gallons can be an impressive sight. Foods can consist of flake food, smaller pellets, brine shrimp, bloodworms, glass worms, grindal worms, white worms and Daphnia.
Overall their care is very straight forward. Avoid large water changes as they can be sensitive to larger changes. This sensitivity is similar to Lamprichthys tanganicanus from Lake Tanganyika but Procatopus are a little hardier in our experience.
The second video showcases how we store killifish eggs. A lot of killifish keepers use this method. It allows for a larger number of eggs to hatch at once. This makes raising the fish a lot easier than having several containers containing several sizes of fry. We hope you enjoy our videos. We will keep producing them as time permits.
Last note, auction season is upon us! The Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society (GPASI) has their fall auction next weekend. Hope to see everyone there! Happy Fish Keeping!
Robert inspired us to start sharing some video of our fishroom. Our first short video is on our Procatopus species also known as Lampeye Killifish. They get this name from the reflection of pigments within their eyes which makes it appear that their eyes are glowing. Procatopus are more well known for the coloration on their bodies and fins than eye color.
In the wild, Procatopus are found in the rivers and streams of central West Africa in countries like Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Here they are found in schools along side fish species like: Pelvicachromis spp., Nanochromis spp., Hemichromis spp., Barbus spp. and Synodontis spp. Most of their diet likely consists of insects, insect larvae and aquatic crustaceans.
In the aquarium, treat Procatopus like smaller rainbowfish species. They need to be in groups of at least a half dozen fish. And a larger group in tank sizes of 30+ gallons can be an impressive sight. Foods can consist of flake food, smaller pellets, brine shrimp, bloodworms, glass worms, grindal worms, white worms and Daphnia.
Overall their care is very straight forward. Avoid large water changes as they can be sensitive to larger changes. This sensitivity is similar to Lamprichthys tanganicanus from Lake Tanganyika but Procatopus are a little hardier in our experience.
The second video showcases how we store killifish eggs. A lot of killifish keepers use this method. It allows for a larger number of eggs to hatch at once. This makes raising the fish a lot easier than having several containers containing several sizes of fry. We hope you enjoy our videos. We will keep producing them as time permits.
Last note, auction season is upon us! The Greater Pittsburgh Aquarium Society (GPASI) has their fall auction next weekend. Hope to see everyone there! Happy Fish Keeping!
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