Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving fish keepers! We have posted a ton of videos to our YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe to our channel to stay updated with everything fish related: AmazonTropics YouTube Channel

A few updates for you to feast your eyes on. First, our Hisonotus aky, Emerald Green Otos continue to produce eggs and fry. It is hoped that we will be able to start offering this species some time in 2017. The fry require very small foods to start and can be somewhat sensitive to changes. The species does best in cool, soft water but the adults are very straight forward in their care.

Recently, we obtained a really interesting Auchenipteridae species in Tetranematichthys wallacei. We were able to acquire this cool woodcat from Rivers to Reefs here in Central Ohio. R2R, as I like to call it, is a hobbyist friendly fish store that caters to die hard hobbyist like yours truly. T. wallacei is an unusual woodcatfish species that shares a lot of traits with Ageneiosus. Especially if you look at the head region of the two genera. Tetranematichthys is a very timid species so care must be given not to place them with more active species like Tatia, Centromochlus and Trachelyopterus. However the species does do well with the also timid Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus. For more information on Tetranematichthys, visit PlanetCatfish at: Tetranematichthys wallacei Info.

Happy Holidays!

Hypancistrus zebra and Krobia xinguensis

Fall seems like it is here (most days). Happy that winter is holding off for now but we are sure it is around the corner. With the change of seasons, comes hopefully more spawning in the fishroom. While we do not have a lot of species from Rio Xingu, we would like to highlight two species here, Krobia xinguensis and Hypancistrus zebra, also known as the Zebra Pleco. Both species could be in danger due to the dams that were built along the Rio Xingu. We do not know how well these species will do now with the dams in place but it appears both species are safe in our aquaria, for now.

We are excited to have offspring of both species and hope to get these into the hands of other capable and interested aquarists. The Krobia xinguensis are going to take a little longer to get established in the fishroom as the adult breeding pair were only being housed with us long enough to arrange their move to their new home in Pittsburgh, PA. The H. zebra have been in our aquaria for the last 10 years or so. We have several groups of these amazing fish and are happy that are F-1 breeding group is now producing again. With that said, we will be taking pre-orders on Zebra Plecos for the Ohio Cichlid Association Extravaganza. We have a group of 7 fish that will be ready early next year for delivery or pickup. We are requesting a down payment be made to hold this group of fish. These fish will not be shipped and must be picked up or dropped off (no exceptions will be made due to the rarity of these fish). For serious inquires, please contact us at: jeremybasch@gmail.com. See everyone in Cleveland!