WTB west african cichlids in Iowa

[levine]

whatever you have pm or post. i travel all over the state and nebraska.
thanks

 

[aquaticclarity]

I'm near Milwaukee but I can ship to you once it warms up just a little.

My fish list is posted here under the "fish" section: www.aquaticclarity.com

I'm hopeing to bring in another West African shipment in he next month or so as well.

Anything specific you are looking for?

Jeff

 

[levine]

Thanks Jeff. Ted sent me your link and I have checked out what you have. I might be able to make it to ACA and could pick some up then. Not really looking for a certain fish at the moment. I got some from freshwaterfishfan and I really like them, so I wanted to get some more.

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

Here's what I currently keep (Lincoln, NE):

Pelvicachromis cf. subocellatus
Steatocranus tinanti
Tilapia bakossiorum
Iranocichla hormuzensis
Alcolapia alcalicus (holding)
Steatocranus irvinei (juvies available)
Etroplus canarensis
Steatocranus sp. Red Eye
Tilapia ruweti
Pelvicachromis pulcher Isokpo
Teleogramma brichardi
Hemichromis sp. Moanda
Pelvicachromis sp. Njanje (juvies available)
Benitochromis sp. Eseka
Astatotilapia desfontainii
Chromidotilapia guntheri loennbergii
Benitochromis nigrodorsalis Moliwe (adults available)
Tilapia tholloni
Gobiocichla ethelwynnae
Steatocranus bleheri
Steatocranus gibbiceps
Pelvicacromis taeniatus Dehane (wrigglers -- too youg to sell)
Nanochromis teugelsi
Pelvicachromis taeniatus Kienke

 

[levine]

Great list - how big can the three tilapia species get?

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

The tholloni supposedly get huge (12"); mine are not yet fully grown, The bakossiorum and particularly the ruweti stay MUCH smaller.

 

[wethumbs]

Great list, is the Pelvicachromis cf. subocellatus the 'Matadi'?

 

[Nebraska_cichlids]

No, unfortunately not. I used to keep a pair of the real Matadi a while back (bought them from Tony Orso), but lost them before they got to spawn. They were two of the prettiest fish I ever kept.

 

[Windwalker]

Pelvicachromis subocellatus "Moanda"

Have three wild pairs spawning regularly...can provide unrelated F1 pairs.
My subs came in on separate shipments over a three year stretch. I have 6 F1 females 1 year or older if you have odd males that need mates.
I'm near Indianapolis, IN USA. I drive to WY in April for a couple weeks of quiet...I can deliver to exits along I-80.

( I get my wilds from Jeff Michaels...always healthy and fair prices)

Mike Downey

 

[tjudy]

Pelvicachromis cf. subocellatus (P. sp. aff. subocellatus) is an undescribed species from Nigeria. The males resemble P. subocellatus, but the females do not. This fish has been in the hobby off and on for many years. They are hard to find now, especially wild. The only way they come in is as contaminants in shipments of cichlids from Nigeria.

Anton managed to gt enough wild fish from a collector who went to Nigeria last Fall to be able to finally describe the fish. He will include the description in his upcoming revision of the genus.

P. sp. aff. subocellatus is a really great fish, and if you get a chance to get them and keep them you should. There are very few people with them right now, especially in the USA. I have a group that includes a couple wild males found as contaminants, but they are not spawning with my tank-strain females. The females dance and display to them all the time, but the males just chase them off.

 

[levine]

bump - on the look out for some more westies. Shoot me a pm or reply to thread.
Thanks