Legend:
- New World, North American (none)
- New World, Central American
- New World, South American
- African, Other (none)
- African, Lake Victoria (none)
- African, Lake Tanganyika (none)
- African, Lake Malawi (none)
- African, Madagascar (none)
- Asian
Last updated: 17 March 2020
Please note that these are my companion animal friends and are not for sale.
- Betta, Crowntail (Betta splendens) – 1 male
- Catfish, Spotted Raphael (Agamyxis pectinifrons) – 1
- Cichlid, Acara, Electric Blue (Andinoacara pulcher var.) – 1
- Cichlid, Convict (Amatitlania nigrofasciata)…
- —> G1 Marble (from pink balloon x marble cross) – 1 female
- —> G0 Pink Balloon – 1 male
- —> G1.5 ??? (from late Dec. pink balloon x balloon-gene marble cross) – fry
- Cichlid, Firemouth (Thorichthys meeki) – 3 (1 male, 2 females)
- Cichlid, Jack Dempsey – 1 female
- Cichlid, Jack Dempsey, Gold – 1 male
- Cichlid, Moga (Hypsophrys nicaraguensis) – 1 female
- Cichlid, Rainbow (Herotilapia multispinosa) – 3 (1 male, 2 females)
- Cichlid, Red Terror, F1 (Mesoheros festae) – 2 females
- Cichlid, Red Terror (Mesoheros festae) – 1
- Cichlid, Redhead (Vieja melanura) – 1 male???
- Guppy, Endler’s (Poecilia wingei) – 3 (1 males, 2 females) + fry
- Pleco, Angelicus/L005 (Hypancistrus sp.) – 1
- Pleco, Blue-Eyed Golden Bristlenose/L144 (Ancistrus sp.) – 3 (1 male, 2 ???)
- Pleco, Sailfin/L023? (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) – 1
- Pleco, Trinidad (Hypostomus robinii) – 1
- Shrimp, Cherry (Neocaridina davidi var. red) – 4
- Shrimp, Pumpkin (Neocaridina davidi var. orange) – lots
- Siamese Algae Eater (Crossocheilus oblongus) – 4
- Snail, Assassin (Anentome helena) – 4
- Tetra, Glowlight (Hemigrammuserythrozonus) – 8
- Tetra, Lemon (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis) – 1
- Tetra, Penguin (Thayeria boehlkei) – 7
= TOTAL: 47 fish + fry/shrimp/snails
Notes:
- Species names reflect the most current classifications on FishBase.
- Trade names in “quotation marks” indicate a fish species that has stolen its trade name from a similar species that is the original (true) version of the fish.
- G0 indicates store-bought fish, while Gn indicates the nth generation of home-bred fish. Crosses are listed in the form of male parent x female parent, with parentheses used to show parental ancestry, e.g. (paternal grandfather x paternal grandmother) x (maternal grandfather x maternal grandmother), etc.
- Fn indicates the nth generation bred from wild-caught fish (P0),
where n = (n_dad + n_mom + 2) / 2 - F and G numbers do not necessarily (but may) imply parental relatedness, as is typical for this notation, but are instead used more as a measure of the generational gap between a spawn and my original stock.
Hello im interest in vieja bifasciatus that’s about 6″ or better.I would like to buy one. Thank you !!!!
Hi Anthony,
My stock list is not for sale, but just a running tally of what I’m keeping currently. I only have two bifasciata myself, one of which is a large wild-caught female specimen that cost me $70 and the other was priced at about $12 at a much smaller size, I think a male. I’m not sure where you’d get them in New York, but if you want to make the 9-hour drive up to Toronto and can get clearance at the border, here is the place to get them: http://aquatropics.ca/ He usually has a few of the Vieja species in stock, but they vary, so call/e-mail ahead to make sure he has bifasciata. I may mate them in the future if they’ll cooperate and sell the fry, but this is a ways off still.
Do you know where I have could purchase red spot, raspberry, or super red severums? I’m on several call list at les. Thanks.
Well, I’ve been trying to NOT go into stores too much recently because my fish stock usually goes way up when I do. I haven’t seen anything labelled as a raspberry or super red severum around, but my local Big Al’s on Kennedy Rd in Toronto, ON usually has a tank of red spots in stock if you want to drive up some time. Good luck with your search!
Hey Greg I love convict cichlids and was wanting some information on how to get the “marble gene” through multiple generations of breeding. I currently have a pair of stripped convicts that are heterozygous (Bb) and produce viable pink (bb) fry. Where do I go from there? Can I get email? I’m hoping to hear back from you. Thanks, Zed.
I think the chances of you “discovering” a marble convict from striped or pink fry is pretty remote. I assume the marble trait was caused by a genetic mutation that was randomly-discovered and preserved through out-crossing, the same way some of the interesting colour morphs we see in the stores were. I started with a store-bought marbled male (assumed to be heterozygous for marble, i.e. b’b) and mated him to a pink female to get my breeding stock. I’m growing out some spawns from various pairings (including my marble-gene black pair and a marble-gene black to marble cross) in order to gather some more data. Generally, the inheritance seems Mendelian, with black overriding marble overriding pink, but there are a couple of quirks I can’t quite explain without more spawns. For example, the marble gene seems to be inconsistent when it comes to the degree of marbling, meaning some visibly-pink fish might still carry the gene that causes marbling. I hope to have some more observations in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
I want GTs, I want GTs, I want GTs
I’m slowly growing out my remaining two true GTs. I’m hoping they’ll pair up and make some nice babies without the male murdering the female…he’s very testy!
Dear Greg,
I was wondering if you could sell me a confirmed super red severum breeding pair. Here’s a link to a picture of one, though I’m sure you know what is looks like (I read your article on breeding sevs, it was awesome!)
http://www.cichlids.com/pictures/pic/5_super_red_gold_severum_male.html
I’m sure you’re quite busy, but I would really appreciate it if you could consider entertaining this special request. I am willing to pay for shipping as well.
P.S. could you also tell me the name of the fish in the top of your page, its right next to the 3 pot from the left and has a purple head and orange tail end.
Thank you for your time. I look forward to your response.
Gunther,
Thanks for your comments!
My last severum has moved on, unfortunately, so I have nothing to sell you.
The fish you pointed out is a redhead (Paraneetroplus synspilus). He was a gorgeous fish, but a fellow took one look at him while coming in to buy some Nicaragua cichlids and insisted on taking him home too!
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Paraneetroplus-synspilus.html
http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/species.php?id=235
Cheers,
G.
First and foremost, happy easter! Thanks for the reply. However, I am really a great fan of your site and your work, and I would really appreciate it if you could.keep an eye out for me for a confirmed breeding pair of super red severums so that you could make me an offer if you do get a confirmed super red severum breeding pair in your stock. It would mean a great deal to me as a fish enthusiast and a fan of your site. I am patient so I am willing to wait, but just please take my request into consideration. Thank you again!
Happy Easter, Gunther. I’m happy to hear you’ve found value in the work I’ve done. Makes me want to dream up some new projects. Perhaps I will try again with the severum projects sometime soon. Been meaning to redo a few of my tanks.
Nice red spot severum specimens are usually $30-40 each around here, so an adult mated pair would be much more expensive, I think. I would hesitate to ship fish with my level of experience, so it would likely require a road trip for pickup.
There’s a renowned breeder/importer in New Jersey by the name of Jeff Rapps who will occasionally have some really gorgeous severum varieties. Check out his site at: http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/ Looks like you’re relatively close to him, so I’d say the best thing to do would be to get a bunch of babies from him (or your LFS), grow them out, and let them pair up naturally. You can check out my post about importing from Jeff Rapps here: http://wp.me/p146ri-jU
Cheers!
hey greg what are the pricing for the convicts?
Hey Sam,
Nice to hear from you. I do have some marbled convicts (males only at the moment, saving the girls for breeding) I will part with if you can pick them up in person, probably $3 each.
Cheers,
Greg.
cool greg. what size are they? and nicely marbled?
Hey, can u do a project involving red texas. Im curious as to how to perfect the fader and red gene, and you are extremely good with genes. I read that it involves the escondido because of the massive amounts of pearls and a super red parrot or a cichlid with a red gene.
Hey Jonathan,
To my knowledge, a red Texas is a hybrid from a green/false Texas (Herichthys carpintis) and a blood parrot/red devil/midas (Amphilophus sp.)
I’m going to limit my involvement with hybrids to the blood parrot experiment. I don’t really feel we should be tinkering with cross-breeding species in an attempt to “invent” new types of fish. I’ll take on anything to do with colour morphs or natural variants, but I want nothing to do with hybrids.
Good luck!
Greg.
Thanks for Retailers list it really came in handy. I was able to buy a white labidochromis today (from Finatics Aquarium). He fits really well into my tank family :oD
Q: Do you have any suggestion on any more Marine retailers as well?
I don’t have a lot of experience with marine tanks. North American Fish Breeders in Scarborough or Aquatic Kingdom in Mississauga look to have a great selection though!
Hey Greg,
I am currently in search of a Black Diamond cichlid (Paratilapia polleni) pair. I have been looking all over for a few months but have not been about to find any available in the U.S. They are my dream cichlid I was wondering if you had any experience, connections, or any for sale. IF you could help in anyway I would appreciate it. Please respond or email me back when you can.
Thank you
Kole,
I see them periodically in stores in the Toronto area. None was as pretty as the one a got via a home-breeder in Scarborogh, ON, but they’re out there! I don’t have any US connections, unfortunately.
I’d like the 2 female red terrors.