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  1. Ttw

    Opinions appreciated

    Thanks Mike for your response. I also thought that species 1 was urteagai. This is at least the third color form I have collected. Overall this species is much more attractive than the pictures in the various books. As for species 2, I understand your reasoning. I did not have an idea as to...
  2. Ttw

    Opinions appreciated

    These are two fish which I collected this past summer. I have an opinion on what they are but would like to hear other opinions. This first fish was collected in a northern tributary of the Rio Madre de Dios west of Puerto Maldonado. At the site the adult males were around 3 inches long and...
  3. Ttw

    Dwarf Cichlids for Sale

    I'm in Goodyear, Arizona
  4. Ttw

    Christmas came early this year

    Have you noticed that your apistos spawn when storms come through? Over the years it has seemed that I get more spawns during the winter storms.
  5. Ttw

    Dwarf Cichlids for Sale

    Are any of those fish still available? Looks like the thread is fairly old.
  6. Ttw

    Collecting.....

    In 1988 I was collecting in a small stream in an agricultural research station on the road east out of Jenaro Herrera on the way to kilometer 14 to try to catch some nijsseni. Out of that small stream I collected agassizi of several different colors. I remember catching the common blue form...
  7. Ttw

    WTB

    I have 4 wild abacaxis males. I need a female or two. Help please.
  8. Ttw

    Sex ratios and temperature

    I am aware of the effect of temperature on sex ratios. However, there seems to be some confusion, maybe just in my mind, about whether the temperature effect is when the eggs are laid or the temperature in which the fry are raised. What is the current thought?
  9. Ttw

    Collecting.....

    What a tremendous fish. I don't think the man made color types can hold a candle to these natural colored fish.
  10. Ttw

    Apistogramma miua'

    The water parameters are pH 4.8 TDS 110 Temp 76º F 24º C . I use RO water only. No mixing with tap water. Mike, the fish you sent had a huge spawn. Then most died after a water change. Not sure what happened there since none of my other fish were affected. Then the female got a mouth...
  11. Ttw

    Apistogramma miua'

    These are my Apisto miua' parents and fry. The fry are a little difficult to see but are beneath the female. Parents are wild caught.
  12. Ttw

    ID please....

    The A. eunotus I collected at Santa Ana had gill covers like that but not the fin extensions.
  13. Ttw

    Apistos from Uruguay

    I think I am getting the urge for another collecting trip. I usually take longer to get that urge again. Next time, probably further south in Bolivia.
  14. Ttw

    Apistos from Uruguay

    Thanks. I was not aware these fish occurred so far south and east.
  15. Ttw

    Apistos from Uruguay

    Is anyone aware of any apistos from Uruguay? The only one I can think of as a possibility is borelli and I think that is a stretch. I have a friend who has a wild caught apisto that he says is from that country and says it is not borelli.
  16. Ttw

    What is needed for a fishing trip?

    That really depends on the type of collecting you want to do. First you need a way to get around. If you only want to collect locally you can use the mototaxis. If you want to collect further away you need a boat and crew. You probably need a guide as well. To collect you need a net, usually a...
  17. Ttw

    Wild caught Apistogramma gossei

    That's great that you were able to find an unusual apisto. Perhaps you could give some more details about your trip.
  18. Ttw

    Sleeping with the caymans

    This is the lower Rio Heath. The river was pretty shallow since this was the dry season. There were actually rapids present with the low water level. Waiting at the base of the rapids in case the fish collectors capsized One of our camps on the beach Our boat with a real outboard motor...
  19. Ttw

    Sleeping with the caymans

    I will try to get some up
  20. Ttw

    Sleeping with the caymans

    and the sand flies. Back from my collecting trip to the border of Peru and Bolivia. Over all this was one of the most demanding trips I've done. We left Puerto Maldonado and went by small boat down the Rio Madre de Dios to the Rio Heath. We went up the Rio Heath for four days collecting as we...
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