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Steve, I remembered seeing the last of your sp. Jewel in your fishroom on one of my visits.
Great pictures Joop!
All, there might be a maximum of 42 fish becoming available, depending on how many die during the various legs of transfer to the U.S. I'll post an update as soon as I know more.
Ted: My fish trace back to Anton and Greg. You are right when saying that Greg spawned them on a few occasions. Last time I talked to Greg, I was under the impression that he hasn't had any luck recently. I might be wrong, though, and will follow up with him. Thanks.
Janos
About a year back I was fortunate enough to acquire a group of five A. desfontainii. THe fish have grown to a nice size, but haven't produced any broods yet. There seem to be a very few hobbyists out there who sppawn this species somewhat regularly, while most of us don't have much luck. I...
Aaron, The price will greatly depend on what needs to be done to transport the fish over here. Fortunately, there is a fairly large number available, which could help keeping down the price per fish.
Janos
There really isn't much out there: a few lines in Anton's book on West Africans and a short video that I found on the internet (http://www.youtube.com/user/joopclement). Supposedly the fish have a maxamimal size of 10-15 centimeters.
Janos
There is a slim chance that I might be able to bring some Tilapia sp. Jewel into the US (from a breeder in The Netherlands). At this point I don't know how many fish will be available, but I'd like to get an idea if anybody else is interested. My feeling is the fish will be rather cheap, but the...
I thought I bump this up. I got me a group of six melaniae from Ted. These fish are great and I can only recommend them to any Westie enthusiast.
Janos
Larry: being on the "red list" would be bad indeed and, in fact, kill the deal. I talked to two people in Europe about these species. One of these guys seemed to have worked with Hans van Heusden in the import of fish to Europe and didn't voice any of the concerns that you shared. That doesn't...
Jim: I haven't checked yet with Atlantis. I believe their major sources for fish are pond-raised species and imports from the Czech Republic. I am trying other options first, and then turn to Atlantis. Getting these species is not going to be easy.
By the way: The Atlantis deal that we talked...
I'm sure many forum members have seen the article about Orthochromis species from Tanzania by Hans van Heusden in the current issue of Cichlid News. Any suggestions for how to get hands on some of these beauties?
Janos