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Tangled Up in Cichlids 
Week of January 25 - 31, 2025  stock availability

TUIC stock list key:

WC = Wild caught fish collected from nature.

F1 = First generation fish spawned from wild fish.

F2 = Second generation spawned from F1 fish.

CB = F3 or greater; tank raised fish and/or of unknown provenance.  

'M/F Pair' = Individual sexed Male and Female sold as a pair.

'Breeding Pair' = Male and Female that have spawned together under my observation.

Sex of fish:

All fish are sold unsexed unless specifically listed as such. Sex of fish is never guaranteed.

​Sizing:

Listed sizes indicate the range of size in total length ('TL') for the specifically listed species as measured from smallest to largest of the actual current stock and are guaranteed to be within 1/16th +/-  of an inch of accuracy and are backed by the industries only size guarantee. Most fish will be somewhere between the listed size range. Fish will never be smaller than advertised size (within 1/16th +/- ) but may arrive reasonably upsized due to recent growth.

  

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North & South American Cichlids

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Acarichthys heckelii 'Rio Nanay' WC

Sexed pairs of wild collected Peruvian 'threadfin acara' with amber cheeks/abdomen, orange anal fin, and diamond spotted flanks at maturity

4 - 4.5": $40 ea. unsexed or  $100 pr. - sexed m/f pairs

Amatitlania siquia 'Rio Bagaces' F2

Pure Rio Bagaces, Costa Rican juveniles and a young adult m/f breeding pair that display beautiful bright yellow face & fins over purple/blue body at maturity. his population grows quite large and dominant males form large heads and are built similar to Amphilophus citrinellus but in a smaller package

1 - 1.5": $12.50 ea.

3"f / 4"m (F1): $55 - F1 m/f breeding pair

Amatitlania sp. Honduran Redpoint

Real 'Honduran red point' juveniles bred from my long term kept pure Rio Los Almendros @ Danli CB breeding colony. Super blue & red, the real thing!

1": $10 ea.

Amphilophus citrinellus 'Lago Nicaragua'

Single grow out male of pure bred lake Nicaraguan 'Midas' from original TUIC imported/exported stock

7": $75 -  1 sexed male available

Amphilophus labiatus 'Isla Zapatera'

CB pure 'red devil' adolescent female of Isla Zapatera, Lago Nicaragua displaying the characteristic enlarged lips and currently all black body. 

5": $50 - 1 female available

Amphilophus sagittae 'Lago Xiloa'

Pure bred grow outs from previous TUIC Lago Xiloa import. Currently showing white to yellow/orange & black colors that seem to change pattern and shade almost daily. very limited quantity available, perfect for breeding colony! 

6 -7": $60 ea. - females only

6 -7": $155 - sexed m/f pairs

Amatitlania siquia 'Rio Monda'

Juveniles from long-maintained tank bred Rio Monda, northern tributary branch of Rio Aquan, near westernmost locality on Atlantic slope of Honduras; featuring bold black stripe patterned males and impressive blue & yellow base on fins with orange belly on breeding females

2 - 2.5": $25 - sexed m/f/ pairs

Amatitlania sp. Honduran Redpoint

Real 'Honduran red point' juveniles bred from my long term kept pure Rio Los Almendros @ Danli CB breeding colony. Super blue & red, the real thing!

1": $10 ea. 

Apistogramma sp. D6 - Mitu 'Rio Vaupes' WC

Smaller, slender built yellow & red faced apisto collected from tributary of Rio Vaupes tributary near city of Mitu

1 - 1.5 f / 1.5 - 2" m: $75 pr. 

Nandopsis haitiensis 'Rio Jeguey' WC

Extremely rare offering of real wild collected 'black nasty' from my Rio Jeguey (Rio Acapulco) Dominican Republic 2022 collection & grown out here in my facility from tiny half-inch fry. Large growing, highly interactive, excellent show fish as adults that display black & white patterned body with long trailing fins and huge fan tails. You will not find wild haitiensis anywhere else!

6"f  / 8"m: $400. - m/f breeding pair 

Panamius panamensis

Beautifully colored grow outs of rarely available & highly requested small growing Panamanian endemic 'Rosey Cichlid' featuring stunning red/pink colored body with brilliant silver/blue spangles (linked photo is adult of this population)

1.5 - 2": $25 ea.

​​Rocio octofasciata

Juvenile CB aquarium classic 'Jack Dempsey' that develops brilliant blue spangled bodies & purplish colored heads at maturity.

2.5 - 3": $5 ea.​ (unsexed)

Vieja maculicauda

Juvenile grow outs of large growing 'black belt' featuring silver bodies covered in black 'pepper' spots with distinct black "belt" and blood red throats at maturity

3.5 - 4": $30 ea. (unsexed)

​5 - 5.5": $100 ea. - sexed m/f pair

Vieja melanura 'var. synspila'

CB 'red head synspila' grow outs that display a rainbow of color w/ extensive & distinctive red head & ventral coloration at maturity

3.5 - 4": $25 ea. (unsexed)

Vieja zonata 'Río Los Perros'

Single grow out from Río Los Perros, Oaxaca, Mexico breeding stock  that displays  vibrant indigo blue & red coloration as adults

7": $75

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Old World Cichlids (Africa, Madagascar, Asia, etc.)
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Cyphotilapia gibberosa Moba 'Blue Zaire' F1

Breathtaking bright blue grow out sized 'frontosa-like species' from Southern Lake Tanganyika region in Republic of the Congo (formally Zaire) that are know to sport the most brilliant blue coloration. When kept in groups they are a site to behold!

5-6": $90 ea. - unsexed

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Heterotilapia buttikoferi

Perfect condition young adult of rarely offered large & robust growing West African tank buster featuring bold, wide black and yellow banded body with iridescent blue tinted lips and fin tips. A monomorphic species where male & females are physically identical making either one great show fish

10": $90

Melanochromis kaskazini 'Kirondo' WC

Just wow! Bright cobalt blue torpedo-like predator from Kirondo, Lake Malawi, Tanzania. Mature males turn a stunning deep cobalt blue while females will stay lighter almost powder blue, but will retain the black lateral band and yellow fins that juveniles and young adults of both sexes have. (photo in below listing is of adult female)

5- 5.5" f / 6"m: $275 - sexed m/f /f trio

Melanochromis kaskazini 'Kirondo' F1

F1 unsexed adolescents from above listed pair. Still in juvenile color. I will do my best at sexes but will not be guaranteed. (female shown in this photo link)

4 - 4.5": $40 ea - unsexed

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Characins (Tetra types), Cyprinids (Barb/Carp types),

Cyprinodontiformes (livebearers), Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes)

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Hemiodus vorderwinkleri 'Rio dos Apiacas' WC

Rare one of a kind offer from first ever trade offering of impressively patterned Anostomid from Rio dos Apiacas; a northern tributary of the Teles Pires, Mato Grosso state of Brazil featuring 3 bold vertical blotches along upper to mid body

4": $50 

Leporinus nijsseni

CB juveniles of rarely offered Suriname characin w/ red fins and black spots/bands over gold body; these are super exotic options for active medium sized communities

2.5 - 3": $20 ea. 

 

Leporinus striatus 'Pantanal' WC

Super cool 'striped' characin wild collected from Pantanal, Mato Grosso Brazil featuring torpedo shaped, golden/yellow body with rows of lateral black bands from nose to tail and red lips.

3 - 3.5": $20 ea.

 

Myleus cf. schomburgkii 'Rio Orinoco' WC

Large sized wild Colombian silver dollars displaying black 'Thin bar'  vertical mid-lateral band; an active addition for larger aquariums and a great dither/target fish for the cichlid community tank

5 - 5.5": $30 ea. 

Myloplus rubripinnis 'Leticia' WC

Wild Colombian 'red hook' silver dollars - a super asset to larger communities for activity and are a great dither for shy cichlids

3.5 - 4": $30 ea. 

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Siluriformes species (other catfish species)

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Calophysus macropterus 'Rio Amazonas' WC

Peruvian collected 'vulture cat' possessing all the 'giant' cat attributes except titanic size; grows to 18"

5 - 5.5": $40 ea.  

Leiarius marmoratus 'Rio Nanay' WC

Wild Peruvian 'marble achara' catfish; a large growing, attractive, and showy cat with chocolate brown & tan marble patterned body and huge sailfin like dorsal fin: 

5 - 5.5": $40 ea. 

 

Pimelodus tetramerus 'Rio Tocantins' WC

A unique offering of Rio Tocantins collected 'striped Pimelodus' featuring multiple dark lateral stripes over golden colored body.

4.5 - 5": $20 ea. 

 

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Loricariid species (armored catfish & pleco)

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Panaqolus albivermis L204 'Rio Ucayali' WC

Great sized, bold pinstripe patterned Peruvian 'flash pleco'

4 - 4.5": $50 ea. 

Pseudohemiodon apithanos 'Rio Guayas' WC

Formally known as P. sp. 'Caqueta'; only recently identified as the true 'chameleon whiptail'; this is the intricately marked, variably patterned, one of a kind specimens available in a limited quantity

7 - 7.5": $55 ea. 

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