'Cichlasoma Istlanum'

[Big_Kill]

fry are about .5 -

.75" $5 apiece. Shipping prices are pretty cheap for small boxes. I will post pictures of

the parents this weekend hopefully. Kyle

[Big_Kill]

Here are a few shots of the

parents.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c7/Big_Kill/IMG_0570.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c7/Big_Kill/IMG_0561.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c7/Big_Kill/IMG_0563.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c7/Big_Kill/IMG_0579.jpg

[bobrfish]

These guys are a gold

mine.

There must be 1000 fry in there.

[Big_Kill]

still a lot of these left

fish are 1-1.25" now

[puchisapo]

do you still have any of

these? they must be big by now. i am especialy interested in C. istlanum with collection data.

please let me know and thanks.

-Devin

[Big_Kill]

I do still have some.

Ill have to check how many. No collection data though. I got the parents from Jeff Rapps. They are

about 2-3". Im leaving for Honduras this week though so i cant ship until the week of the

14th. How many would you want? What is your zip code? Kyle

[puchisapo]

Kyle

thanks for

your quick response!

i would not want a whole lot of them, maybe three or four. i am

53703 area code.

thanks for considering this.

Devin

[Big_Kill]

Madison huh? Go

Badgers! Priority shipping would take two days and be about $15. Express would be next day

delivery for about $25. It seems that your personal messanger is disabled or your box is full

i tried to PM you but it didn't work.

[puchisapo]

Kyle

yep, Go

Badgers. i just signed up and i have looked, but i don't seem to have message box access.

anyway, here is my email dbiggs "at" entomology.wisc.edu

i actually

don't have much experience with cichlids. i have only ever kept some Oreochromis that i

captured once. i am interested in these fish because we are working on setting up a Pacific Slope

Mexico river biotope at a public garden and we wish to get a better idea of the behavior and

demands of this species.

your adults look different from the ones in the river down in

Mexico. do they always have those dark bars, or is that just breeding coloration?

thanks

again!

Devin

[Big_Kill]

Hey im back from Honduras.

We had a great trip I got a lot of new fish. Yes the breeding coloration is different. Have you

seen this species in their natural habitat? Which river are you referring to? Their is supposedly a

couple different color morphs of Istlanum in the wild but i think i remember hearing that it is

just due to diet and they are actually all the same fish.

[misplacedsooner]

do you still have

any of the istlanums left? my zip is 74074 , I would be interested in 2. thank you.
mike c.

[puchisapo]

Big Kill

i

refer to the Rio Ayuquila in Jalisco and Colima states. i have actually run into some more pictures

of fish from that stream and there were some with breeding coloration that looked just like yours.

i think i might like to go ahead and get just three fish. i am leaving town (going to Mexico!)

in just ten days, so we'll either have to do it right away or wait till i get back. if you can

hang onto them for me it might be better to wait. let me know what you think.

Devin

[Big_Kill]

I can wait for you to

return no problem. Will you be doing any collecting down there? If so what species do you plan to

collect?