chrissfishes
New Member
Hi Everyone,
Just thought it would be fun to have everyone share pictures/videos of their Goodeids and all livebearers. Keep us all updated on how things are going.
I currently have (All have collection information and a few have GPS coordinates):
Allotoca goslinei - Possibly extinct in the wild
Allotoca maculata - Critically threatened
Allodontichthys tamazulae - Vulnerable threatened status
Goodea gracilis - Endangered - I have 2 pairs for sale
Xennophorous captivus "Illescas" - Location extinct in the wild
Xenotoca melanosoma - Vulnerable threatened status (numbers are declining) -I have some for sale
Xiphophorus clemenciae
Xiphophorus malinche
I will be getting two new specie of Goodeid soon
Goodeids are hardy and for the most part easy to keep/breed. They are only rough if you keep them in small tanks. If you give them a little room, they aren't as bad. They are very active and full of personality. Every time I come up to the tank they greet me. Other fish swim away.
I was big into CA cichlids and didn't have much interest in livebearers (I thought they were boring, but I was wrong). Then I came across Ameca splendens in 2009 (Butterfly Goodeids). I found out they were threatened and wanted to give them a shot. I got them and found that I loved livebearers more then Cichlids. I am addicted to Goodeids and wild liveberarers.
If you want to keep something different that has a lot of personality,want to help preserve threatened fish, and make a difference, you should consider keeping Goodeids. They are very rare and not a lot of people are keeping them. It really makes you feel good when you keep, breed, and pass these fish around. If you are interested check out the American Livebearer Association (http://www.livebearers.org - Website currently being worked on) and the Goodeid Working Group (http://www.goodeidworkinggroup.com/)
Xenotoca melanosoma colony:
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... 812ff1.mp4
Allotoca maculata
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... 35029d.mp4
Allotoca goslinei
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... c8b4d3.mp4
Allodontichthys tamazulae
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... afd152.mp4
Goodea gracilis and Xennophorous captivus
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... d83e30.mp4
Xiphophorous clemenciae
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... 26f32a.mp4
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... b6b522.mp4
Xiphophorous malinche
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... phr3k0.mp4
I will have to make a few new videos. The malinche, melanosoma, gracilis, and maculata don't need to be updated but the rest do. I will try to find some time. Enjoy. I am a member of the ALA and North American Goodeid Working Group through the ALA. Please consider keeping Goodeids and joining the ALA and NAGWG.
Thanks! Take care, Chris
Just thought it would be fun to have everyone share pictures/videos of their Goodeids and all livebearers. Keep us all updated on how things are going.
I currently have (All have collection information and a few have GPS coordinates):
Allotoca goslinei - Possibly extinct in the wild
Allotoca maculata - Critically threatened
Allodontichthys tamazulae - Vulnerable threatened status
Goodea gracilis - Endangered - I have 2 pairs for sale
Xennophorous captivus "Illescas" - Location extinct in the wild
Xenotoca melanosoma - Vulnerable threatened status (numbers are declining) -I have some for sale
Xiphophorus clemenciae
Xiphophorus malinche
I will be getting two new specie of Goodeid soon
Goodeids are hardy and for the most part easy to keep/breed. They are only rough if you keep them in small tanks. If you give them a little room, they aren't as bad. They are very active and full of personality. Every time I come up to the tank they greet me. Other fish swim away.
I was big into CA cichlids and didn't have much interest in livebearers (I thought they were boring, but I was wrong). Then I came across Ameca splendens in 2009 (Butterfly Goodeids). I found out they were threatened and wanted to give them a shot. I got them and found that I loved livebearers more then Cichlids. I am addicted to Goodeids and wild liveberarers.
If you want to keep something different that has a lot of personality,want to help preserve threatened fish, and make a difference, you should consider keeping Goodeids. They are very rare and not a lot of people are keeping them. It really makes you feel good when you keep, breed, and pass these fish around. If you are interested check out the American Livebearer Association (http://www.livebearers.org - Website currently being worked on) and the Goodeid Working Group (http://www.goodeidworkinggroup.com/)
Xenotoca melanosoma colony:
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... 812ff1.mp4
Allotoca maculata
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... 35029d.mp4
Allotoca goslinei
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... c8b4d3.mp4
Allodontichthys tamazulae
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... afd152.mp4
Goodea gracilis and Xennophorous captivus
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... d83e30.mp4
Xiphophorous clemenciae
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... 26f32a.mp4
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... b6b522.mp4
Xiphophorous malinche
http://vid100.photobucket.com/albums/m2 ... phr3k0.mp4
I will have to make a few new videos. The malinche, melanosoma, gracilis, and maculata don't need to be updated but the rest do. I will try to find some time. Enjoy. I am a member of the ALA and North American Goodeid Working Group through the ALA. Please consider keeping Goodeids and joining the ALA and NAGWG.
Thanks! Take care, Chris