andyman98 Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 I was reading a book lately and it said that there are over 30 species of mexican livebearer the females don't keep any of the males sperm. i was wondering 1 are they allowed? 2 are they rare ? 3 do you have any? 4 what price are they cheers:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 The lepord fish (cold water liverbearer) are availble in N.Z, i belive these are also called mosquito fish and if correct htey originate from Mehico HTH Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 As Ben has said Leopard Fish (Phalloceros caudimaculatus) are available here but from what I know don't orginate from Mexico (my reference says from Rio de Janeiro south). Ben's right in saying that Mosquito fish are from Mexico (along with other places) but Mosquito fish are NOT Leopard fish. Mosquito fish are Gambusia affinis, are designated a pest fish in NZ and are illegal to keep. Perfectly legal to keep Leopard fish though. The mollies, platties and sword tails all originate from Mexico and are readily available I've never come across an out of the ordinary type of livebearer in 9 years of keeping fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 andyman98 said... > I was reading a book lately and it said that there are over > 30 species of mexican livebearer the females don't keep > any of the males sperm. Do you mean the non-poeciliad livebearers commonly called Goodeids, as discussed here: http://www.nanfa.org/articles/acaztecs.htm Xenotoca eiseni was here briefly several years ago but was never widespread. > i was wondering > > 1 are they allowed? Don't know. > 2 are they rare ? In NZ, pretty much non-existant I suspect. > 3 do you have any? No, wish I did though. > 4 what price are they Cheap enough in the US/UK but since they're not available here they're either priceless or worthless depending on your viewpoint Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 you have a good memory Andrew.. :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman98 Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 well if any of you come across any of them (i'll try and find the names) i would be interested in buying them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 in my books theres lots of livebear I have never seen in nz has anyone ever had half-beaks ? i kown of ppl that have had them befor but i never seen any around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 I've had half-beaks and bred them too. The babies are large, can take BBS straight away, the parents should be removed after the safe arrival of the babies. The tanks should be heavily planted, and placed in a position where the fish can see you coming and don't get a fright, for they are prone to crash into the other end, don't bang doors, and keep a lid on their home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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