Breeding Xenotoca Variata "jeweled Goodeid"

[chrissfishes]

Thank you very much Fish48! I keep all of my species of Goodeids in species only tanks and I try to get collection info. I have Xenotoca variata Zacapu and J.maria, Xenotoca eiseni not sure, and Ameca splendens not sure. I plan on keeping my Goodeids for as long as I can which I hope will be a long time! I care a lot about my fish and fish in general. I want to give them the best I can give them and keep them healthy and happy! If I do add new blood to the colonies I will for sure make sure they are the same. Thanks again! I greatly appreciate it!

 

[fish48]

my goodeids

Allodontichthys tamazulae
Allodontichthys zonistus jalisco mexico

Alloophorus robustus lago de patzcuaro, michoacan, mexico

Allotoca zacapuensis Lake Zacapu 2000
Allotoca dugesii

Ameca splendensrio teuchitlan lambert collection 1996
Ameca splendens aquarium strain

Ataeniobius toweri rio verde, mexico

Chapalichthys encaustus lago, de capala,
Chapalichthys encaustus albino form
Chapalichthys pardalis

Characodon audax El toboso, Durango, mexico
Characodon lateralis los berros, Durango, mexico
Characodon lataralis sp. Guadalupe Aguilera mexico
Characodon lateralis los pinos, mexico

Girardinichthys multiradiatus maravatio, mexico
Girardinichthys viviparous D. lambert collection 1989

Goodea atripinnis lago patzcuaro
Goodea atripinnis marivito, mexico
Goodea atripinnis laguna opopeo
Goodea atripinnis Lake Zacapu

Ilyodon ameca aquarium strain
Ilyodon xantusi
Ilyodon whitei
Ilyodon cortezi

skiffia bilineata
skiffia multipunctata
Skiffia Lermae
Skiffia Sp V188

Xenotaenia resolanae

Xenophorus captivus aquarium strain

Xenotoca eiseni rio tamazula mexico
Xenotoca eiseni granja sahuaripa, mexico
Xenotoca eiseni golden saddle san marcos
Xenotoca eiseni aquarium strain

Xenotoca variata MARIE, SAN LOUIS POTOSI, MEXICO
Xenotoca melanosoma

Zoogoneticus tequila rio teuchitlan. Jalisco, mexico
Zoogoneticus quintzeoensis Lake Chapala

 

[chrissfishes]

Wow! You have a great collection of Goodeids! I would love to have a colony of every single one you have. That's great!

 

[fish48]

i like to keep all of the livebearers lol

 

[fish48]

these are challenging goodeids i kept this 1 going for more than 8 years . im
lucky to get new stock

 

[fish48]

got this 1 back 4 years ago

first photo Girardinichthys multiradiatus & Girardinichthys viviparous
both are good looking fish and very peaceful

 

[chrissfishes]

Oh wow! They are beautiful fish! I would love to have some! That's great they are doing good! I was just curious what country are you from? I thought I read somewhere that you live in the UK!

 

[fish48]

yes i live in the uk.

 

[chrissfishes]

That's cool! I love the UK! I have been to England,Scotland,Wales,and Ireland (I know Ireland except for Northern Ireland isn't part of the UK) twice and I would love to live over there!

 

[fish48]

well if you ever move to the uk you can have some of my goodeids lol

 

[chrissfishes]

lol that sounds like a plan! Sounds great!

I do have some excellent news speaking of Goodeids.........One of my female X.variata Zacapu is on the verge of giving birth! She is in her own tank that I had ready. She is getting very big and I now know what to look for when they are pregnant

Thank you very much! I will for sure update you guys and post videos!

 

[fish48]

good luck with them chris

 

[chrissfishes]

Thank you very much! They are very beautiful Goodeids and I really enjoy them a lot!

 

[chrissfishes]

My female X.variata zacapu finally started giving birth. She must have started having them during the night because I noticed them in the morning and she wasn't as big. I noticed around 5 fry already and she isn't done yet

 

[OldMan47]

Congrats Chris. Don't be too surprised if a nice goodeid does not produce the huge number of fry we are accustomed to seeing with poeciliids. A drop of 20 to 30 is quite large for them. Look at how big those fry are.