Ameca splendens

[fish48]

Ameca splendens female giving birth \ in second pick still carrying three babies had a total of 9 fry , she has gone very flat belly now in tank by herself recovering

 

[MattW]

Goodeids have to be up there as some of the prettiest fish.

 

[fish48]

Goodeids have to be up there as some of the prettiest fish.

most definitely some of the prettiest easiest and most difficult to keep and breed , some of the most difficult of all live-bearing fish are within the goodeid family

 

[MattW]

Never been the biggest fan of Livebearers, to be honest, but I saw a video by Tropiquairia Zoo (owner is Sean? I think?) a while back on their breeding/conservation work on Mexican Goodeid's and fell in love. It's a shame how their population has dwindled in nature Similar to my beloved Sawbwa. Seems to be a more common thing every year now.

 

[emeraldking]

I've got some pregnant ones too...

 

[emeraldking]

Some more pics...

 

[emeraldking]

Some pregnant ones...

 

[gwand]

Real beautiful gals!

 

[emeraldking]

Real beautiful gals!

Well, these are a great example of livebearers that have a gestation period of 6-8 weeks and sometimes even longer...

 

[fish48]

here's a nice looking male ameca

 

[emeraldking]

He's got a good hump on his back which does show a good male.

 

[fish48]

occasionally seen in local pet shops and well established in home aquariums worldwide,
anyone wanting to keep goodeids ameca splendens are a good one to start with