Crescent Goodeid Pics

neon_platy · Mar 7, 2006

got the call tonight from the LFS that my goodeids would be in tomorrow.. cannot wait!! He wouldn't tell me which one the breeder has picked for me just that he was picking something out "colorful" for me :drool:

i should have them at home by 4:30 pm then i'll post my pics of them for everyone hehehehe....*so excited* again just to confirm, too late to stop me anyway, but they should be ok with the platys right?

Thanks!!!

Brian

guppymonkey · Mar 7, 2006

Any goodeid I know of should be okay with platies (someone correct me if I am wrong about that) but I would make sure not to put them in with cory catfish. It seems odd but goodeids HATE cories. I thought that was just a madeup story but I put a pair of goodeids in with cories and they ripped all the fins off the cories! Luckily I managed to move the cories and they have made a full recovery. Post some pictures when you get them!

neon_platy · Mar 7, 2006

guppymonkey said:
Any goodeid I know of should be okay with platies (someone correct me if I am wrong about that) but I would make sure not to put them in with cory catfish. It seems odd but goodeids HATE cories. I thought that was just a madeup story but I put a pair of goodeids in with cories and they ripped all the fins off the cories! Luckily I managed to move the cories and they have made a full recovery. Post some pictures when you get them!

thanks its second time today i heard an ok i think so now im all set...yeah when i got the 55 gal i almost threw the cories in but decided to put them in the 10 gallon instead and yeah i heard the same story about goodeids and corys...its kinda funny in a not so nice way for the corys...

STEVIE · Mar 8, 2006

Best of luck with them.My local place has 3 types of these in stock.I was thinking of getting some myself but they keep them in brackish water and said they won't do well in my freshwater tank.

neon_platy · Mar 8, 2006

I got my Crescent Goodeids today!!! I thought I made it more clear I just wanted a pair and just basic not so rare ones....I walk into the store walk around as they're very easy going ppl and find my bag laid out and it's freakin' huge and filled with water and fish...my jaw drops as I count 10 fish!!! Here's the description that Mr. Langhammer put on it for me:

Crescent Goodeid - Zoogoneticus tequila
One of the showiest goodeids, this species was named in 19988 following its discovery in the early 90's. It is larger and more colorful than Z. quitzeoensis. Males have bordered fins -creamy yellow on the dorsal and anal, and orange-red on the caudal fin. Peaceful and easy to maintain, it should be a high priority for species maintenance since it is believed to be extinct in the wild.

Ok so now I feel the pressure....*must breed* *must breed* *must keep alive*

(this is a pair that i managed to catch together male is on top, female is the one picking at food at the bottom

This is one of the darker males

ok so usually when i take pics my platys swim away in terror, well this female swam right up to the glass...isn't she cute :wub:

sunset wagtail platy and my blue platy with my golden killi (sorry but i luv them too :wub:

) and it's hard for me to get clear platy pics

By the way, they are fine with the platys and love to hide in the plants and caves...

juliehainsworth · Mar 9, 2006

Shame you can't bring them over to the UK

(flys over and nicks all of the fish and tank, leaves a chocolate bar in there place

)

dwarfgourami · Mar 9, 2006

Natsuko said:
Shame you can't bring them over to the UK

(flys over and nicks all of the fish and tank, leaves a chocolate bar in there place )

Actually, there are some zoogeneticus tequilas for sale on aquarist classified atm, so you can get them here in the UK; I think the breeder lives in Kettering, Northants. I was VERY tempted (more so after seeing your pics, neonplatys), but can't get the new tank up and running fast enough. Still, if he's breeding he may have more soon.

juliehainsworth · Mar 9, 2006

I don't have room for any more tanks mine are taken up by Bettas! One day (in my dreams) I will have enough cash to set up my own aquarium lol and have all the fish I like! Well one can only dream :lol:

neon_platy · Mar 9, 2006

they are real cute dwarf...but that was my issue, everything is in UK and ships domestically or on aquabid US stuff was too expensive so when I asked the LFS I got lucky!! now i wanna do like natsuko is saying and get a bunch of tanks setup so I can get more...the breeder won't give me more for fear of hybridization, which I don't really blame him...