[Bowfinger]

Anyone working with these feel free to contact me for trade and care exchange. With so little available I want to network so we can establish these little gems.

[aquapimp]

Could you post a pic, just so we could see this species, please?

[chuckpowell]

anyone have nice pictures to show off????

I have some better shots but their not ready to go up on the web.

Best,

Chuck

[aquapimp]

Thanks for sharing, Chuck. They are all exquisite! I'm kinda' partial to the eloks!

[Bowfinger]

I love my eloks, but believe me, these are along the lines of a Baja Rock lizard adult male in "having to see in person" to really appreciate. Since you are into fish Aquapimp, another comparison... these would be like a Benthochromos tricoti and the Elok would be the Black Congo Calvus.

Keep those guys going Chuck, we will have to figure a good system to establish a good size colony once the youngsters are of sexable age and paired off.

[aquapimp]

A great comparison Bowfinger!

[chuckpowell]

Wait till I post some of the good pictures of them. The picture I posted doesn't do them justice.

Best,

Chuck

Originally Posted by aquapimp

Thanks for sharing, Chuck. They are all exquisite! I'm kinda' partial to the eloks!

[Bowfinger]

Chuck, I have tried to get good pictures but I hate stressing them out just to show off. Maybe I will inspect for a shot in the next day or two.
Aqua, if money was not a factor, I would be breeding geckos, Tanganyikan Cichlids & Synodontis(throw in Plecos too) and maybe some Agamas. That would be the life!

[aquapimp]

You've got great tastes, Bowfinger. It seems we share similar likes in Freshwater aquarium fish.

A lifelong dream of mine is to obtain a pair of Toco toucans, Rhamphastos toco. There are probably less than a dozen breeders of these in the U.S. and as such, there is a long waiting list. When I build my new shop (in the future!) I plan on incorporating into it a large aviary in hopes of someday getting the chance to work with them.

In addition to their almost impossibility to obtain, the last pair I knew of sold for almost $35K (!)

[geckoboy]

Originally Posted by Bowfinger

Tanganyikan Cichlids & Synodontis

I agree with your tastes in freshwater fish. Cichlids in general are where it's at but Tanganyikan cichlids are something else. Amazing behaviours and stunning shapes/patterns
I kept a tank of shell dwellers (Neolamprologus sp.), calvus and synodontis for quite a few years. One of the most fulfilling tanks I ever kept out of all the freshwater fish...