So tell me... What us the kargest live bearing fish? I have. 75 gallon show tank that I want to set up and I thought it would be nice to get a big live bearing tank started.
Freshwater stingrays are the largest livebearers but I don't think is what you are going for. For your typical livebearers, I would look into the Pike Livebearer Belonesox belizanus or the bulldog Goodeid Allophorous Robustus.
Great Vid! Those Gambusia that you caught are almost certainly G. holbrooki, and as you know the three that you showed are females. I hope you got a male or two. If not, you may still be able to get some fry. If you haven't worked with Gambusia before you should know that they are the best fry eaters out there. The only way that I have been able to get fry out of G. holbrooki or G. rhizhophorae is to put a heavily pregnant female in a filtered five gallon bucket with a huge spawning mop and my recoveries have always been small. I had to get rid of my G. holbrooki as I discovered that they are not legal to keep in NY. They were cool fish, I miss them. Good luck with yours. Cheers, Chris
@@FishTankBarn you may get some melanistic fry. The trait is passed from father to son and is reasonably common in some Florida populations. Definitely a cool fish! Cheers, Chris
Excellent video!!! Just what I wanted to see!! Fish shops n collecting!!! Great job!!
Thanks Rocking Fish! Glad that you enjoyed the video!
They are sold here as Diptail Tetras, but other places call them --Hemiodus gracilis “Red Tail Hemiodus”
Thanks Rocking Fish! I will have to check out that species
They are Hemiodus
Thanks Allan!
Id like to buy some of those huge live bearing fish!
Not positive, but think those fish towards beginning of video are Hemiodus gracilis.
Thanks Alamo City, that's votes for the Hemiodus gracilis
What’s that fish at 12:37 ?
Looks to be a wild type molly. Unfortunately the tanks weren't labelled so it is hard to tell unless you knew the speices specifically.
Looks like a great time….we’ll have to try to go to something like this sometime 🎃🎃🤘🤘
Thanks Jack and Dan! You should go for sure, conventions are a lot of fun.
We had a great time collecting.
I loved collecting. It was a great time
Great meeting you when you were down for the ALA!
Great meeting you as well
Never been to a fish auction..
Sorry to hear that Stubbs! Auctions are tons of fun!
Beautiful discuss..
What an absolute amazing spot.. Wow you can grow so much there.. From African to goldfish to livebearers all year round outside..
Absolutely! Yeah you can pretty much do anything outside in FL
Looks like an awesome time, great post Mike!!!
Thanks NYGOLD! It was an awesome time
you knw anyone in the USA that breeds an sales Mollies
Not anyone in particular. I would try your local fish club to see if you have any local breeders.
@@FishTankBarn Thanks
So tell me... What us the kargest live bearing fish? I have. 75 gallon show tank that I want to set up and I thought it would be nice to get a big live bearing tank started.
Freshwater stingrays are the largest livebearers but I don't think is what you are going for. For your typical livebearers, I would look into the Pike Livebearer Belonesox belizanus or the bulldog Goodeid Allophorous Robustus.
Wow, thanks for showing us the convention. I enjoyed it.
Your welcome Skull! Glad that you liked the video
isnt the next one in Kentucky?
yep that next one is in KY
No, it’s in Coral Springs.
Great Vid! Those Gambusia that you caught are almost certainly G. holbrooki, and as you know the three that you showed are females. I hope you got a male or two. If not, you may still be able to get some fry. If you haven't worked with Gambusia before you should know that they are the best fry eaters out there. The only way that I have been able to get fry out of G. holbrooki or G. rhizhophorae is to put a heavily pregnant female in a filtered five gallon bucket with a huge spawning mop and my recoveries have always been small. I had to get rid of my G. holbrooki as I discovered that they are not legal to keep in NY. They were cool fish, I miss them. Good luck with yours.
Cheers,
Chris
Thanks Chris! I will have to check and see if I have males. Hopefully they are hit if I dont have males.
@@FishTankBarn you may get some melanistic fry. The trait is passed from father to son and is reasonably common in some Florida populations. Definitely a cool fish!
Cheers,
Chris
@@Cgraseck thanks Chris! I didn’t know that. I will keep an eye out for that.
Glad you had such a great time, Mike! Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the fun.
Your Welcome TJAutocross! It was a lot of fun.
So cool! Looked positively fun, and what an AMAZING treat to visit Wattley's and the other farms. Thanks for the event tour!
Thanks W.T. Glad that you enjoyed!