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- Astatheros robertsoni, Female guarding fry, [00:00:38]
Astatheros robertsoni female guarding fry from Jutiapa River [Honduras], in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA].
- Astatheros robertsoni, Female guarding fry, [00:00:38]
Astatheros robertsoni female from the Jutiapa River [Honduras] guarding her fry in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA}.
- Chuco godmanni, Group at Agua Caliente, [00:00:58]
Chuco godmanni group at Agua Caliente, Polochic River drainage north of Lake Izabal [Guatemala]. the gregarious behavior of this cichlid are evidenced in this clip.
- Chuco intermedium, Female guarding fry, [00:01:11]
Chuco intermedium female guarding her fry in the current of the Chocolhaito River, Usumacinta basin [Mexico].
- Cryptoheros spilurus, Breeding at Agua Caliente, [00:01:38]
Cryptoheros spilurus pair breeding at Agua Caliente, north of Lake Izabal in the Polochic River drainage [Guatemala].
- exCichlasoma beani, Pair from Presidio River, [00:01:13]
exCichlasoma beani pair from Panuco River, Presidio [Mexico], spawning in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA].
- exCichlasoma salvini, Pair guarding fry, [00:02:13]
A pair of large exCichlasoma salvini guarding their fry in a shallow covered area of the Solosuchil River, Coatzacoalcos River drainage [Mexico]. This species, perhaps due to their brilliant colors, is shy and always remain close to covered areas in the river.
- exCichlasoma salvini, Pair guarding fry, [00:01:48]
exCichlasoma salvini pair guarding fry at the upper Candelaria River [Mexico]. Males and females of this population are equally colored, making it probably the most beautiful geographical variety of this species.
- Herichthys bartoni, Male protecting nest, [00:01:03]
A Herichthys bartoni male protecting its nest seen as a cave in the soft bottom of Media Luna spring, Panuco basin [Mexico]. The male defend the surroundings of the cave dug out as nest while the female remain inside, just with sporadic excursions by the female to look for food.
- Herichthys minckleyi, At Poza de la Becerra, [00:03:30]
In this wonderful video, we can see the Herichthys minckleyi community at Poza de la Becerra, Cuatro Cienegas [Mexico]. At this desert thermal spring, three different morphs of this marvelous cichlid inhabit syntopically; detritivore, piscivore and molluscivore. You can see the molluscivorous morph with their dark coloration and strong jaws as they sink in the detritus layer at the bottom of the springs, in search for snails. You can also see the elongated snout of the piscivorous morph (in the video referred as ditritivor), as well as the most generalized detritivorous morph.
- Herichthys pantostictus, Female with fry, [00:00:39]
Herichthys pantostictus female with fry in the clear and swift water of the Coy River at Tambaque, Panuco river drainage [Mexico].
- Herichthys steindachneri, Female guarding fry, [00:01:12]
Herichthys steindachneri female guarding her fry in clear water of the Tamasopo River, Gallinas, Panuco drainage [Mexico]. The sheer size of the female makes her slow compared to the neighbor breeding female Herichthys sp. 'white labridens', which suddenly attacks the [ss] fry, probably capturing some babies if the lighting fast strike. Dangers are not scarce for the little fry, surrounded by a multitude of Astyanax mexicanus, nevertheless, [ss] are efficient parents, normally managing to raise a good number of babies to independence.
- Parachromis friedrichsthalii, Pair breeding in aquarium, [00:01:20]
Parachromis friedrichsthalii pair from Danto River [Honduras] breeding in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA].
- Paraneetroplus bulleri, Female guarding nest, [00:00:43]
Paraneetroplus bulleri female guarding her nest in the strong flow of the Chalchijiapan River, Coatzacoalcos basin [Mexico]. Eggs would blend perfectly well with the substrate, as predation pressure is very high, even against smaller conspecifics.
- Paraneetroplus bulleri, Group in the current, [00:00:51]
A group of Paraneetroplus bulleri can be seen in this video feeding from the periphytum on the rocks in the rapids of the Chalchijiapan River, Coatzacoalcos basin [Mexico].
- Paraneetroplus nebuliferus, Female with fry, [00:01:49]
Paraneetroplus nebuliferus female protecting her fry in the strong current of the Dos Caños River, Papaloapan basin [Mexico].
- Paraneetroplus nebuliferus, Pair protecting fry, [00:02:59]
Paraneetroplus nebuliferus protecting their fry in a shallow area of Dos Caños River, Papaloapan basin [Mexico].
- Paratheraps bifasciatus, Young adults looking for food, [00:00:37]
Paratheraps bifasciatus young adults looking for food in the Candelaria River {Mexico].
- Paratheraps melanurus, Pair breeding in aquarium, [00:00:56]
Paratheraps melanurus pair from Lake Peten [Guatemala], breeding in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA].
- Paratheraps melanurus, Pair breeding at Cenote Azul, [00:01:27]
Paratheraps melanurus pair at Cenote Azul, Hondo River system, a few meters west from Lake Bacalar [Mexico]. A pair of Paratheraps melanurus is seen in the video guarding their babies on the vertical walls of this 90 meters deep sinkhole. At one point the pair gets into the open water off the walls protecting the babies, clustered in a cloud.
- Theraps coeruleus, Pair with fry, [00:00:45]
Pair of Theraps coeruleus from Bascam River, Tulija system [Mexico] guarding fry in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA].
- Theraps coeruleus, Pair protecting eggs, [00:02:58]
Theraps coeruleus pair protecting their eggs placed on the roof of a cave in the floor of the current in the Bascam River, Tulija; Usumacinta River drainage. In this clip we can see the female protecting the surroundings of the cave while the male remains inside, then she comes out of the cave and both protect the surroundings. The large eggs are momentarily exposed, and when replaced to their original position the parents quickly return into the cave.
- Theraps coeruleus, Pair protecting fry, [00:01:40]
A Theraps coeruleus pair is seeing protecting their fry in the current of the Bascam River, Tulija basin [Mexico].
- Theraps irregularis, Female guarding fry, [00:01:44]
Theraps irregularis female guarding her fry in the San Pedro River, Usumacinta drainage [Guatemala], small fry are able to withstand the strong water current even from a very small age, maintaining always close to the rocks.
- Theraps irregularis, Pair guarding fry, [00:02:02]
Theraps irregularis pair guarding fry in the current of the Chocolhaito River, Usumacinta basin [Mexico].
- Theraps irregularis, Female guarding fry, [00:01:44]
Theraps irregularis female guarding her fry at San Pedro River, Usumacinta drainage [Guatemala].
- Theraps lentiginosus, Pair guarding fry, [00:01:50]
Theraps lentiginosus pair guarding their fry in the current of Chocolhaito River, Usumacinta basin [Mexico].
- Theraps lentiginosus, Group in the current, [00:02:05]
A group of Theraps lentiginosus in the strong current of Chocolhaito River, Usumacinta basin [Mexico]. A typical behavior where individuals flip pebbles around in search for hiding invertebrates can be observed in the video clip.
- Theraps wesseli, Pair with fry, [01:00:00]
Theraps wesseli pair of this beautiful rheophilus cichlid from the rapids of Jutiapa River [Honduras], in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA].
- Theraps wesseli, Pair breeding, [00:01:43]
Theraps wesseli pair from Jutiapa River [Honduras] in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA]. look at the unique breeding color of this wonderful fish.
- Theraps wesseli, Female with fry, [00:00:19]
Theraps wesseli female guarding her fry in the turbulent water of Cangrejal River [Honduras].
- Thorichthys aureus, Pair guarding fry, [00:00:50]
Thorichthys aureus pair guarding their fry at Agua Caliente spring, Polochic basin [Guatemala].
- Thorichthys callolepis, Breeding at Solosuchil River, [00:02:50]
In this video there are several takes of Thorichthys callolepis breeding at Solosuchil River, Coatzacoalcos River drainage [Mexico]. First you can see an overview of the river in May, 2011, then a female [ss] guarding her spawn. After that, a female is seen guarding her small fry. Finally, a pair of [ss] are seen guarding much larger babies, We can see in this take how fast parents swim backwards when protecting the fry. We can also see how fast fry are.
- Thorichthys socolofi, Pairs protecting fry, [00:04:27]
In this rather long but wonderful video, Rusty captures the fascinating breeding behavior of this gem of the Mayan lands, Thorichthys socolofi, as they protect their progeny in the Bascam River, Tulija, Usumacinta River drainage [Mexico]. In the first part a pair protects their wrigglers hidden under a sunken leaf. In the second part a pair is seeing protecting their fry. Their pair speed and coordination are fascinating to watch.
- Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco', Pair breeding in the aquarium, [00:01:25]
Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco' pair of the geographical variety known as gold from the lower Coatzacoalcos drainage breeding in the aquarium of Rusty Wessel [USA].
