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poecilia Mexicana (Male)
Rio Jutiapa in Honduras is a fast pristine body
of water where Rusty Wessel collected a new
cichlid for the hobby, Theraps wesseli
Do any other species from North & Central Amer-
ica apart from cichlids hold special interest?
coexisting together and the cichlids seem to stay
much calmer with the school of livebearers mov-
ing in and out of the plants and rocks.
Yes, I love all the fishes of Central America and I
presently keep many varieties of livebearers in-
cluding swords and mollies. So, livebearers are of
special interest to me. Most of my livebearers are
secondary fishes in my display tanks and are sort
of used as dithers for the cichlids but I thoroughly
enjoy them in my displays. I tend to believe it
gives a much more natural appearance to the
tanks with the large cichlids and the livebearers
You are extremely well travelled and well known
for your many collecting trips, do you have a fa-
vourite place, river or lake you travel to?
That is tough for there are many rivers that I am
quite fond of. I guess I could list the top two but
in no particular order. Rio Jutiapa is a fast flowing
clear coastal stream in North Central Honduras.
This short river abuts the mountains
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