Rancho el Molino, Michoacan
Rancho El Molino, Michoacan, Mexico. Photo By E.Radax 2014
This site is located near a small village, the water supplying the habitat comes from a spring. This site has a variety of habitats, from small shallow fast streams, larger slower flowing area’s and large marshy sections.
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- Rancho El Molino. Photo By P. Davies 2014
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- Rancho El Molino. Photo By P. Davies 2014
Several species of livebearers are found here including:
Allotoca diazi, Allotoca dugesii, Alloophorus robustus, Skiffia lermae
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- Skiffia lermae rancho el Molino – Male. Photo E.Radax
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- Skiffia lermae rancho el Molino – Female. Photo E.Radax
The A.dugesii from this population are of particular interest as black individuals of both sexes occasionally appear (approx one in every 200 fish).
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- Allotoca dugesii ‘Rancho el Molino’ Pair in Aquarium – Photo Kay Urban
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- Allotoca dugesii ‘Rancho el Molino’ Babies in Aquarium – Photo Kay Urban
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- Allotoca dugesii ‘Rancho el Molino’ Male in Aquarium – Photo Kay Urban
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- Allotoca dugesii ‘Rancho el Molino’ Male in Aquarium – Photo Kay Urban
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- Allotoca dugesii ‘Rancho el Molino’ Male in Aquarium – Photo Kay Urban
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- Allotoca dugesii ‘Rancho el Molino’ Female in Aquarium – Photo Kay Urban
This habitat has a healthy population of most species, however it is a very small area and as with most of these small spring is at risk of habitat disturbance which could very quickly lead to problems.
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- Skiffia lermae Rancho El Molino. Photo By E.Radax 2014
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- Extremely Fast water – Home of Allotoca dugesi! Photo By E.Radax 2014
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- Rancho El Molino, Michoaca, Mexico. Photo By E.Radax 2014
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- Rancho El Molino, Michoaca, Mexico. Photo By E.Radax 2014
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I got eight young fish from Nigel Hunter in October 2015. Of these eight fishes, six have later almost completely black colour. Two were colored gold-gray. Over the winter they had developed well and from erly June 2016 I held a six-group over the summer in a bucket in the garden. I have almost seen nothing from them all summer, but in the autumn I have brought back 20 very healthy and vital fish to my aquarium cellar. The offspring of later litters turn out to a high percentage (about 90%) completely black. I have already been able to pass on a lot of fry and adult fish of these fascinating animals to interested friends.