Zimmerman's Fish

07/15/2024

Orders heading out this morning!!!

07/24/2023

Announcing the 2024 NANFA Convention. Save the date. More information will be coming.

07/22/2023

Melanistic Eastern Mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki

$35 for starter group of 6 young individuals with at least 2 pairs or $8 each.


Origin: Found on the coastal plain from the Carolinas, throughout Florida and along the Gulf Coast west to southern Alabama and Mississippi. I originally caught my stock in Florida and have been line breeding these for over 5 years now. I have added a few additional wild caught melanistic males to my breeding group since the original capture. At this point the majority of the males produced in this line are melanistic, probably better than 90% of the males produced. I continue to remove any normal gray males produced from my population. I recently found the first melanistic female! This is incredibly rare I have never seen one in the wild! Hopefully, with continued effort I will see even more of these rare females. Sorry, this fish is not for sale, I hope to get some young from her and use them to continue my line.


Coloration: These are normally a small gray fish with a few tiny black spots on the fins. The melanistic trait appears in the wild population on a small percentage of males giving them the dalmatian look of random black blotches and spots over a white or even translucent background. Females are a plain gray with the black spots in rows on the fins.

Tank Size: They don't need a lot of space even a 10 gallon tank is suitable for a small group. They do eat their fry so they are not a great livebearer for colony breeding. I like to use a layer of the floating plant hornwort, also known as coontail (this can be rooted but does fine just floating on the surface), and check the tank for fry hiding among this daily. This helps a lot with getting some young to survive. Bigger the tank and more hiding places the less of a need to remove the fry there is, you will get some survival with a dense layer of plants in a bigger (40 breeder or so) tank. I like to use smaller tank (20 long in winter) and then just remove the young when I find them.


Feeding: Not picky will feed well on flake food. I also feed mine some frozen baby brine shrimp and blood worms but this may not be necessary.

Water Conditions: Not Cold hardy in northern states like their close relative the Western Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis but can be kept outdoors in the southern US. Probably handles temps down in the 40’s just can’t handle ice. Do well outdoors in water garden ponds or even a tub on a porch in summer further north. Do not need to be heated indoors but I have found they produce more young in a heated aquarium kept at 75-80 F. PH of 6.5-8.5.

06/19/2023

AVAILABLE NOW
Ozark Longear Sunfish - Lepomis megalotis

"Very colorful sunfish but are rather aggressive so best kept in groups of 6 or more or as a single fish with a group of smaller active fish."

Current Size/ Prices:
1-2” (1 year +) $10 each

Maximum Size: 6 - 8”

Photo: Adult Male

Interested: Email Brian ([email protected]) and we will reply with a quote including shipping costs.

06/09/2023

Display tank
Spotted Gar
*** not for sale ***

03/29/2023

⚠️⚠️Speedy Auction ⚠️⚠️
1 - Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus

5-6” / Captive Raised - almost 1 year old

Eating live fish well

Bidding will start at $20.00

Winning bid will add $20.00 for USPS shipping that comes with a tracking number.

US shipping only

Auction ENDS on Friday @ 5pm promptly.

Payment and confirmed shipping and email address must be provided by 9pm on Friday, March 31.

Fish will be shipped on Saturday, April 1.
Should arrive by Monday or Tuesday.

Happy Bidding‼️

02/28/2023

Captive Bred fish available now...

Warmouth Sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) 3-4" long $10 each

Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) 3-4" long $10 each

Spiketail Platy (Xiphophorus xiphidium) juveniles $6 each adults $10 each

Least Killifish (Heterandria formosa)$5 each for adults

02/28/2023

March 1 - May 1
Ohio species caught locally and shipped to your door. Buyer is responsible for knowing their own state laws/guidelines for keeping fish. Any wild caught fish will be $6 each plus shipping.

Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)
Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare)
Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster)
Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus)
Western Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys obtusus)
Central Stoneroller Minnow (Campostoma anomalum)
Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)
Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus)

02/07/2023

Less than 2 months away. Get registered asap!

https://www.nanfa.org/convention/2023.shtml

12/18/2022

Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy Holidays!!

“Gar"-land holiday card featuring a spotted gar by Mikaela Oles/USFWS

12/17/2022

Last chance to get your fish shipped this year … orders must be paid for by 5pm on Sunday for Mondays shipment.

Ready? Email Brian : [email protected]

12/10/2022

Updated Christmas List… I mean Fish List!
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Ozark Longear Sunfish 1/2-3/4" for $6 each

Western Dollar Sunfish 1/2-3/4" for $6 each

Warmouth Sunfish 2-4" for $10 each

Redear Sunfish 3-4" for $10 each

Bluespotted Sunfish 3/4-1" $6 each & 2-3" for $10 each

Yellow Perch 3-4" for $8 each

Least Killifish both young & adults available $5 each

10/01/2022

𝔸𝕧𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 ℕ𝕆𝕎:

Ozark Longear Sunfish $10
Central Longear Sunfish $10
Warmouth Sunfish $10
Redear Sunfish $10
Least Killifish $5
Spiketail Platy $6
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09/24/2022