Pretty Cristobals

Just a nice photo I got the other day of this pair. They produce such gorgeous offspring and will always be a favorite here!

Tiny Terrarium

I loved this little hanging terrarium from Cactus and Tropical so much that I just had to feature it here. Nice job C&T!

My Frog Prince

I am pretty sure that the frog prince legend was written about this guy. He has certainly charmed me. Every time I feed him, he comes right to the front and stares up at me with his huge black eyes. Today he looked at me and let out a single chirp. I, of course, responded with my best interpretation. We went back and fourth for about a minute before I ran for my camera hoping to catch the moment. Alas, he had shifted his attention to food and only briefly let me take a photo before returning to the feast.

Fine Spot Basti Babies

What's that? You want more photos of the Basti kids? No problem!
These two have stayed a nice cherry red.

But this little one has faded a bit with time. It looks orange in the picture, but it's actually fairly pink.

Rio Branco Girls

This is my first post on the Rio Branco pumilio since acquiring these kids last March. It took a while to get through the parasite situation that presented itself upon arrival, but with treatment they are now all clear and finally in their permanent home. The girls have definitely been getting a little bolder with time, but still tend to run from the camera. The male is nearly impossible to catch. As I mentioned a while back, my very fist pumilio was a Rio Branco. When I saw them for sale again I quickly jumped. I probably paid too much considering the recent influx of pumilio imports, but I was overtaken by sentimentality. I call the girls the sevens as they both have markings that resemble the # 7 on their back.

Calling Cristo

Little Frog, Big Bromeliad

A Second Exciting Must Have from Chris Van Der Lingen

The original pumilio morph guide, from the sadly departed Chris Van Der Lingen, boasts beautiful photos and is highly coveted by pumilio people worldwide. This new comprehensive pumilio book, co-authored by Frank Steinmann, should prove to be even more highly sought after. I absolutely cannot wait to pick my copy. Thank you Frank and Chris for giving so much back to this hobby!

Red>Orange

The red Popas seem to be going a bit more orange these days. Still pretty, but a tiny disappointment. I'm hoping they don't fade much more. Their gold/green siblings haven't faded much after hitting the 4 month mark so maybe we'll be lucky.

A Super Sad Day

Over the last few weeks I realized I have a voracious egg eater in the Cristobal group; about 25 or so recent eggs and tads. I had thought it was possibly one of the now adult F1s that I have yet to pull, but also had a sneaking suspicion it was Scar. I got my answer this week when I found her sitting atop 3 different devastated gel masses at different times. This time she wasn't letting any eggs get to maturity so I had to pull her. Of course it would have to be my favorite girl. Hoping for a male from the remaining pair now so I can set her up on her own. I am SO running out of room.