PROYECTO DE CONSERVACION DE PECES MEXICANOS

• Built a system with 60 glass tanks (smalls and big tanks) and its accessories.
• Field trip around Durango, San Luis Potosi and Michoacan.
• 15 species were caught.
• Food supply for fish.
• Blower for the aeration system.
• 4 plastic pools for Artemia sp production.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Ex-situ conservation program
• Historical distribution of Mexican Goodeids
• Reproduction biology of Skiffia lermae and Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis
• Captivity breading program

DONATIONS

• Donation of 100 fishes and 8 species to El Charco del Ingenio Conservation Area in the state of Guanajuato. The species donated were: Chapalichthys pardalis, Characodon audax, Zoogoneticus tequila, Goodea atripinnis, Hubbsina turneri, Skiffia francesae, Xenoophorus captivus and Notorpis calientis.
• Donation of 50 fishes and 3 species to the University of Morelos, the species were: Zoogoneticus tequila, Characodon audax and Allotoca dugesi.
• Donations to European and USA aquarists.

ANNUAL REPORT 2000

EQUIPMENT AND OTHERS

• Built new 70 glass tanks (smalls and big tanks) and its accessories.
• Field trip around Durango, San Luis Potosi, Jalisco, Mexico and Michoacan.
• 20 new species were caught.
• Food supply for fish.
• 6 new plastic pools for Artemia production
• Built 3 soil pools with a capacity of 60,000 litters.
• Built an experimental recirculation system with a capacity of 10,000 liters.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Ex-situ conservation program
• Historical distribution of Mexican Goodeids
• Feeding behaviour in larvae of Allotoca dugesi and Skiffia multipunctata.
• Feeding habits of Allotoca meeki in the wild.
• Captivity breading program.
• Integrity Biotic Index in Lerma Basin in the state of Michoacan
• Integral management of natural resources in the Zacapu lake

DONATIONS

• Donation of 200 fishes and 14 species to San Luis Potosi Zoo in the state of San Luis Potosi. The species donated were; Chapalichthys pardalis, Characodon audax, Zoogoneticus tequila, Allotoca meeki, Characodon lateralis, Allotoca dugesi,  Skiffia francesae, Xenoophorus captivus, Ataeniobius toweri, Xenotoca eiseni, Skiffia bilineata, Ameca splendens, Xenoophorus captivus and Allodontichthys tamazulae.
• Donations to European and USA aquarists.

ANNUAL REPORT 2001

EQUIPMENT AND OTHERS

• Built a system with 30 plastic tanks and its recirculation system.
• Field trip around Jalisco, Michoacán, Guerrero and State of Mexico.
• 5 species were caught.
• 3 pumps for the recirculation systems.
• Blower for aeration system.
• Drift nets (10, 5 and 3 mts long)

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Ex-situ conservation program
• Historical distribution of Mexican Goodeids
• Feeding behavior in larvae of Zoogoneticus tequila and Skiffia francesae.
• Captivity breading program
• DNA phylogeny for the Goodeid Family
• Integral conservation management for Zacapu Lake (Ambystoma sp. project)

DONATIONS

• Donation of 30 fishes of Chapalichthys encaustus to UNAM Histology Laboratory (Dra. Maria del Carmen Uribe)
• Donation of 50 fishes and 3 species to the University of Morelos, the species were; Zoogoneticus tequila, Characodon audax and Skiffia francesae.
• Donation of 15 fishes of Skiffia lermae to Ecology Aquatic Laboratory in FES-UNAM University.
• Donations to European and USA aquarists.

ANNUAL REPORT 2002

EQUIPMENT AND OTHERS

• Built a photoperiod and temperature control recirculation system.
• Field trip to Panuco river and Michoacan.
• 7 species were caught.
• 7 Artemia culture tanks.
• 1 computer.
• 25 Hydrographic maps for all the Mesa Central of Mexico.
• Aquarium accessories.
• Plastic plants.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Ex-situ conservation program
• Historical distribution of Mexican Goodeids
• Feeding behavior in larvae of Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis and Ambystoma andersoni
• Captivity breading program
• DNA phylogeny for the Goodeid Family
• Somatic growth with 9 diets in Ambystoma andersoni.
• Historical biogeography of Mexican Goodeids

DONATIONS

• Donation of 30 fishes of Allotoca meeki to Aquatic Ecology Laboratory FES-UNAM
• Donation of 60 fishes and 3 species to Morelia Zologicall Garden.
• Donations to European and USA aquarists.

ANNUAL REPORT 2003

EQUIPMENT AND OTHERS

• Built a photoperiod and temperature control recirculation system for Ambystoma project.
• Field trip to Nayarit, Jalisco and Michoacan.
• 17 species were caught.
• Built a Greenhouse for Artemia culture
• 17 Scientifics books
• 1 refrigerator for samples.
• Aquarium accessories.
• Food supply.
• Built a security system around the externals tanks.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Ex-situ conservation program
• Historical distribution of Mexican Goodeids
• Captivity breading program
• DNA phylogeny for the Goodeid Family
• Somatic growth with 9 diets in Ambystoma andersoni.
• Historical biogeography of Mexican Goodeids.
• DNA phylogeny for the cyprinid family.
• GARP analysis for Mexican Goodeids
• Helmintic fauna in the Goodeid Family
• Phylogeny of Ambystoma genus in Central Mexico
• Description of 3 new species of Goodeids and 3 Ciprinids.

DONATIONS

• Donation of 50 fishes and 3 species to Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon.
• Donations to European and USA aquarists.
• Donation of more than 50 tissue samples for DNA analysis to the Saint Andrews University of diferent species and population of Goodeids.

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

EQUIPMENT AND OTHERS

• Field trip to Nayarit, Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, Colima and Michoacan
• 17 species will be collected
• 10 Scientifics books
• Aquarium accessories.
• Food supply.
• 4 fiber glass tanks
• Aluminum net frames
• Electric generator for an electrofishing design
• Underwater videocamera
• Aquapumps
• Protocol material for DNA analysis

RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Historical distribution of Mexican Goodeids
• Captivity breading program
• DNA phylogeny for the Goodeid Family (Concluded)
• Historical biogeography of Mexican Goodeids
• DNA phylogeny for the cyprinid family (partially supported)
• GARP and conservation status analysis for Goodeids
• Helmintic fauna in the Goodeid Family (totally supported)
• Feeding competition between Zoogoneticus tequila, Poecilia mexicana, Ameca splendens and Goodea atripinnis
• Feeding behavior of Atractosteus tropicus (Totally supported)
• Phylogeny of Ambystoma genus in Central Mexico (Partially supported)
• Description of 3 new species of Goodeids and 3 Ciprinids
• Genetic and morphological differentiation on goodeids of Tamazula river (partially supported)
• Systematic of genus Allotoca (Totally supported)

DONATIONS

• Donations to European and USA aquarists.