Re: New to Killifish

[Wright Huntley <huntley1 at home_com>]

Welcome Mike,

Your fish may be *Fundulopanchax (formerly Aphyosemion) gardneri*, sometimes
called the "Steel-Blue Killy," and are a lot of fun, if so. [Asterisks are
used to indicate italics, for scientific names in ASCII-only systems.] Go to
the AKA web site at www.aka.org and search around a little. There is an
on-line beginner's guide that you should check out first. There's also an
International Killifish Assn. site in Canada that also has a lot of pictures
of killies. I don't have the URL handy, but a search for IKA might turn it
up.

Breeding them may be important, as they can be semi-annuals or annuals, and
don't live quite as long as some other aquarium fish. Fortunately, breeding
most killies is easier than guppies, so we can keep a steady supply going.

Get back to us with any specific questions, once you have done the
background reading and determined what species you have. Most of the general
questions have been answered already at the AKA site and in a thing called
"The Krib" at www.thekrib.com. [The latter is a great general site for
fresh-water aquarium concerns.]

Wright

IMMR1DRFL at aol_com wrote:
> 
> Hi!
>        My name is Mike and I am new to Killifish. I have several questions
> but I will make sure this post is not to long. A month ago I went to the LFS
> and found 5 of these great little fish, He said they are blue Killifish but
> IM not sure. I do believe I have 2 females and three males. They are in an
> Eclipse 6 gallon nicely planted tank. The males are always swimming next to
> the females really close. The females are two very plain fish orange and
> reddish orange. The males are light blue with red spots with a top fin that
> is tan stripe, red stripe then blue. I am hoping with this vague description
> you can tell me what they are, and what method of breeding I should try. They
> all appear to be full grown. I have been reading this list for about a month
> and have read a couple of books on Killifish and seen several nice websites,
> I even joined AKA. I just missed my local club meeting so I will have to wait
> for the next one. I look at Aquabid for picture and descriptions of fish. I
> am hoping to breed but scared to try. I also would like to know where can I
> purchase more. Any advice for a newbie?
> 
> Michael Jackson
> Southern California
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