Re: [Killietalk] Annual Fundulopanchax

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

Keith Cook wrote:
> Greetings killiefolk,
>
> I've recently, after 10 or so readings, noticed an article referring to F.
> rubrolabialis (or was it robertsoni) as an "annual." I guess I've never
> thought of nor recall hearing of any Fundulopanchax being referred to as
> annual like a Notho. Are there other annual Fundulopanchax?  Is fallax one?
> This might explain why mine are giving me fits right now.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Keith 
>
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Keith,

Almost all (maybe all?) Fp. fall into a gray area called semi-annual. 
They are generally substrate spawners, tho many of us use sunken mops. 
Their eggs incubate well on fairly damp peat. Most do not burn out and 
die as fast as Nothos, and most will live several years if not pushed 
too hard.

[BTW, the correct abbreviation for Fundulopanchax is Fp., because 
Fundulus is the senior genus (i.e., named earlier). It gets to use the 
single digit nickname.]

Wright

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