Killifish adventures V1.0 - Fundulopanchax gardneri

So this week I have started a new adventure. Killifish.

I was kind enough to recieve a group of these from a friend who was clearing out some tanks, turns out the 4 that were promised turned to 8 since they had some babies in the meantime. So I have a few youngsters to raise too, challenge accepted!

Will let the pictures do the talking!


Gold female:


Younger male:


Bigger, shy male


Regular female


This tank isn't permanent. Will be setting up a different 60l lower down on the shelf, when summer comes they need it cool, and I will hopefully do some sort of biotope theme!

 

They still have a bit to grow, in terms of diet I am feeding:

• Frozen bloodworm
• Frozen mosquito larvae
• Powdered foods (Very rich)
• Baby brine shrimp
• Microworms (For the fry)

Hopefully I can coax them to breed some more, I'm enjoying them a lot already!

 

Very nice, all the best with your new adventure

 

Awesome fish and foto's. You are very lucky to have this super friend, making me very jealous here.



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Good luck with this project.

 

Nice @Hendre all the best

 

They are gorgeous @Hendre!!!

Congratulations and best luck with new venture!

They always bring back memories of my days in Mozambique when after the rains the rivers and small dams came alive with millions of them

 

Wishing you all the success with this project. That food list looks good. Wish I had good friends like yours

 

Haha he's awesome
I'll need to keep an eye on water with all that food

That must be amazing to witness

 

Very nice, good luck!

 

I'm not convinced that the picture of the gold female is a female. To me it looks more like a wounded male that has become pale/sick because of other dominant males biting him.

 

It was definitely not a male and was ignored by the other fish. So far they are very calm.

Unfortunately the gold fish died, it had some swim bladder issues when it came in.. Luckily the gold gene can be present in the other fish and can appear again in young. Guess I will have to wait and see. An unfortunate occurance

 

Ah ok, that sucks

 

Sorry about this. Always sucks to lose a fish

 

Thanks.. Good news is I have fry from the previous owner too so I can maybe have another

 

The larger fry I recieved with the fish are still doing well!

 

Very nice going @Hendre

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Awesome @Hendre, well done

Sorry you lost the gold one.. lets hope the others carry the gene and you get another one

 

They should carry the gene!

I suspect they are already spawning, a mop will be in the works soon!

 

Still doing well and eating like champs

The fry are showing patterning now