I’m breaking from talking about the fishes I won at auction at SAKE last month to tell you about something interesting that happens tomorrow. My son is working on his eagle project, a major step in becoming an eagle scout. For his project, he will be clearing access around ponds… Continue reading
The third species I acquired at SAKE last month was a killifish known as the Fundulopanchax gardneri Udi Mountain. I’ve found this pair to be extremely shy. I could only spot one in the tank as I brought out the phone to snap a photo, and it immediately darted under… Continue reading
The second species I brought home from the Southwest Area Killifish Event is Pachypanchax omalonotus. Two weeks ago, I talked a little about Pachypanchax playfairii. P. omalonotus is a cogener (member of the same genus) and closely related to P. playfairii, but distinctly different. The common name is the powder… Continue reading
I know I started last week talking about the fish I brought home from SAKE, but I made a chance discovery this week and I want to talk about these guys before I forget. One of our local fish stores in Phoenix, AquaTouch, had in stock a tank of Norman’s… Continue reading
Last weekend at the Southwest Area Killifish Event (SAKE) I came home with several bags of new fish. Over the next several weeks, I’ll let you get familiar with these different species. By the way, a killifish name is an Anglicization of killifische, and basically means ditch fish, as many… Continue reading
Back from SAKE and just in the tail end of about 3 hours worth of tank preparation and fish acclimation as I write this (11 PM last night by the time you read it). A nice event. The speakers were not as good as least year, but still interesting. The… Continue reading
Today marks the 15th annual Southwest Area Killifish Event in Phoenix, AZ. This is the only fish convention held locally, and it’s great fun for a fish keeper like me. It’s nothing like a SF/F convention other than enthusiasts come from all over to attend. It features killifish and livebearers,… Continue reading
About a year and a half ago, I came across a fish I had never seen before, the Blue Neon Rice Fish (Oryzias woworai). It had been discovered just a few years earlier by a woman named Dr. Daisy Wowor, a carcinologist from Indonesia. (A carcinologist studies crustaceans.) The fish… Continue reading
It’s been quite a while since I posted about any of my fishes. There has been a lot of activity in the 46-galon tank lately. First, I lost the last of my Florida flagfish (Jordanella floridae). Florida Flagfish Lost She had a fungal growth problem that appeared to be healing… Continue reading
One thing I have been pondering is how to get more visits to the blog. To that end, I decided I need to be a bit more structured than I am right now. To that end, I’ll be posting certain types of content on different days of the week. I… Continue reading
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