One of the cool things about keeping killifishes is that most people know nothing about them. These creatures are quite a bit tougher to keep than the mass-bred fishes you can get at the big box stores. Many of them are annuals, meaning their lifespan is somewhere between 10 and… Continue reading
Much to my surprise, as I fed my Pachypanchax playfairii (a Seychelles killifish) a few days ago I discovered three frys. Between their size, the fact the tank is on the lower tier of a rack, and the fact that the fry stay near the surface, it’s incredibly difficult to… 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
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
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