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 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
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
In case anyone is wondering what I’m keeping, here are a few photos I snapped this evening. Don’t mind the reflections, I was taking snapshots, not portraits. First up is a pair of freshwater angelfish. Next, a few false penguin tetras. Some Bolivian rams hanging out by the sponge filter…. Continue reading
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