Breeding Killifish articles

Species are in alphabetical order according to their Latin names

KILLIFISH FOR DUMMIES by Birgit McKinnon
Summary: Keeping and breeding killifish, as per their genus: Aphyosemion; Nothobranchius; Aplocheilus and Epiplatys; Cynolebias.

SHENE'S BEGINNERS' GUIDE TO KILLIES (NON ANNUAL TYPES)
by Bill Shenefelt
Summary: Annual vs. non annual. Water, temperature, food. Acquiring killies. Preparing for delivery by mail.

WHY ARE KILLIFISH NAMES SO LONG AND COMPLICATED?
by Loh Kwek Leong
Summary: Latin names are important for proper identification. Killifish names often also have an appendage that shows where and when they were first collected.

TRIGGERS by Bart van Dijk
Summary: After giving examples of animals reacting to their environment, Bart discusses what killifish eggs have to "think about" before they hatch, and what you can do to convince those in your tanks that they should hatch.

AQUARIUM CRITTERS IN SCIENCE - DIAPAUSE by Sally Boggs
Summary: A discussion of diapause: the state of suspended animation that annual killifish eggs and some other aquarium critters go through.

SHIPPING KILLIFISH AND EGGS by Wright Huntley
Summary: A detailed article. Conditioning the fish. The water, bagging, containers. Carriers. The receiving end. Eggs.

COLLECTING/INCUBATING Nothobranchius EGGS by Loh Kwek Leong
Summary: A series of photographs that illustrates the process of straining and bagging peat with eggs.

HOW I INCUBATE LYRETAILS' EGGS by Loh Kwek Leong
Summary: Lyretail and other non-annuals' eggs fungus easily. Java moss and a ghost shrimp provide a novel solution, as illustrated here in a wonderful series of close-up photographs.

KILLIES - THE PLANT SPAWNERS by Gary Smith
Summary: The permanent and the mop methods of spawning. Incubation: the water method and the peat method. Raising the fry.

WHAT THE HECK ARE "KILLIE MOPS?" by Don Zilliox
Summary: How to make and use these devices where killifish and other plant spawners can lay their adhesive eggs.

HOW TO MAKE A SPAWNING MOP by Loh Kwek Leong
Summary: Detailed photographic instructions.

A PRIMER FOR PEAT-SPAWNING KILLIES by Curt Smith
Summary: Preparing the peat. The spawning. Labeling and storing. Hatching. Transferring to growing containers.

SPAWNING Aphyosemion amieti by Charles Drew
Summary: Charles found this pretty little killie from the Cameroons easy to spawn on a yarn mop, using two thirds RO water plus some salt.

Aphyosemion australe, THE CHOCOLATE LYRETAIL KILLIE
by Twyla Lindstrom-Peters
Summary: These mop spawners are easy to spawn and raise.

BREEDING THE BLUE GULARIS Aphyosemion sjoestedti by Ralph W. Taylor
Summary: Ralph has used different methods to breed this killifish. Trading in the young is a profitable venture.

SPAWNING Cynolebias constanciae by Charles Drew
Summary: Charles' description of breeding this fish could apply equally well to other peat spawning annual killies.

BREEDING CLOWN KILLIES, Epiplatys annulatus by Curt Smith
Summary: Curt found it best to simply leave these fish alone in a tank with lots of Java moss. Fry should be removed as they grow, or they will eat their younger brethren.

CARE AND BREEDING OF Epiplatys annulatus by Ralph Taylor
Summary: Ralph also found these rare killies fairly easy to breed and raise, by using either mops or plants. He too, eventually left them to breed on their own in a species tank.

Epiplatys chaperi by Twyla Lindstrom-Peters
Summary: These mop spawning killies from West Africa are quite easy to breed and raise in small containers.

BREEDING Fundulopanchax gardneri Jos Plateau by Kenneth Balog
Summary: Ken found this mop-spawning killifish easy to breed and raise in large numbers.

new AND FOR STARTERS: BREEDING Fundulopanchax gardneri Nigerianus by Allyson Sharpe
Summary: A hobbyist recounts her expereince breeding an easy killyfish for beginners.

Fundulopanchax gardneri N'sukka THEY SPAWNED??? by Brian Torreano
Summary: Brian put his trio of killies into a tank containing guppies and a turtle, and forgot about them. Months later he gave away the turtle and sold the guppies. He was later surprised to notice a handful of baby killies swimming amongst the algae.

(Aphyosemion sjoestedti) Fundulopanchax sjoestedti by Francine Bethea
Summary: Another report on the blue gularis, despite the name confusion. Mop spawning. Hatching the eggs. Feeding.

SOUTH AMERICAN KILLIES by Ralph W. Taylor
Summary: Cynolebias, true annual killifish that require slightly different treatment than the East African Nothobranchius.

Jordanella floridae THE AMERICAN-FLAG FISH by Wright Huntley
Summary: A comprehensive article about a sometimes neglected and misunderstood fish. Includes detailed observations of different spawning behaviors, and a suggestion as to the reasons for them.

Nothobranchius palmqvisti by Tom Wojtech
Summary: Spawning, incubating, hatching and raising this annual killifish. General tips re. annual killies and use of peat pellets.

Oryzias latipes - JAPANESE RICE FISH -MEDAKA by Jackie McNaughton
Summary: Jackie was surprised to find that it is normal for female rice fish to swim around with a cluster of eggs attached to their anal fins. They eventually deposit the eggs onto plants.

Pachypanchax by Paul McFarlane
Summary: The three species in the killifish genus Pachypanchax are mop spawners.

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE Procatopus abberans? by Rene Jez
Summary: Rene could find little information about this fish, but finally managed to breed it through a process of trial and error, which is described in detail.

BREEDING Rivulus hartii - THE GIANT RIVULUS by Kenneth Balog
Summary: This killifish proved easy to breed and raise.

FOUR GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN ANNUALS by Curt Smith
Summary: Spawning Simpsonichthys hellneri, Simpsonichthys alternatus, Nematolebias myersi and Astrolebias affinis "Tacrarembo." Includes a discussion of peat moss and its preparation.