Killifish

Killifish species profile:
Aphanius iberus

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Current Scientific Name:
Aphanius iberus
Described: (Valenciennes), 1846
Common name(s):
Some Recorded Strains:
Herez
Peniscola

Breeding Aphanius iberus

Have you had any experience breeding this species? Why not fill in a species questionaire
2 other fishkeepers have successfully bred this species and left reports, their results are sumarised below

Method:
Spawning Mops (67%)
Long term (fry appear with adults) (33%)
Water Conditions:
Very hard and alkaline (33%)
Neutral (33%)
Moderately hard and alkaline (33%)
Temperature:
20-23°C (67%)
16-19°C (33%)

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Aphanius iberus breeding reports

Each record reproduced here represents one instance of breeding this species. Have you kept and bred Aphanius iberus? Why not add a breeding report? If you had different results, or used different methods, please share your experiences

How to keep and breed Aphanius iberus

This database consists of breeding reports provided by the world killifish community, along with some statistical analysis. Results provided by successful keepers are aggregated in the bar charts below, with more detailed reports below that. Like any block of data, the larger the more significant. Please contribute a report of your attempt to breed Aphanius iberus, even if you have had a negative results. You may, of course, file more than one report, particularly if you change some condition, and had a different result.

breeders have filled in breeding reports, a summary of the results are shown in the graphs below.

Would Aphanius iberus be a good addition to a community tank?

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  1. Never
  2. Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish
  3. Only with species of similar size
  4. Yes, a good community fish

How would you describe the disposition of Aphanius iberus?

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  1. Very timid
  2. Slightly timid
  3. Neutral
  4. Somewhat aggressive on occasions
  5. Very aggressive

In which water conditions do you keep these fish?

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  1. Very soft and acidic
  2. Moderately soft and acidic
  3. Neutral
  4. Moderately hard and alkaline
  5. Very hard and alkaline

At what average temperature?

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  1. 10-15°C
  2. 16-19°C
  3. 20-23°C
  4. 24-27°C
  5. 28°C+

How would you describe sex ratios when breeding Aphanius iberus?

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  1. Almost all males
  2. Somewhat male heavy
  3. Roughly equal
  4. Somewhat female heavy
  5. Almost all females

In general, how difficult is Aphanius iberus to keep and breed?

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  1. Very easy
  2. Easy
  3. Average
  4. Difficult
  5. Very difficult

How successful have you been at breeding Aphanius iberus?

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  1. Very unsuccessful
  2. Fairly unsuccessful
  3. Average
  4. Fairly successful
  5. Very successful

Very successful / fairly successful

Breeding Report: Aphanius iberus
Water conditions: Very hard and alkaline, 20-23oC
Spawning Method: Spawning Mops
Sex ratio: Roughly equal
Breeding difficulty: Very easy
Success: Very successful
Other Comments: Very productive little species. I keep mine outside in the garden from April to September. They lay eggs in all kinds of fine material. They do fine without salt as long as the pH does not go belowe 7,0. temp. from 5 C to 32 C. They start producing eggs as soon at the tempetature rises to 17-19 C
Breeder: Jesper Thorup, Denmark SKS 13
Date this record created: 2nd February 2003
Breeding Report: Aphanius iberus
Location code: Herez
Water conditions: Neutral, 16-19oC
Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)
Sex ratio: Roughly equal
Breeding difficulty: Average
Success: Fairly successful
Other Comments: We have entered this data on ypour database on behalf of the breeder and will correct later where neccessary. Your year data does not allow for 2005. For other information on our Aphanius work please visit www.calypso.org.uk/Calypso Research We would be very much interested in types of food this species prefers as we are now attempting commercial breeding of our stocks for re release
Breeder: Gerald Jennings, UK (2 years experience with this species)
Date this record created: 17th August 2005
Breeding Report: Aphanius iberus
Water conditions: Moderately hard and alkaline, 20-23oC
Spawning Method: Spawning Mops
Sex ratio: Roughly equal
Breeding difficulty: Easy
Success: Fairly successful
Breeder: Germany (1 years experience with this species)
Date this record created: 18th May 2008
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