Killifish breeding report for Aphyosemion coeleste

Aphyosemion coeleste Breeding Records

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Location code: Aquarium strain
Water conditions: Very soft and acidic	Water temperature: 20-23^oC
Disposition: Active, but not aggresive	Community tank?: Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish
Spawning Method: Spawning Mops	Breeding problems: none
Sex ratio: Roughly equal	Breeding difficulty: Average
Sucess: Average	Years Experience: 2
Other Comments: Almond leaf in tank. Corner filter box with Eheim peat pellets between cotton wool. Fry stay with adult.
Date this record created: 29th May 2008	Breeding date:
Breeder: Pierre Pelletier	Location: Québec Canada.

Location code: Aquarium strain
Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic	Water temperature: 16-19^oC
Disposition: Slightly timid	Community tank?: Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish
Spawning Method: Spawning Mops	Breeding problems: none
Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavy	Breeding difficulty: Average
Sucess: Average	Years Experience: 2
Other Comments: When you get one or two pairs, be aware that individual breeding difficulty will vary wildly. Good pairs are easy, bad ones aren't. Buying one pair can give you a false perspective on difficulty.
Date this record created: 12th June 2005	Breeding date: 4th September 1998
Breeder: Gary Elson	Location: Canada

Location code: Aquarium strain
Water conditions: Very soft and acidic	Water temperature: 20-23^oC
Disposition: Slightly timid	Community tank?: Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish
Spawning Method: Spawning Mops	Breeding problems: none
Sex ratio:	Breeding difficulty: Average
Sucess: Fairly sucessful	Years Experience: 1
Other Comments: Small number maintained by Steve Davidson who to spread risk of losing the population gave a pair to myself & another member to maintain.Kept in 16x8x8in tank with peat bottom & java moss as mop.Temp 69 to 72F PH about 5.5 & 30ms.Fed on frozen brine shrimp & bloodworms plus any live food available.Tank received no artificial light nor sunlight.Very skittish & no eggs until w/ended 4/8 when 8 large eggs deposited.Subsequent weeks up to 21/9 saw eggs,8,8,12,18,9,10 &16.High % hatch wether dry or wet storage."Dry" storage on very wet peat at 78F took approx 20 days & at 72F approx 22 days.Fry accepted new hatch brine shrimp without difficulty.Largest fry too small for sex analysis at this time.
Date this record created: 10th October 2002	Breeding date: 21st September 2002
Breeder: Bob Merritt	Location: Weston-S-Mare

*Nomenclature correct according to KILLIDATA

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Adamas	Adinia	Aphanius	Aphyolebias	Aphyosemion
Aplocheilicthys	Aplocheilus	Archiaphyosemion	Austrofundulus	Austrolebias
Callopanchax	Campellolebias	Crenichthys	Cualac	Cubanichthys
Cynolebias	Cynopoecilus	Cyprinodon	Empetrichthys	Epiplatys
Episemion	Floridichthys	Fluviphylax	Foerschichthys	Fundulopanchax
Fundulosoma	Fundulus	Garmanella	Gnatholebias	Hylopanchax
Hypsopanchax	Jordanella	Kryptolebias	Laciris	Lacustricola
Lamprichthys	Leptolebias	Leptolucania	Lucania	Maratecoara
Megalebias	Megupsilon	Micromoema	Micropanchax	Millerichthys
Moema	Neofundulus	Nothobranchius	Orestias	Oxyzygonectes
Pachypanchax	Pantanodon	Papiliolebias	Pituna	Plancterus
Plataplochilus	Plesiolebias	Poropanchax	Procatopus	Profundulus
Pronothobranchius	Pseudoepiplatys	Pterolebias	Rachovia	Renova
Rhexipanchax	Rivulus	Scriptaphyosemion	Simpsonichthys	Spectrolebias
Stenolebias	Terranatos	Tomeurus	Trigonectes	Valencia

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