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Aphyosemion cognatum Breeding Records

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Location code:
XYZ
Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic Water temperature: 24-27oC
Disposition: Very timid Community tank?: Never
Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)Breeding problems:
Skewed sex ratio
Sex ratio: Almost all femalesBreeding difficulty: Average
Sucess: Fairly unsucessfulYears Experience: 1
Other Comments: Very rarely see them , they dart out of the Java Moss, grab a worm and disappear immediately. The few fry I have taken from the parents tank are even more skittish in their own tank .
Date this record created: 15th October 2006Breeding date: 1st July 2006
Breeder: LenLocation: Essex
Location code:
Aquarium strain
Water conditions: Moderately hard and alkaline Water temperature: 20-23oC
Disposition: Somewhat aggresive on occasions Community tank?: Only with species of similar size
Spawning Method: Adult fish removed from tankBreeding problems:
Poor egg production
Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavyBreeding difficulty: Easy
Sucess: Very sucessfulYears Experience:  
Other Comments:
Date this record created: 26th September 2003Breeding date:
Breeder: Alex DolghiLocation: Moldova, Republic of
Location code:
Aquarium strain
Water conditions: Moderately hard and alkaline Water temperature: 16-19oC
Disposition: Somewhat aggresive on occasions Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish
Spawning Method: Adult fish removed from tankBreeding problems:
Poor egg production
Sex ratio: Roughly equalBreeding difficulty: Easy
Sucess: Fairly sucessfulYears Experience:  
Other Comments:
Date this record created: 3rd May 2003Breeding date:
Breeder: Alex DolghiLocation: Moldova, Republic of

*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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