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Simpsonichthys papilliferus Breeding Records

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Location code:
Inoa
Water conditions: Neutral Water temperature: 24-27oC
Disposition: Somewhat aggresive on occasions Community tank?: Only with species of similar size
Spawning Method: Peat (or similar) spawning substrateBreeding problems: none
Sex ratio: Roughly equalBreeding difficulty: Easy
Sucess: Fairly sucessfulYears Experience: 2
Other Comments: This kind of killifish had certain tolerance towards undesirable water condition. A standard 20L tank can accommodate more than 5 pairs of fish with pretty good yield of eggs but without many problems.
Date this record created: 19th May 2005Breeding date: 1st May 2004
Breeder: Keith KLocation: Hong Kong
Location code:
Sampaio Correia
Water conditions: Very soft and acidic Water temperature: 24-27oC
Disposition: Somewhat aggresive on occasions Community tank?: Only with species of similar size
Spawning Method: Peat (or similar) spawning substrateBreeding problems:
Skewed sex ratio
Sex ratio: Somewhat female heavyBreeding difficulty: Easy
Sucess: Very sucessfulYears Experience: 1
Other Comments: This new "Sampaio Correia" population it?s quite beautiful and rare, collected once by me and other hobbyst in a new pond 40km far from "Ino?" I had experience with getting only females from a "Ino?" peat (about 30 females born and no male!!) but I can?t say if it is common or rare
Date this record created: 6th January 2005Breeding date: 20th September 2004
Breeder: F.FalconLocation: Rio de Janeiro - BRAZIL
Location code:
Barra de Marica
Water conditions: Water temperature:
Disposition: Community tank?:
Spawning Method: Breeding problems: none
Sex ratio: Breeding difficulty:
Sucess: Years Experience: 1
Other Comments: This fish was already well-known in the kind location since 1989 by Cynolebias' Designation (Nematolebias) whitei.
Date this record created: 26th December 2003Breeding date: 26th December 2003
Breeder: Francisco MoutinhoLocation: KilliHouse - Brasil
Location code:
Barra de Marica
Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic Water temperature: 24-27oC
Disposition: Somewhat aggresive on occasions Community tank?: Only with species of similar size
Spawning Method: Peat (or similar) spawning substrateBreeding problems: none
Sex ratio: Somewhat female heavyBreeding difficulty: Easy
Sucess: Fairly sucessfulYears Experience: 15
Other Comments:
Date this record created: 26th December 2003Breeding date: 2nd October 2003
Breeder: Francisco MoutinhoLocation: KilliHouse - Brasil

*Nomenclature correct according to KILLIDATA

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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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