Current Scientific Name:
Aphyosemion buytaerti
Described: Radda & Huber, 1978
Common name(s): Buytaert's killifish
Distribution: Republic of Congo, Gabon
Some Recorded Strains:
BSWG 97-3

A. buytaerti inhabits small, shallow forest streams with organic debris within which the fish will hide if disturbed.

This is one of the more difficult Aphyosemion species to reproduce, requiring soft, clean water, and lower temperatures.

Breeding Aphyosemion buytaerti

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1 other fishkeepers have successfully bred this species and left reports, their results are sumarised below

Method:
Spawning Mops (50%)
Long term (fry appear with adults) (50%)
Water Conditions:
Moderately soft and acidic (50%)
Very soft and acidic (50%)
Temperature:
16-19°C (100%)

Read the full breeding report(s) for Aphyosemion buytaerti

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Aphyosemion buytaerti breeding reports

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

How to keep and breed Aphyosemion buytaerti

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 Aphyosemion buytaerti, 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 Aphyosemion buytaerti be a good addition to a community tank?

Never
Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish
Only with species of similar size
Yes, a good community fish

How would you describe the disposition of Aphyosemion buytaerti?

Very timid
Slightly timid
Neutral
Somewhat aggressive on occasions
Very aggressive

In which water conditions do you keep these fish?

Very soft and acidic
Moderately soft and acidic
Neutral
Moderately hard and alkaline
Very hard and alkaline

At what average temperature?

10-15°C
16-19°C
20-23°C
24-27°C
28°C+

What, if any is the biggest difficulty encountered when breeding these fish?

Poor egg production
Poor egg survival
Poor fry survival rate
Deformities
Skewed sex ratio

How would you describe sex ratios when breeding Aphyosemion buytaerti?

Almost all males
Somewhat male heavy
Roughly equal
Somewhat female heavy
Almost all females

In general, how difficult is Aphyosemion buytaerti to keep and breed?

Very easy
Easy
Average
Difficult
Very difficult

How successful have you been at breeding Aphyosemion buytaerti?

Very unsuccessful
Fairly unsuccessful
Average
Fairly successful
Very successful

Very successful / fairly successful

Breeding Report: Aphyosemion buytaerti

Location code: BSWG 97-3

Water conditions: Very soft and acidic, 16-19^oC

Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)

Sex ratio: Roughly equal

Breeding difficulty: Average

Success: Very successful

Other Comments: I am currently raising A. buytaerti BSWG 97-3. I have three breeding pairs and 50+ fry at the moment (April 2006). I received 6 fry about 8 months ago from Dave Koran's small stock of fry. Dave reports that his stock is very heavy on females, but I wound up with three pairs out of the six fry. The males are very slow to color up, much like A. celiae which it reminds me of. The males have a single horizontal electric blue stripe in the dorsal, with small bands of color in the anal fin. Overall body color is a light yellow. I put the original six fry in a ten gallon tank with a large clump of Java moss and a thick surface cover of giant salvinia. I fed baby brine, frozen bloodworms and live black worms. Fry appeared in the Java moss. I did not pick eggs at all. I recently broke the tank down to put the adults in a new tank setup and the fry in other tanks as quite a few had appeared. I removed 46 fry from the tank at this time. I change 70% of the water every two weeks. Hardness is about 10ppm. Temp ranges from 71 to 77 deg. F. Ph is about 6.5 or so. Regards, Monty Lehmann AKA 2003 Hobbyist of the Year Chesapeake Area Killie Club Virginia, USA

Breeder: Monty Lehmann, USA (AKA) (1 years experience with this species)

Date this record created: 12th April 2006

Breeding Report: Aphyosemion buytaerti

Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic, 16-19^oC

Spawning Method: Spawning Mops

Breeding problems: Skewed sex ratio

Sex ratio: Almost all females

Breeding difficulty: Very difficult

Success: Fairly successful

Other Comments: i have RPC 91/11 not sucessful and BSWG 97/3 sucessful 150 female and 33 males

Breeder: marc bogaerts, AKFB (2 years experience with this species)

Date this record created: 16th January 2004

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