Killifish
Procatopus nototaenia
Procatopus nototaenia
Procatopus nototaenia
Procatopus nototaenia
Procatopus nototaenia The dominant male flares his unpaired fins and operculum, whilst the subdominant male keeps his fins close to his body
Procatopus nototaenia The dominant male flares his unpaired fins and operculum, whilst the subdominant male keeps his fins close to his body
Current Scientific Name:
Procatopus nototaenia
Described: Boulenger, 1904
Common name(s): Large finned lampeye
Distribution: Cameroon
Some Recorded Strains:
Edea

This larger lampeye inhabits fast flowing streams and rivers in the Kienké, Lobé and Ntem basins of western Cameroon. It is an attractive, if subtly coloured species.

Breeding can be achieved by providing mops, or a floating cork spawning substrate.

Breeding Procatopus nototaenia

Have you had any experience breeding this species? Why not fill in a species questionaire
1 other fishkeeper has successfully bred this species and left a report, results are sumarised below

Method:
Spawning Mops (100%)

Water Conditions:
Neutral (100%)

Temperature:
16-19°C (100%)

Read the full breeding report(s) for Procatopus nototaenia


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Procatopus nototaenia breeding reports

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

How to keep and breed Procatopus nototaenia

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 Procatopus nototaenia, 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.

breeder has filled in a breeding report, a summary of which is shown in the graphs below.

Would Procatopus nototaenia be a good addition to a community tank?

graph1
  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 Procatopus nototaenia?

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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?

graph3
  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 Procatopus nototaenia?

graph6
  1. Almost all males
  2. Somewhat male heavy
  3. Roughly equal
  4. Somewhat female heavy
  5. Almost all females

In general, how difficult is Procatopus nototaenia to keep and breed?

graph7
  1. Very easy
  2. Easy
  3. Average
  4. Difficult
  5. Very difficult

How successful have you been at breeding Procatopus nototaenia?

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

Very successful / fairly successful

Breeding Report: Procatopus nototaenia
Location code: Edea
Water conditions: Neutral, 16-19oC
Spawning Method: Spawning Mops
Sex ratio: Roughly equal
Breeding difficulty: Average
Success: Fairly successful
Other Comments: Would not spawn until I turned the heater off, at which point they became easy. They spawned in a mop with two rubber bands on it to tighten the fibres. A very beautiful lampeye.
Breeder: Gary, Montreal Qc Canada (1 years experience with this species)
Date this record created: 14th June 2005
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