Blue Orchid Killifish?

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Hey guys can use a lil help.

I got this fish labeled Blue Orchid Killifish, can't really find info on them.
Anybody knows about this fish and its diet, I havnt seen it eat yet.

I got freeze/dried bloodworms/krill/brine shrimp/tubifex worms, frozen bloodworms/krill/brine shrimp, shrimp/krill pellets, sinking alage wafers. Is there any of those fish foods that it will eat?

Here's the picture
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Its a pretty bad picture, but it's definitely from the genus Nothobranchius cant tell exactly what species it is but it's best to feed Live-food if you can get hold of it, otherwise try to coax with frozen bloodworm, dry food for most of this genus will not suffice.
Regards
C
Try and get some better photos up for a positive ID.
 
Thnx BigC!
Unfortunately I think Im returning it, I find it very nippy and agressive. I got 2 of them and the bigger one killed the smaller one :(
I put it with my female Bettas, he sometimes chases the Bettas, then the Betta eventually turns around flare and chase him a bit to put a stop to it. This killifish is very fast too. I don`t want my other fish stressed.
It`s pretty weird that my juvenile female crowntail chases it all over the tank. My fault, should have studied them 1st more b4 I got them, like I usually do. Just took the LFS worker word for it this time :(
It`s in my 10 gallon anger management tank for now. It`s a shame, coz I like it and its fun to watch how active it is, and i noticed it eats Frozen Bloodworms, thnx BigC.
Are all killifish agressive n nippy like the one I got?
 
Yeah, I read some topics here of some peaceful community killifish, like the lampeye.
The info u gave me helped me find out what type of Killifish I got,
Its a Nothobranchius Furzeri, apparently its agressive and cannibalistic, great! just my luck :lol:
It's fun to watch how fast and agressive it is when I feed it, I might get one again someday.
 

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