I.d Please

[chris..]

Hi there. This is my 1st posting on the forum. I am just beginning with killifish after 22 years of keeping and breeding all the other tropicals. Until recently i was breeding malawi mbuna, but have decided to change over to plecs and killifish. I was hoping someone could I.D this fish for me and tell me wether is m/f and also what the differences are between the sexes. Thanks for any help. Chris.

 

[helterskelter]

That a new one to me, it's a panchax of some sort though, but I'll guess your know that already.

Females are duller than the males and the ones in the photo looks like a females to me but with out knowing the species it's difficualt to say for sure

PFK have a good article here
http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...?article_id=485

 

[chris..]

I do have 2 of these. Both are approx 1.5". 1 of them has a wider dorsal fin and also has much more orange in the fins, could they be a m and f?

 

[chris..]

Found it,,,Blue panchax, poss m/f. Thanks for the help.

 

[BigC]

Hi Chris,
Yeah certainly looks like Aplo. panchax
Yours have a lot more orange around the unpaired fin edges, more that I've seen of late.
Pretty easy Killifish to breed and rear. Large eggs and large fry.
Regards
BigC

 

[chris..]

Cheers BIGC. Got them yesterday from maidenhead aquatics at bold heath. 2 for £6. I thought it was a bargain. Will they be ok in a 400ltr tank(juwel rio400), with some plecs(smaller ones), and a trio of golden wonders?

 

[BigC]

Should be Ok, Keep an eye on the golden wonders and see (as they grow) how they interact (fighting, bullying etc) I have never kept both species at the same time or together in the one tank and I dont know if they will cross breed given that they are both Aplochelius sp. (not recommended)
Best to keep observing.
Regards
BigC

 

[helterskelter]

As a rule you should not keep killi's in mixed tanks I'll always sugest to keep them in species tanks, but i know it's difficualt

 

[chris..]

Ok. Will keep my eye on them. Thanks both of you for your help.