Yellow Panchax killifish & 1 pic of paradise fish

[Auratus]

These are my brand new guys. I have two of them. One is really opens and bites my fingers if I put them in there and gobbles up blood worms like a little pacu. But the other one who I think is the female is a little more shy.
Here's the first pic. He's smiling at you!

 

[Auratus]

It's hard to get good pics of them because they are always at the surface of the water, unless they get too close to the filter and it shoots them down a few inches. This one is bad but it shows his nice colors.

 

[Auratus]

The best pic I could get. He actually stopped moving for more then 2 seconds!

 

[Auratus]

This is my paradise fish. His color hasn't totally returned yet and he's still a little shy but he's doing well. He's a very big eater! He's the biggest fish in the tank and also the biggest scardy cat.

 

[Auratus]

No one has a comment about my new babies?

 

[MadAsToast]

I have

Good photos, i can never get mine to sit still for the camera either.

They're really lovely.

 

[guppygirly]

me gusta mucho! I want killifish..just scared I'll kill them.

 

[Jht]

cool looking fish FOTM for the third

 

[ryan]

Great Killifish.

 

[fozzy_wozzy_woo]

Im looking at getting some of the killifish but i have been told they are herd to keep.

Is this true?

 

[Lateral Line]

Panchax's are not difficult to keep at all, the only thing to be wary of is that some of them grow quite large and have big mouths, and will eat something like a Guppy or Neon. The one in the picture is the gold form of Aplocheilus lineatus - a very robust, easy fish. They are best kept singly or as a real pair, they tend to fight in small tanks.

The lyretails etc., are a little more difficult, but not overly so. Thing with many Killi's is they have very short lives - in the wild, many are "annual" fish, hatch grow breed and die in a single seaon. The eggs survive the dry season, for many months in some cases, and hatch when the rains return.

 

[Doby_the_Dojo]

oh i have something to add... they like to jump... well at least mine did, while i was on vacation and i can't find ne more
Beautiful pics! i second the FOTM nomination

 

[Auratus]

Thanks guys!
I lowered the water level about two inches so they don't jump! They are super zippy. The gold form is called golden wonder. It's really cool. I must have two males because books say the females have dark stripes. But they get along well and there hasn't been any fighting between them yet. They both stay at opposite ends of the tank most of the time. They are about 1.5 inches right now and get 4 inches. They are really cool!!!!!

 

[freshmike]

FOTM for the third pic! Great looking fish! Love the color!



chris

 

[bandit_8501]

looking Killifish I have 2 myself in a 20 gallon tank and they like to nibble my fingers as well
it kinda tickles heh
they live with 3 female dwarf corral platys and 1 male dwarf corral platy. 1 female betta and 2 upside down catfish