*This might be lounge material so forgive me if this is in the wrong place. Didn't seem to fit very well anywhere else. Maybe this should be in 'breeding' or 'coldwater fish'. For those who care, move it around until your fingers bleed.
Formalities aside:
I recently got my hands on two pairs of Cynolebias/Austrolebias Affinis. These are annual killifish so they only live a year or so. Their mission in life is to lay eggs in the soil of ponds before the dry season hits. When the ponds dry up, the adults all die off and the eggs are left in the ground to hatch when the rainy season hits again and rehydrates the eggs. The eggs only need about 2-3 months of incubation to raise in an aquarium.
I was compelled to take some pics of these fish while they were still in a planted tank. They now reside in a barebottom tank with a glass bowl filled with peat moss. Here is one of my males. Gorgeous little thing imo. Probably just under an inch in size and ready to spawn. These are just as entertaining to watch as shell dwelling cichlids. I know this is MFK but thought maybe some you might find this this odd little fish interesting.
Formalities aside:
I recently got my hands on two pairs of Cynolebias/Austrolebias Affinis. These are annual killifish so they only live a year or so. Their mission in life is to lay eggs in the soil of ponds before the dry season hits. When the ponds dry up, the adults all die off and the eggs are left in the ground to hatch when the rainy season hits again and rehydrates the eggs. The eggs only need about 2-3 months of incubation to raise in an aquarium.
I was compelled to take some pics of these fish while they were still in a planted tank. They now reside in a barebottom tank with a glass bowl filled with peat moss. Here is one of my males. Gorgeous little thing imo. Probably just under an inch in size and ready to spawn. These are just as entertaining to watch as shell dwelling cichlids. I know this is MFK but thought maybe some you might find this this odd little fish interesting.
