Steel Blue Killifish - Fish & Tank
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- Kinsale, Cork
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I am moving house and with a heavy heart have to sell my Steel Blue Killifish (very rare). I have had them for 7 years and they breed on their own, hence the wool in the tank. This is where they lay their eggs continuously. It includes lots of extras like real driftwood decorations for tanks, food, Fluval filter, siphoning equipment etc. I have gone from ordering their eggs in peat to try to breed them for my own purpose as I find them incredibly beautiful and fascinating and after two years finally managed to have my own Steel Blues. I am not a breeder and have not ever sold any fish for the record, this was purely for myself. There are probably around 15 to 20 in the tank but it is hard to know as every now and then you see microscopic babies swimming around. So when you siphon the tank you need to check that you did not accidentally siphon babies up in the bucket. It is an incredibly rewarding hobby. About them: These fish come from the temporary streams and swamps of Nigeria and Cameroon in West Africa. Because these shallow pools completely evaporate during the dry season, the species survives by leaving incredibly tough eggs behind in the baking mud. The eggs sit in the dry dirt for months in suspended animation until the tropical rains return, triggering them to wake up and hatch within a few hours. So it is like eggs go into hibernation in the mud and when the rain falls again, they “wake up” and hatch! It is a very unusual and interesting fish. They are near impossible to find in stock in Cork. I am not a breeder at all but because I have such a passion for them, they have successfully bred on their own in my tank for the last 7 years. They are friendly and full of personality, but I would advise they be kept on their own as they can get quite territorial with other fish. I have had success housing them with Australe /Lyretail Killifish and other smaller fish and snails. It is a very well established tank.
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