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Bloodworms are another good food it can naturally appear in water butts the worms can often be seen swimming at the water surface, bloodworms share a life cycle similar to mosquitos, unlike the mosquito, the adult bloodworm fly itself does not bite. photo of bloodworm at pupa stage and newly...

as you mentioned breed like guppies , easy to keep spawn regularly , I pick the eggs off the mop and put them in a container , once hatched I grow them on for a few weeks before removing them to a tank.

yes they're not very colourful i kept them many years ago over the years they seemed to become a rarity in the fish hobby I recently found someone online who will send me some eggs when available,

Aplocheilus panchax common name blue panchax. both male and female are similar in colour they took a while to get used to their new environment . A. panchax will accept any food offered to keep them in good condition some live food should be added to the diet.

I have six types the next on my list is Pachy panchax playfairii

they are very pretty killifish . I brought two pairs 10 days ago I've been feeding plenty of live foods they seem to be doing well and settled down in a new environment, i managed to take a picture of a pair

when feeding muscle it is best to remove the fatty bits ( top left fat . same applies for Beef heart

highest number of fry recorded in John Dawes livebearing fishes is 27 fry, and as we know numbers are usually under 15 . Characodon lateralis was the first goodeid I witnessed the movement of unborn babies ,

I feed a variety of frozen food at least once a month , muscle ,chicken, Beef heart , fruit flies, and spinach, I boil and liquidize the spinach ,and use cheese grater for meaty foods. making it easier for small fish to eat, other foods i use are green beans ,peas ,broccoli, carrot ,and fish,

Characodon lateralis gave birth to 20 babies a very good number for this species photo a few days before giving birth