It actually happened!

[GaryE]

Today, I wet a bag of coconut coir that had sat at the bottom of a jar surrounded by Nothobranchius palmqvisti killies for two weeks after Christmas. I had seen one egg in it, but my vision for these things isn't spectacular. I really have doubts when it comes to annual killifish. Was the coir too wet in storage? How was the temperature of the storage? It doesn't look easy although it is, if you aren't one who second guesses themselves.

Bag one of a dozen has already produced a lot of fry, with the chance of more over the next week. This proves the fish don't fall from the sky with the rain, as the roof's good in the fishroom. The miraculous life cycle of annual fish from drying up East African habitats has repeated itself in a Canadian garage. I have bred fish from this group before, but not for a long time. I got these as an experiment, but they've grown on me as longer term residents.

Cool. It really wasn't that hard. I tend to avoid short lived annual killies like Nothobranchius and stick with longer lived Aphyosemions, but it's an interesting experience to raise the fish from bought eggs, and then have another generation to work with from those young. My adults are still doing well, and I hope these young ones get their looks.