Killi fish

[Calusa]

not sure where this belongs, so I thought it was safe to start here, and you'd move it if you saw fit

What is a Killi fish compatable with? Does it go by any other name?

 

[teknikz]

just talkin poo so i deleted it

Tek

 

[teknikz]

just found this


Killifish belong to the order Cyprinodontiformes. The word "Killifish" is Dutch for "fish of the creek", but killies are found in many environments worldwide (except Australia, China, and Northern Europe), ranging from mud holes to lakes, from swamps to rivers, from hot springs to estuaries, from desert pools to rain forest brooks.
Killies are popular aquarium fish for many reasons. They are generally hardy, small fish that require little space and very little equipment to maintain them. The colors of some killies rival those of the flashiest reef fish. Killifish consume copious quantities of insects in their diet, moquito larvae being a favorite food to the point where they have been tried as a form of biological mosquito control. Killies exhibit interesting spawning behaviors, and their eggs are unusually tough and resistant to temperature changes and dessication, so they are commonly traded through the mail. While all prefer live foods, most are undemanding eaters.

 

[gadazobe]

A lot of killie fish live in places that tend to dry out over the summer and only their eggs survive in the damp mud. It's coz of this that they tend to be short lived. They are really beautiful fish, brightly coloured, easy to keep and make a great community fish (if you can bear the thought of them dying within a year or so).