Killifish: Nothobranchius rachovii

**Justikanz** · 28th Nov 2005, 10:42

Guess it's going to be a trial and error thingie again...

Will try to read up on the fishies first...

Those bagged killies sure look very pretty!

**stormhawk** · 28th Nov 2005, 10:49

I tell you what, since you're going for the AQ excursion, let me give you a quick intro on the basics of killifish keeping during the excursion. If I'm not wrong they should be heading to Clementi after the whole thing for dinner. If that's the case then I'll help you pick out which males will co-exist peacefully with other fishes, that is, IF they are in stock. Most of the time they either get sold or die in the packets itself. Sometimes one or two are released into the tanks, but they don't get live foods and just simply waste away.

**Justikanz** · 28th Nov 2005, 10:53

Roger!

And dun you darm hate those fish who rather die of hunger than try to eat something...

**stormhawk** · 28th Nov 2005, 11:03

Yeah well I suppose I'm lucky my area here has a steady supply of worms to feed my killies and other fishes at home.

**soulfinder78** · 28th Nov 2005, 18:24

they need live food??? mine can take frozen bloodworm. so when's the excursion i'm interested

**stormhawk** · 28th Nov 2005, 21:15

soulfinder, there's a thread about the excursion in the member's lounge listed as a sticky.

**solonavi** · 4th May 2006, 14:30

Recently saw these Nothobranchius rachovii in LFS again. Beside the constant flaring, is there any other way to identify the male and female?

Also, how do I know if those in the LFS are annuals or not?

Thanks in advance.
JC

**mad scientist** · 4th May 2006, 23:46

Originally Posted by solonavi

Recently saw these Nothobranchius rachovii in LFS again. Beside the constant flaring, is there any other way to identify the male and female?

Also, how do I know if those in the LFS are annuals or not?

Thanks in advance.
JC

Most female killifish look drab and plain. It's not difficult to sex them at all. The real challenge comes when you keep different species of the same genus and somehow got the females mixed up. Virtually impossible to tell them apart.