Hi from Denmark

[kim m]

My name is Kim and I'm from Denmark. Thought I'd try this forum

My main interest is Corydoras and relatives, especially Scleromystax and Aspidoras. I also anjoy killifish, especially Anablepsoides (the old "Rivulus"-species in general) but also some other fish. My main purpose is to breed my fish.

I've attatched some pictures of my fishroom which contains 80 tanks from 16 til 54 litres at the moment.

My full species list is as follows:


Corys and realtives:

Aspidoras:

A. cf. rochai
A. taurus
A. CW52

Corydoras:

C. albolineatus
C. araguaiensis
C. atropersonatus, Rio Nanay, Peru 2005
C. aurofrenatus "Bolivia"
C. baderi
C. carlae
C. cruziensis
C. diphyes
C. erhardti
C. geryi
C. gracilis
C. loretoensis
C. marmoratus
C. metae
C. multimaculatus
C. nattereri
C. orcesi
C. oiapoquensis
C. osteocarus
C. ortegai
C. pantanalsensis
C. serratus
C. similis
C. sodalis
C. trilineatus
C. tukano
C. weitzmani
C. zygatus, Rio Itaya, Peru 2008
C. sp. (called C82 in Denmark but they are probably not. Seems close to C. loxozonus)
C007
C065
C089
C090
C091
C097
C111
C115/116
C120
C121
C123
C133
C134
C139
C140

CW08
CW10
CW18, Yarina cocha, Pacaya Samiria, Peru 2008
CW22
CW23
CW32
CW37
CW41
CW43

Scleromystax:

S. lacerdai
S. kronei
S. prionotos
S. C113
S. CW38
S. CW67

Suckers:
Ancistrus sp. Green Spotted
Ancistrus sp. Paraquay
Ancistrus L159
Parotocinclus cf. spilosoma

Killifishes:

Aphyosemion australe - Parc du Mondah BDBG 2004/19
Aphyosemion campomaanense - Campo-Maan Park ABK 07-181
Aphyosemion coeleste - GJS 00/14 Malinga
Aphyosemion hanneloreae - GJS 00/14 Malinga
Aphyosemion hera - Bengui 1-2, GJS 2000-29
Aphyosemion striatum - GJS 00/32 Moyko
Aphyosemion marginatum - Bengui 1-2, GJS 2000-29
Aphyosemion musafirii - AVD 07/01
Aphyosemion ocellatum Sika Sika GJS 00/5
Aphyosemion sp. aff. pascheni - Mougue, ABL 08-200
Aphyosemion pyrophore - RPC82 Komono
Aphyosemion raddai - Boumyebel
Scriptaphyosemion guignardi - Mamou
Oryzias sp. blue neon - Wolosi close to Kendari, Sulawesi 2010
Oryzias woworae
Anablepsoides amphoreus - Tafelberg
Anablepsoides atratus - Santa Clara 2009
Anablepsoides beniensis - Magdalena BT 2002
Anablepsoides derhami - PCCC 11/1 Tingo Maria
Anablepsoides igneus - Sentier du Rorota GML 96-2
Anablepsoides immaculatus - Kamarang
Anablepsoides obscurus
Anablepsoides ornatus - Santa Rosa 2008
Anablepsiodes aff. rubrolineatus - Bretanâ, Peru 2008
Anablepsiodes speciosus GR 10/14.1 Quisto Cocha km 6.300
Anablepsiodes aff. stagnatus - THV 2010-08 Kilometro 88
Atlantirivulus luelingi 'Araquari' DF 07/02
Laimosemion mahdiaensis GUY 97/5
Laimosemion rectocaudatus - Nauta
Laimosemion strigatus 'brazo do dama' JRG/07
Laimosemion xiphidius FBS 95/2
Laimosemion dibaphus - El Flechado GP 05
Melanorivulus vittatus Aparecida Font le Riodoce N09
Rivulus sp. - Columbia 2009/28

Cyprinids:
Danio margaritatus

Tetras:
Hyphessobrycon rosaceus
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
Pyrrhulina zigzag

Cichlids:
Apistogramma cacatouides, Yarina Cocha, Pacaya Samiria, Peru 2008

Livebearers:
Phallichthys quadripunctatus, Punta Pena,Panama
Poecilia sp. Endler ”Lime green”, Laguna de los Patos, Venezuela 2007
Xiphophorus milleri, Lake Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico
Girardinus metallicus, Varadero, Cuba
Gambusia holbrooki, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria 2011

Misc.:
Centromochlus perugia

[stormhawk]

Welcome to AQ Kim, good to meet another Killie-nut.

My primary interest is in SAAs, with some assorted others. You have A. hera, which is my favourite Aphyosemion, alas one that I could not get in as eggs safely into Singapore. Tried a few times with a breeder in France but shipping time of around 10-12 days is very bad for Non-Annual eggs when the seller did not pack them very well for the trip.

[kim m]

A. hera is a very nice species ...sadly I lost my female earlier this year and all my fry seems to be male so I have some small females from another breeder. Will see if I can get at better sexratio in the future.

I tried some annuals (both Austrolebias and Nothobranchius) but I found out that I didn't find them very interesting although they were very pretty.

[stormhawk]

Hi Kim,

Yes A. hera is an amazing species. You must be K**m on Aquabid. Perhaps next time I can try with your A. hera eggs. A friend in Denmark once sent me annual eggs via post and it took around 1 week to arrive, which was very fast compared to France.

[edw7636]

Wow. What a load of fish. Haha. Welcome to AQ by the way.

[kim m]

Yes, I'm kimm om AB

Thanks edw7636. Yes, I am not good at saying "no" to a species I don't have so it can get kind of crowded in my tanks sometimes. Just moved to a new house earlier this year and cut back 45 tanks at the same time so at the moment my 80 remaining tanks are quite heavy with fish. I am going to thin out when I have bred some of the more common ones.

[edw7636]

Oh haha. Many of us in Singapore will be more then happy to have 5 tanks or more if our housing permit. Lol.

[Neondagger]

Normally we called this a fish store

[kim m]

Normally we called this a fish store

I've heard that before...

[Shi Xuan]

Hi Kim,

Glad to see you around here at last. I guess you must have been the same kim I saw on the Endler-usa forum & your list of livebearer is as uncommon in Singapore as it is for the rest of your fish species. Xiphophorus milleri is a nice livebearer which I hope to keep someday. What happened to your Micropoecilia parae melanzona? The only livebearer I'm keeping now is Xiphophorus cortezi Rio Vinasco.

I'm currently keeping mostly annuals but have particular interest in the Fundulopanchax & Rivulus genus. Perhaps, it would be a great opportunity to acquire some eggs from you in the future.

Best regards,
Shi Xuan

[kim m]

Hi Kim,

Glad to see you around here at last. I guess you must have been the same kim I saw on the Endler-usa forum & your list of livebearer is as uncommon in Singapore as it is for the rest of your fish species. Xiphophorus milleri is a nice livebearer which I hope to keep someday. What happened to your Micropoecilia parae melanzona? The only livebearer I'm keeping now is Xiphophorus cortezi Rio Vinasco.

I'm currently keeping mostly annuals but have particular interest in the Fundulopanchax & Rivulus genus. Perhaps, it would be a great opportunity to acquire some eggs from you in the future.

Best regards,
Shi Xuan

Yep, that would be me

I tried with M. parae a few times but always with same result; a few brood of fry right from the start and then both parents and youngsters disappeared gradually over the next couple of months. I tried various waterparamters but it seems not to matter. Everyone else I've talked to over here get the same result.

X. milleri are really nice. Fairly common with livebearer people over here. We have a club called Poecilia Scandinavia (www.poecilia.org) which specializes in natural forms of livebeareres and work together with universities like the one in Morelia, Mexico.

Egg-exchange would be possible

[Shi Xuan]

Hi,

I didn't get as much problems with the water parameters but it could have been the source where I acquired them, most probably farm-bred fishes, which could be traced back to Glasser aquarium, Germany. I received 2 pairs of M.parae melanzona 'red' early this year & their mature rate is quite low, irregardless of the high ambient temperature of Singapore's tropical climate, (27-31°C). The brood size is very small in my case. In any way, I'd preferred keeping swordtails & got them replaced with X.cortezi when I've more spare time later this year.

As of now, I have a small school of X.cortezi & received an average brood of only 2-3 fry monthly. I'm thinking of transferring them to a bigger tub outdoors though. If tank space allows, I would seriously consider X.multilineatus or X.nigrensis, these are the most pretty pygmy swordtails I have seen so far.

Best regards,
Shi Xuan

[kim m]

X. nigrensis are indeed pretty kept them a few years back.

[aqualeap]

Hi! Very neat setup! How do you control your temperature?

[kim m]

Hi! Very neat setup! How do you control your temperature?

I only have a heater in one or two tanks that need to be 27-30 degrees celcius. The rest are heated by the air in the room. There's a radiator that I adjust so the tanks at the floor are around 20 degrees and the top tanks are around 24-25. That way I can keep a wide range of Corys from all over South America

[Shi Xuan]

Kim,

I left out the last Misc fish, the small & colorful yet exclusive catfish, Centromochlus perugiae. This is my favorite catfish & I finally got a chance to stumble upon them in my LFS. They arrived in limited numbers but expensive, so I only got one, which happens to be a male. I guess they are easy to breed, I suppose, but will be keeping the lone male in my community tank for the time being until I can find a suitable mate for him. I'm quite happy though!

[kim m]

They are very funny fish. I haven't bred mine yet, but know some people who did them a few years back. A lot of PVC-pipes and live food should be enough.

My fish are partially fish I caught myself in Peru in 2008 and some shop-bought ones.

[Shi Xuan]

Alas, I couldn't see the male anymore the moment I popped him into my main tank, it's hiding in my anubias-tied driftwood, I guess. It's a nocturnal animal so I don't expect it to be as "showy" as it's tankmates but it will definitely be interesting to catch an exclusive sight of it whenever it emerge from it's hiding place.

I'm still thinking of getting a female for this fella, since this fish is hard to come by & only show up in LFS once in a blue moon, so it's worth attempting to spawn them.

[Shi Xuan]

In view of the thread going off-topic, subsequent posts have been re-directed to the killies sub-forum;
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...639#post667639
Regards,
Shi Xuan

[lizzj]

Hi Kim M,
I have heard that someone in Denmark has bred a longfin super red ancistrus. Do you have any knowledge of this?
Thanks, Lizzj