Simpsonichthys constanciae Barra de São João

[stormhawk]

The picture I posted did not show the full potential of this species. Here's a rather nice picture of this species which I found in one of the Japanese killie keeper's website.



Taken from Aqua Design Kino

[nonamethefish]

These guys are pretty impressive particularly in shape. I'm assuming they are relatively common in the US? By the way you guys say it they are simply not wanted by many people?

Thanks!

[RonWill]

By the way you guys say it they are simply not wanted by many people?

Joseph, we're spoilt for choice. Why bring home drabby constanciae when there's flashy magnificus and fulminantis? So yes, nobody wants them

BTW, Kwek Leong, you might have missed Jian Yang's post regarding status of juvenile constancie that you collected at last year's FSOMM. I hope yours are spawning as I no longer have them in my tanks.

[Shae]

To those interested in this species, I have found an article on them from the New Zealand Killifish Association:
http://nzka.killi.net/species/sim-con.html

Thanks for the link, Mark. I would like to highlight the last paragraph...

"This species has recently been placed in the Appendix II (threatened) of Cities (one of the endangered species lists).

Another importation of wild stock is unlikely so what is left in the hobby must be nurtured and propagated by Concerned hobbyists.

There is a chance that they may have become extinct in the wild (reprinted from AKA 25(5) 163-164 (1992)".

Again, I'd appeal to those who're interested, to try and spread the safety-net, ensuring the continuity of the species. Thanks.

Im currently updating our site, those pages are very old, Most of those species have died out. However i am the proud owner of a young pair of constansiae.

here is a bad picture of my young male, he has a bluey green tinge in his fins and is rather stunning in real life.
Im sad that i have 1 of the only 2 pairs left in nz



Shae

[timebomb]

BTW, Kwek Leong, you might have missed Jian Yang's post regarding status of juvenile constancie that you collected at last year's FSOMM. I hope yours are spawning as I no longer have them in my tanks.

Ronnie, I didn't miss Jianyang's question. It's just that I didn't know how to tell him that the fish are all dead It's my fault. I make no excuses. But it was very late when I came home that night from Eco-Culture. I was hasty when I transferred the fish into my balcony tank and they died as a result. Sorry.

Loh K L