Simpsonichthys adornatus "Sítio do Mato"

[stormhawk]

Look at what miraculously appeared a few days ago. A juvenile pair of Simpsonichthys adornatus "Sítio do Mato"!

This pair and another in the hands of a fellow hobbyist will be the hope for the establishment of this species locally. They are still very young and probably not mature yet so I'll give them some time to grow up a little bit more. Here's the pictures of the pair, bear with the blurry shots.



The male's long dorsal fin is a characteristic that sets this species apart from all other Simpsonichthys.



The female's two spots at the caudal peduncle, coupled with a ring of tiny spots around the mid-body blotch (not clearly seen on the picture) is also another characteristic of this species. Due to the position of the spots on the caudal peduncle, it reminded me of the Mickey Mouse pattern you see on some fancy Platys. It is for this reason that I've decided to nickname this female Minnie, after Minnie Mouse, and the male is therefore Mickey.

[stormhawk]

An updated image of the female, currently feeding on live tubifex and daphnia. :

[newfishguy]

I'm pretty new to the killifish breeding game. We received some eggs for the about but no-one knows how long to keep them before putting them back in the water.

Do you know? Thanks.

[stormhawk]

Sorry I can't be of help. I was not able to spawn them. Still, the care for the eggs should be as per normal with any Simpsonichthys species. I have a friend who might have the information you need, but he doesn't visit this forum.