Aphyosemion australe (hjerreseni) - the Golden Lyretail Killifish
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- It’s storytelling time. In today’s video I take you back to 1921 when Rachow described the natural form of the Aphyosemion australe, a fish discovered in rivers and ponds in a coastal strip between Congo and Gabon in Africa.
After that we take a look at the golden orange form, that was created by German aquarium fish breeder Hjerresin in the 1950’s.
Along the way I show you how Ulla and I keep and breed this beautiful little killifish.
Hope you will enjoy the trip. If you do, please subscribe and ring the bell. Lot's of new tales are in the pipeline.
Cheers Michael
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Video Chapters
00:00 - 00:40 Intro
00:46 - 02:00 History
02:02 - 04:10 Hjerresen's Golden Strain
04:15 - 06:40 Keeping & feeding
06:45 - 08:08 Breeding
08:10 - 08:17 Infusoria
08:20 - 09:55 More breeding
09:57 Outro
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This is one of the most beautiful fish rooms and collections on CZcams, hands down. Beautifully done my friend. You deserve WAAAYY MORE subscribers. Keep up the beautiful living art I love it. Got me totally hooked on killifish.
Thank you so much 😀 Glad to have peeked your interest in killifish... and glad to have you onboard the channel.
cheers, Michael :0)
I just picked up a pair of small Orange Australe, they’ve quickly become my favourite fish
Beautiful filming. These are a wonderful Killifish to keep and breed. Thanks for all these video parts. Took me on a journey to learn about Arthur Rachow and Hjerssen. As a breeder, I appreciate you sharing the shots of your hatching setup. Keep going!
Thanks a lot for your kind feedback. Glad I ticked your interest in Racow and Hjerresen. I always find fish (and all things actually) more interesting, when I research their history. Cheers, Michael 🙂
Amazing video and very imformative!
Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers, Michael :0)
Wow, beautiful fish and very relaxing video. Wonderful tail and fin colors. Thanks my friend!
Thank you my friend. 🙂
Thank you for teaching me about this beautiful fish. I was excited to see another video from you. Hope your life is going well.
Thanks for your feedback. All well here. All the best to you. Cheers, Michael🙂
Very use full video
Thanks a lot. Cheers, Michael :0)
These dark ones at the beginning of the video are stunning!
Thanks for your feedback. The dark ones are the natural form of Aphyosemion australe. Cheers, Michael :0)
Awesome video! Very informative as I just started keeping this fish
Thank you. Good luck with your killies. Cheers, Michael :0)
New fish room coming in a few weeks. These guys are on my list for species tanks. Great video!
Sounds cool, Patrick. Thanks for your feedback. Cheers, Michael 🙂
Welcome back!
Thanks Seyal. Cheers, Michael 🙂
Nice video! 🎉I have kept killifish for a year now without a single egg or fry. I gave them both frozen food and flakes, room temperature and what I would say a good amount of plants. I heard they would be easy to breed but I don’t really agree. I was thinking they needed warmer water or if the yarn is necessary. I kept two females and a male and now a third female when the first ones died. I think our petstores sells old fish that generally don’t live long. They where together with guppies that already had fry and that was a big mistake because the killi ate the guppy fry instantly and ate even big fry that didn’t go down directly without chewing on it.. 😮 I think they are beautiful 😍 but I will only keep them with fish that doesn’t have fry available. 😵💫
Hi Emma. Mostly all aquarium fish will eat fry, that has a suitable size. That is just their nature. I don't know if you kept the killifish in a species tank, while you were trying to breed them. For killifish fry to survive in a tank, there need to be lots of mosses and floating plants, so they can hide from the adults... and other fish.
If they were kept together with the guppies, I feel confident that the female guppies, would be the first to eat the killi fry.
But I don't understand that if you don't get eggs from the killifish. It might be a good idea to put a mop in the tank, and check it daily. Just to find out if the problem is that the fish don't produce eggs (which I doubt) or the eggs and fry is eaten. The fry are extremely small.
If you are up to it, you could follow the procedure I describe in the video: picking out the eggs from mops. I have a video on how to make mops as well.
Hope this was useful. Cheers, Michael 🙂
Endnu en super video. En idé …… hvordan sættes yngelparret igang? Er det vandstand, temp., foderstand eller sker det helt af sig selv? Ser frem til jeres næste produktion 😎
Hej Finn. Mange tak for dit feedback. Med de fleste killifisk handler det blot om to ting: Regelmæssige vandskift (især fordi de ofte sættes til leg i små akvarier) og god fordring (gerne med levende foder eller frostfoder). Hvis de to faktorer er i orden, leger fiskene hver dag. Jeg har relativt blødt vand i mine akvarier, da jeg bruger regnvand og supplerer med RO-vand, når det er nødvendigt. Temperaturen veksler i alle mine akvarier mellem 18-20 grader og op til 24 - 28 i perioder - da jeg ikke har varmelegemer i. Både fisk og planter trives og formerer sig livligt alligevel.
Michael :0)
Hello! Nice and informative video! I have a question : how skilled jumpers are they? Same as bettas or worst? I have a small opening in the aquarium lid, the place where the filter hoses get in, so about 5 cm minus the hoses diameters. Should I worry about this opening?
Thanks. Killifish are very skilled jumpers, and the australe is one of the best. I recommend closing the opening, with som kind of foam, to secure your fish. Cheers, Michael :0)
Do you think it is possible to include them together with other types of killifish in a 60 liter aquarium? if so which ones? Killifish are very interesting to me! Are these fish shy towards humans and what happens around the tank? Is it possible to include them together with some type of barbel? Excuse my English
Hi Anna Maria. Most killifish will do well together as long as they are relatively equal in size and temperament. They usually respons well to activity outside the tank, and will show up when you come near the tank (begging for food). I have never kept killis with barbs, and I don't think this is a good idea. Most babs are very active. Cheers, Michael :0)
Can you keep them with Normans´s Lampeyes and Red Neon Blue Eyes?
Alina, I keep most of my fish in species tanks, so I can't say for sure, but they are all small and peaceful fish, so I think that will work just fine. Cheers, Michael :0)
Can I put them in a 20 gallon long with my cherry shrimp?
You can, but they will eat small shrimps. But so will most similar sized tetras, rasboras, levebearers and other popular fish. Cheers :0)
Do eggs need oxygen to hatch?❤❤❤reply please
Hi. No the eggs do not need oxygen to hatch, often a drop in oxygen is what make these eggs hatch in natural environments.
Cheers, Michael :0)