How To Breed Fundulopanchax Gardneri - The Steel Blue Killifish
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2018
- A beautifully filmed video on the numerous ways to breed one of the easiest killifish species ever ! - Fundulopanchax gardneri - The Steel Blue Killifish.
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Yes! Finally another video from The Dave! They are the most aesthetic, most informative and most professional aquarium videos!
I like the way you think !!! Thank you :-D
Another film that has me searching for words. Amazing. Stupendous. Magnificent. None of those words seem to truly capture your subdued brilliance. A rock pounds upon the water and sinks, and yet, at the same time, the dappling sunlight plays in its spreading ripples and weaves a story lighter than a falling feather. You reveal to us nature in all its glory, and you take away nothing. As others and I have said before; wow. I think Thoreau would be awed.
Thank you for the beautiful words. I live in New England, and I am a big fan of Mr. Thoreau, so your words really ripple through my heart. Thank you.
I am practizing killifish breeding for about 10 years. But this is the greatest and most informative video I have ever seen. Many thanks for this fantastic job.
You are very welcome. Please share the video with other killifish keepers. They are such wonderful fish. I can't wait to film more species. . .
Auch in der DKG?
@@0Turbox nein bin ich nicht. Ich mach das so ganz auf Sparflamme, weil mein Leben leider, oder vielleicht auch zum Glück 😂 noch andere "Hobbies" parat hat. Aber spannend sind Killifischen immer wieder aufs neue 👍
Thank you for showing us another masterpiece of nature. You're a very talented person!
But still waiting for a video commentary ... with sound! :-)
Your videos truly are masterfully filmed.
Thank you. . . Please tell everyone !!! :-)
i have never seen such a detailed video!! great camera work!!
Thank you and welcome to The Dave :-D
You are so talented. Your wit & artistry are amazing. Thanks for the video. Can’t wait for more!
Your videos are priceless. You are a very talented videographer and must have some amazing equipment!
Thank you very much for the kind words.
The close up with the blood circulating was amazing!
Thanks. . I was shocked when I saw it!
Couldn’t sleep till the video ended!! Just amazing! Thank you !
Awesome ! Welcome to "The Dave." :-D
Amazing and beautiful camera work, thank you very much!!
You are very welcome!
Amazing macroshots!!
Dave ...your videos are some of the best! Thank you for what you do!
You're very welcome, and thanks for watching them. 😀
Great video ! Very nice to see the anatomy of the fry !!!
Thanks a lot for all those informations.
You're welcome. These are great little fish.
Such a great video! Thanks for posting :)
You're welcome! :-D
Thank you for your video! It contains so much useful information I wasn't able to find elsewhere!
You're very welcome! Killifish are amazing and I wanted to do them justice. They're what got me started in this hobby many many years ago. Killifish keepers are definitely far and few in between. 😊
Incredible video! These close ups are so interesting and something I've never seen before. I can't stop looking at it. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! Love those killifish!!! 🐠 🐠 🐠
Brilliant video, great shots of the spawning! Beautiful fish.
Thank you - I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.
That was so fascinating to watch. Thank you so very much!
You are very welcome. Thanks for checking it out.
I like the closeups, brings us into the fishes world a little.
Amazing camera work Sir!!! Thank you for sharing this valuable information!
You're welcome! Killifish are what got me interested in this hobby nearly 30 years ago! I plan on making my way through all of the more common species first, and then get into the harder to find species later on. My favorite group of fish. . .
@@TheDave333 I'm looking forward to that. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and giving us all the information to become better fish keepers.
Wow! Awesome video! That quality! Thanks for help in preparation for my exam!
You are very welcome - Good Luck ! :-D
Thank you for this labor of love. Wow! We're breeding F. Scheeli. Enjoyed everything here. Well done!
Awesome! Thank you! They're very similar fish.
Brilliant video, amazing close-up views and very informative
Thank you :-)
Great video and very informative. One of the easier Fundulopanchax to breed, this was one of the first species I kept and bred.
Thank you - My first fish was also an easy species, Nothobranchius guntheri. I hope to make videos on all of the easier kept species, and then eventually move on to the more difficult ones. Love Killifish !
Great info!
Great video! Extremely helpful! Thank you!
You are very welcome - they're great fish. It was a fun video to make.
This is dolphinatley stunning!
Love those killifish. I'm breeding rocket killifish now for a future video.
Wow amaizing like always!
Thank you :-D
You are making amazing video with beautiful macro pictures.
Wow!
Thanks a lot!
Wow! I was totally blown away by this video. I can't say enough about the videography. I also appreciate the education about these guys. I have a pair of these Killifish and they are really fascinating to watch.
Thank you for posting this video. It'll be great to teach the younger fish generation of kids about these beautiful fish. My neices and nephews are always asking me questions. It's always rewarding to see your fish breed and produce fry. I've left my spawning mop in the tank and I have 5 fry... So far. LOL ☺️
Thank you for watching the video and leaving a comment. Fish-keeping is such a great hobby to pass on to the younger generation. I love how we can create a little slice of nature, and then watch the miracles of life unfold right in our own living rooms. Have a spectacular day !
Amazingly beautiful and informative at the same time. Unbelievable detail - both in videography and fish knowledge; love the attention to detail and lack of flash/over-production - the fish are absolutely gorgeous just as they are, and you know how to show that. Wow.
Thanks for the love - I appreciate your support.
Everyone knows Dave got the best footage
Chrypto is very wise ! :-D
Superb video of a fish I have always considered keeping. Great information and another valuable contribution to the aquarium hobby. Thankyou :)
Thank you. . . Killifish are amazing, but there are many misconceptions about them, such as they're short-lived, hard to keep, hard to breed, etc.... For many species, none of that is true.
That pushes me over the line. A new project for this year :)
Thank you so much for the detail!
You are so welcome!
Best picture, asweome video. Thank you!
You're welcome, and thank you for the kind words.
Thank you
Dear Dave, your fish selection and camerawork is awesome. Waiting for new videos. Please keep up the great work!
Thank you very much. I will !
Amazing video, thank you
You're very welcome !
Thank you for such a great info ! Well done and keep your work at least same level ! Good luck!
Thank you! Will do!
1st 40 seconds blows me away with the beautiful cam work
Thanks! The fish did most of the work.
Marvelous video. Great work. Keep it up.
Thank you, I will
Wow! We can even see the blood cells moving around in the fry!
I was amazed when I saw it too! I just wish they'd stay still !!!
great work🤗 congrats
This is Amazing !!!!!
It's beautiful!
Thank you! 😊
Awesome species and great job brother
Thank you ! :-D
amazing quality good job
Thank you - I love making these video !!!
Thank you for that video I really enjoyed it :)
Thank you for watching it ! :-D
That’s actually so cool and crazy wow keep it up man
Thank you ! I will.
this is thr best fish related video i have ever seen... wish the joey mullens of the world would learn how to impart knowledge to the fish keeping community.
thank you for this.
Thank you for the kind words . . . :-D
The Dave i am a member of the gcas club. greater Cincinnati aquarium society. i would love to share this on their forum site... share the link to this youtube video. so more members can discover this channel and this video. would that be ok.... if you dont want me to, you don't have to respond. ... no harm no foul
It's fine with me if you embed a link to my video and / or this channel on the GCAS forum site. I appreciate the love. Thank you! :-D
Amazing camera work bro !
Thank you so much 😀
Amazing work.
Thank you, they're amazing fish. :-D
Really well done!
Thanks a lot!
nice video,perfect
Thanks for the video. It is very useful for me.
You're very welcome. They're fascinating fish.
Wow! Excellent footage again Dave, well done, A+ material, I now have a trio of the Blue Gularis -Fundulopanchax sjoestedti also stunning Killifish, maybe some one for you in the future, keep uploading your beautiful videos.
Thank you - The Blue Gularis is on my to do list . . . But first, breeding German Blues Rams and Angel Fish. Best of luck with the Gularis, they are such pretty fish. . .
Thanx Dave, Looking forward to the new videos, and for you also all the best of luck with your fishes.
Dear Dave, I don't comment so often on YT but you touch my favorite fish and all the method of keeping and ultimate breeding process. Thanks for video and please keep upload more informative video.. more and More.. best of luck
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, I appreciate your kind words.
Awesome video super happy with it as Help 😊
Happy to help! Awesome little fish !
Omg, it's clear and thank u for making such videos
You're very welcome.
I know this is an older video but I have to comment. Amazing work. The detailed shots and very useful information are fantastic!
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a comment. I'm glad you liked the video, and hopefully my work has continued to improve. . .
Very well done video .really nice fish .
Thank you. Killfish are amazing! Hope to film others soon.
BEAUTIFUL!!
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Wonderful video and resource! I added some beachy lofi hip hop to the background.
Nice! Thank you.
Fabulous!
Thanks!
Amazing
Thank you! :-D
Very well done, and very educative video. Guess Killies will be my new favorite fish ;)
They were my first fish, and they are still my favorite. . . I hope to film more soon. I do have other killifish videos that you will like. .
Thanks for the upload 👍👍👍
No problem 👍
The perfect 💯 video
You obviously have excellent taste!!! :-)
Good job
W. O. W.
Amazing fotage!
Thank you !
excellent thank you
You're welcome
What a beautiful video! Such beautiful fish! I can see I am such a newbit at this! I only got guppy fry which is, to my understanding, the easiest one to have. however my tank is also a toy one with 5 gallons.
Well, we all have to start somewhere! As long as you enjoy doing it, then nothing else matters. :-D
SO true! I still remember the first time I saw Guppy fry, it felt like Xmas! I wasn't expecting it and they reminded me to Snoppy's eyes. Like tiny commas. LOL
They are very adorable !
As always, great video. I've been thinking about starting a tank of these for some time, you might have just pushed me to do it.
You won't regret it ! They really are wonderful fish. Remember to always keep the tank covered, they love to jump !
Can I ask what filter to you use for the tank? Also how you covered the planted tank?
I use sponge filters almost exclusively in all of my tanks. There is a link to the one I use in the description that appears below the video. I usually cut my own covers out of lexan, but any cover will do as long as it fits tightly. Killifish love to jump out of the smallest gaps / holes in the cover!
Aaaannnnd subscribed
Sweeeet - Thank you!!!
I live in Las Vegas and have a 1000-gallon pond in my yard. I went to a nursery that sells plants for ponds and a decent sized tub with plants was also teaming with Blue Tail Killifish. They didnt know how the fish got there but suspected the plants had eggs already attached. Thery were nice enough to scope out 25 of these fish and give them to me at no charge! They are thriving in my pond and even hatching fry which is pretty exciting! My question to you or anyone out there is: Will my Killifish survive the cold Las Vegas winter? the temps in LV during Dec-Feb can get as low as 50 degrees and 36 degrees over night. I would hate to lose these little guys as I have become somewhat attached to them!
What a lucky break getting those fish. Unfortunately, I seriously doubt that they'll survive the cold temps. Installing a heater might be an option, or you could snag a few and bring them indoors.
Another exceptionally educational and entertaining video. Would like to get a video on different worms and live fish food. I find the varieties a bit confusing.
Thank you. I am working on several videos at once, and I plan to do one about live foods eventually. I'll get there I promise !
Amazing macro close - ups plus plenty of information about interesting species. They remind me guppies, l know they are different species but many similarities - general look, behaviour, is it convergence? Even male killifish are so persistent like male guppies.
You are so right, the males are very persistent and love the show off for the ladies. Killifish are probably my favorite fish.
That was awesome, great footage. My LFS has em in, but no females, wish they did, I would snag a pair up. You got a sub from me good sir!
Thanks you for subscribing to The Dave. The lack of availability of the female is fairly typical due to their plain appearance.
The Dave that's what I figured. I'll have to see if they can order a few for me. I just recently hatched out some Nothobranchius Rachovii eggs. Got 8 on the first wetting. Wow are fry ever tiny
Rachovii can be a tough fish to breed, they're on my to do list. Check into the American Killifish Association, they are a great organization. Very helpful people. They are also a great source to help you find killifish. Many of them can also be found in killifish groups on facebook.
Nicely done Dave. No silly music, well thought out, great photography. The only thing I would add is using your voice rather than printing out the text. cheers
Noted! All of my more recent productions use narration rather than text. Thanks for watching the video.
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Thanks I really appreciate the sub.
What kind of camera do you have, this video was great!
Hi, thanks for watching the video. There is a link to the exact camera model in the description section just below the video. :-D
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Thank you for subscribing to The Dave . . . :-D
I am speechless... this videography, love it! How do you do it? Do you use a macro lens or a microscope?
Thanks for watching the video. I use macro lenses and lot of patience !
@@TheDave333 Thank you for your prompt reply :) Which lens do you use to take pictures of the larvae?
I'm not sure what it's called at the moment, but it was specially modified to fit the camera.
More authentic than golden wonder ones. Huh, Dave?
I love them all.
Have you ever tried Indian Almond (cattapa) leaves as an anti-fungal agent? I'm curious what the results would be with Killifish.
*Edit* Just went back and watched your Golden Wonder Killifish video and saw you offer this tip. Keep up the great work!
Thank you! Fungus is inhibited by acidic water, so Almond leaves or even Oak leaves can be helpful. I just use Oak most of the time, because they grow near my house. :-D
Precious, funny moment when fry in the egg is watching cyclop wandering around egg 😄
It's amazing that they can see the outside world from inside the egg! I love these killifish. They are how I began in this hobby.
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would these methods mostly hold true for any species of killifish? i have a trio of clown killis in my planted tank that id love to try breeding, but their small size makes it hard to find live foods they can have... ive been doing flightless fruit flies and high quality dry foods ground down, but no luck. any ideas?
fantastic video btw, the quality of your footage is always incredible 👌
Thank you for watching the video. Yes, the spawning mop method will work for the clown killifish. Other killis need other methods, it depends on the species. One of the easiest live cultures is vinegar eels. They would work really well for clown killis because they congregate at the top of the tank where the killis will be. Microworms are also easy to culture, but they sink to the bottom. They're still effective though. In the right climate you could culture mosquito larvae as well. . . Densely planted tanks with lots of driftwood work well too, because they contain lots of naturally occurring live foods.
Can you do a video on how to care for these fish (tank setup,diet,how many can be in one tank,things like that)
All of that information is in the video . . .
I didn't get to watch it it all we had to leave
How long did it take for them to spawn once added to the the tank great video thank you so much
about 24 hours !
@@TheDave333 ok thank you so much
Also what camera do you use?
There's a link to the same camera in the video description section.
Going to my local fish store tomorrow to see if he can order me a pair :D. Gonna try the natural let the fry grow with parents style. 60 liter planted tank. At what age do you take the fry out of the main tank?
It's best to remove the older fry when new fry start to appear, because the older brothers and sisters will eat the new arrivals. In a heavily planted tank, a few of the very young fry will still make it. I usually take them out as soon as I start to see color on the young males, because that's when I can sell them to the local pet store.
Hello! I am a PhD student studying killifish reproduction and I LOVE your videos! I have two questions for you: how do you reduce the glare on the glass and what kind of lighting do you use? Thank you!
Hello fellow lover of science, biology, and fish !!! Turning off all of the other lights in the room where you're filming is a good start. Other than the light(s) used to illuminate the tank, the room should be dark. Using side -lighting is also very helpful for combatting glare. Try not to illuminate the camera with the light or it might show up on the video. Filming at a slight angle is also helpful. The camera body and the "film plane" should not be parallel to each other. But, if you change the angle too much you get image distortion.
For lighting, I use inexpensive LED lights from the dollar store!! They're made by Sunbeam. They're described as "warm white" lights. (color temperature 3000 K) And there you have it. All of my secrets. btw. I love your photos! 📽🐠🙂
@@TheDave333 Thank you so much, this is so helpful!!!
@ Brooke Fitzwater You're very welcome. 📽🐠📽
Nice video. Great information. I’m curious, when do the fry begin to show sexual differences?
In good conditions they mature quickly - - 5-6 weeks !
(Depending on water temp., water quality, food quality and quantity)
great video, is the sound absent?
Thank you - it's silent for a reason.
was absolutely fantastic
Out of curiosity, could small earthworms also be offered as live food?
Yes, if they were small enough. Mosquito larvae works really well too.
I got into killifish because I got one with my guppies at Petco. How could I identify the type it is. It has grown quite a bit in a year, so I named him Uaws. I believe he ate a rosy red that we got by mistake at Petsmart I believe I have a female be she isn’t as brilliantly colored as my male steel blue.
Hi! It is probably a Golden Wonder KIllifish. It's one of the few Killifish species that you'll find for sale in the big pet stores. Another Killi often encountered is the tiny "Rocket Killifish". (also known as the clown killifish). ) I've never seen Gardneri killifish for sale in petco, but I have seen lots of Golden wonder KIllifish. I have a video about the Golden Wonder KIlli. Watch it and see if that's what you have. . . czcams.com/video/jVCxvPT19Bo/video.html
Since i don't want to breed gardneri, can i hold one male in a dense planted commumity tank with tetras and dwarf cichlids?
Yes, but be sure that the tetras are large enough to not become a meal for the killifish. Please reconsider your decision to not breed them . . . :-)
@@TheDave333 Thanks for your quick answer. That male gardneri is just 3-3,5cm. No i definitely don't want to breed them, don't know what to do with the young fishes.
Not to twist your arm but, the Gardneri population will usually self-regulate their numbers. Many fry will be eaten, but ideally a couple babies will live to keep the population going. No need to remove their eggs, or do anything special, just let them breed. They're not going to breed out of control like "pest snails" or guppies !!! You know you want to . . . . lol :-)
@@TheDave333 thanks for your good advice, let's see... 😁