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[Tim McDonnell]

Susan, the first pic, is that an Aphyosemion Hera?
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[susankatomerit]

No, its a Cavati also, just like the second pic. Its just the way the light was hitting it that you could see more of the red. 2 different tanks and the lighting is different.
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[nonamethefish]

Susan: Looking good. Keep me updated on these guys along with your others. I know a few others who are keeping something similar...Scriptaphyosemion liberiensis"Old Calabrica strain"(in old texts referred to as Roloffia calabrica). Almost certainly one of the oldest surviving strains of killifish around today. They are kind of deep green with red similar to yours.
How easy/difficult would you rate these fish?
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[susankatomerit]

So far they have been pretty easy to raise to adults. Now to find out how they are at spawning. I was told that they are pretty easy to spawn and that they spawn on plants. So hopefully they will start spawning soon.

I would like to find others of these. I just love the blues that the one male has. Seems like he gets darker everyday.
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[Higgy]

Nice looking tank. You have any pictures of the entire tank so we can see that?
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[nonamethefish]

Susan: Good luck with findings more of em...as I don't think mostScriptaphyosemions are that common based on the number I've seen for sale.

Higgy: I can't take good tank photos but here is one. Yes, the glass could use some cleaning


Well, I found a little trick to get these guys to show their stuff more. A mirror in the tank.


You can see by his reflection that he is showing off for the mirror. It is amusing watching them get frustrated...they would clamp their fins and "shimmy" and turn and see that their rival thought nothing of it That is not, btw, the full spread of the fins. If you have two evenly matched males(real ones that is!) fighting they often go head to tail and spread their fins so wide that the streamer nears vertical position.

Since I did a bit of trimming the dominate male has been out a bit more. He surprised me by coming to take a look at his reflection in the mirror. These photos do him no justice. This pose is him in between bouts of doing that "shimmying" display that is hard to describe...but anyone who's kept these probably knows what I mean.



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46 gallon bowfront tank
10 gallon planted single species tank
10 gallon tank
plus all kinds of smaller containers

[susankatomerit]

Guess What, I have some new killies coming next month. Notho kor and Epiplatys degati (sp bad) Can't wait to get them.

Also will be getting more of the Cavati. Helps to know the breeder.
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[nonamethefish]

Great! Is N. korthausae going to be your first Notho?

This site I stumbled on has some good photos of a few Scriptaphyosemion
http://www.killi-foto.de/aphyosemion.html
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10 gallon planted single species tank
10 gallon tank
plus all kinds of smaller containers

[Marcos Avila]

Noname, your fish are very beautiful and interesting as usual, but I want to commend you on the quality of the photos in this topic...your dedication and persistence has paid off in this aspect too, and you've improved your photography skills by tenfold!
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[susankatomerit]