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Name: John Satterlee

Scientific Name of Fish Aplocheilis lineatus

Hobby Name of Fish:  Golden wonder killiifish

Method of Reproduction:  Egg depositor

Number and Gender Distribution of Parents :  2 male, 3 females

Origin of Parents:  Tank raised, from PVAS auction

Approximate number of eggs or fry*  around 12

Date of Hatch or Birth* around Oct 1 2024

Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: 

Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days*  around 12

Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days  around 12

Aquarium Conditions:

pH 7.2

General Hardness: 150 ppm

Average Temperature (F) 72-82 depending on season

Salinity: None

Average Nitrate: less than 40 ppm.

Aquarium Size:  5 Gallon

Water Source:  Rockville town water

Water Changes:  Every two months, 80-90% water change

Filtration System:  Sponge filter

Additives: tablespoon of crushed coral

Décor:

Live Plants:  BolbitisSubstrate:  Bare bottom

Lighting Type and Timing:  Home depot shop light, 14 hours light, 10 hours dark

Mops made of green acrylic yarn

Food Fed to Parents and How Often*   Tetramin flake food daily, Live baby brine shrimp twice a week.  Live black worms as a treat every 2-3 weeks.

Breeding and raising strategy:  I have bred these 2-3 times.  I leave the parents in the 5 gallon tank with a lot of mops. At the end of a week, I remove the mops to a small 2.5 gallon tank with aeration and add a couple drops of methylene blue to hopefully reduce change of fungus.  I also add an almond leaf to hopefully develop a biofilm to feed newly hatched fry.  After around 7 days small fry were observed.  I removed the mops carefully and fed small amounts of sera micron powder once or twice a day.  This floats on the surface for quite awhile and thus is a good choice for killifish fry.  I also fed baby brine shrimp every couple days.  I did not do any water changes until the fry were large enough to be easily moved to another tank with clean water.    I have sold a couple bags of these fish at PVAS auctions.