Golden Lyretail killifish is found in Africa are especially in Angola, Cameroon, Gabon and Congo. In nature, they love to live in marshes and in water holes. So just like any other killifish, they love to live in ditches and channels.
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| A golden lyretail killifish (Aphyosemion australe) in an aquarium. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
The scientific name for Golden Lyretail killifish is Aphyosemoin australe. They are not very hard to keep. They are small in size - can grow up to 2 1/2" inches. They are comfortable in the water having a ph level of around 6.0 and the temperature in the range of 77-83° F.
Their body is cylindrical and it is in elongated form which differentiates between a male and a female. They are surface feeders so their mouth usually faces upwards. The males will have multiple colors, predominantly golden, brown and orange. They will have all their fins - dorsal, coudal, and anal in a pointed shape. The females will have rounded fins and their colors will be dull.
They are peace-loving fish and they can live with any other species of fish in a community aquarium. So if you want to make your aquarium populated with colorful and multi-shaped varieties of fish, Golden Lyretail killifish should be your choice.
You can feed them with a variety of food. Usually they love to eat live food like brine shrimp or blood-worms but you can also feed them with dry and flaked food for their nutritional needs. Sometimes, you can feed them with boiled vegetables and they will be happy to eat them.
Even though they are not of demanding nature, you should provide them clean and well-treated water. There should be adequate filtration in the aquarium. As they are surface feeders, particles of food will escape and accumulate at the bottom of the aquarium. These particles will contaminate the quality of water. You should regularly clean the aquarium so that the level of toxic elements is kept under control.
Golden Lyretail killifish do not like to live in bright lights. So you should not provide too much lighting in your aquarium. You should also ensure that there is no direct sunlight hitting the aquarium water.
The breeding of Golden Lyretail killifish is not a difficult process. If you keep subdued lighting and a reasonable range of temperature, they will spawn. It is advisable to keep a group of a few females and one male in order to get good results. You should not keep more than one male in the aquarium because they may fight with each other.
The eggs will take about a couple of weeks to hatch. The new ones should be immediately shifted to a new tank. You should provide them food right from the first day. You should take special care in keeping the water clean and well treated because they will be very delicate for the first few weeks to sustain in tough conditions.
Golden Lyretail killifish are one of the most beautiful tropical fish and if you have a moderate-size tank, they will be happy to live with other species of fish.
Chintamani Abhyankar is a goldfish enthusiast and has been raising and breeding goldfish for many years. Article Source: EzineArticles |
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