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Killifish are small highly colored tropical fish found in all ares of the world except Australia and the Antarctic. Their bright colors, small size and undemanding nature have given them a devoted, almost fanatical following among aquarium hobbyists world wide.

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Killies are extremely undemanding and can be kept in a variety of containers; they thrive in small tanks and even a corner of a small apartment can hold a rack of small tanks.

live   frozen   fresh   dry

They prefer live food, but then what tropical fish doesn't? They will however do perfectly well when fed frozen or prepared food. This section explores the various options and includes many recipes for growing your own live food.

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They have some of the most fascinating life cycles of any animals. Many of them live in temporary pools and streams and will deposit their eggs in the mud. The water will dry up and the eggs remain dormant buried deep below the ground. When the rains come next season, which may be many months, a new generation magically appears, seemingly from out of nowhere.

Not all killies do this, and others deposit eggs on plants, which hatch in week or so. In both cases the eggs are amazingly tough and are commonly sent via postal service all over the world.

african   other   asian   sa   stats   na   taxonomy

There are roughly 350 species of killifish although many more species have been defined that; the taxonomy is a bit of a mess and invalid names abound.

Here you'll find a comprehensive catalog of all known killies, illustrated with color photos. Our goal is to eventually cover every species known.

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Various articles about killies can be found here. The way information is laid out here is as follows: if you need general information about the care and keeping of killifish you can hopefully find it from the top level menu. Various other articles can be found in this category.

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More information can be found on other sites. This is a relatively new feature here because originally when this site came up there were no other killifish sites. Now there's lots and you'll find links to them here.

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From none in 1960 to one in 1961 there are now a few dozen killifish specialty associations and a half dozen or more national associations. Somewhere around your fifth and sixth pair of killies you'll be hooking up with these people. Here's how to find them.

There are a variety of internet fora pertaining to killifish keeping enumerated here.

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Three new Rivulus desribed by Costa in winter 2008, two additional species redescribed. Soft tissue phylogenetic analysis in Cyprinodontiform fishes by Stefan T. Hertwig
2007: Simpsonichthys punctulatus described, Fundulopanchax kamdemi described, Chromaphyosemion koungueense, C. omega, C. melinoeides described., Simpsonichthys nigromaculatus described, Rivulus illuminatus described, Kryptolebias marmoratus, the only known hermaphrodite vertibrate, has been found living in trees.