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Fish growing in an elephants footprint

Killifish are beautiful and fascinating  After watching this video they have now moved up to the top of my Fish wish list . Next time I get to set up a new tank these will be in it! Currently I am not sure if I would want to start with an annual or a non-annual variety but I am very attracted to the colouration of the  Blue Lyretail . These small fish seem both tough and clever at avoiding predators (see the water scorpion in video), catching prey and breeding.  The video shows some annual Killifish displaying there amazing ability to have eggs laid in damp mud wait for water to return and then hatch. This curious ability allows these fish to thrive in areas with varying water levels. Their annual breeding ability also allows their eggs to be swapped, traded and sent by post between breeder and collectors both across a country and internationally. Their annual nature greatly appeals to me as a project that allows me to view a compl...

Fish Wish list

There are many fish I would like to own at some point. Some are very possible I just don't have the space yet. Some are possible just very expensive. Some may never be possible as they are very rare fish I have seen on TV. But I'm gonna share some of my wish list. I've divided it into four sections. Common, uncommon, rare and impossible. I will update this list regularly and re post. Common Killifish  ( Blue Lyretail ) Triops Albino Bristlenose Catfish Kribensis A large 50+ shoal of small fish. (Maybe White Cloud Mountain Minnows .) Uncommon Fresh water Crabs Chalk Goby Australian Desert Goby (chlamydogobius eremius) Golden Panchax (Killifish) Snowflake Moray Eel Volitans Lionfish UK native pond biotope (maybe fishless) maybe frogs and stuff Emperor Angel Rare Filament Glassfish Freshwater Moray Eels (well Brackish) Graham's Soda Cichlids/Alkaline Talapia from Lake Magadi Tropical Water beetle UK native rockpool tank with simulated tide...