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Killifish species profile:
Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi

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Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Current Scientific Name:
Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Described: (Berkenkamp), 1976
Common name(s):
Distribution: Nigeria

Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi hails from lowland forest in South-East Nigeria

Breeding Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi

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0 other fishkeepers have successfully bred this species and left reports, their results are sumarised below

Method:
Peat (or similar) spawning substrate (50%)
Long term (fry appear with adults) (50%)
Water Conditions:
Very hard and alkaline (100%)
Temperature:
24-27°C (100%)

Read the full breeding report(s) for Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi

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Blue Gardner's AKA Steel Blue Killifish (Fundulopanchax gardneri), Tank-Bred!

Indianapolis, Indiana, 462**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$15

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Gold Gardneeri Young Pair Lyretail Killifish Fundulopanchax

Mount Morris, Michigan, 484**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Gold Gardneeri young pair! Lyretail Killifish Fundulopanchax

Acclimation:

Breather bags:
do not float place fish in tank immediately. If you float fish will suffocate

Regular bag method:
method for acclimation is to place the unopened bag of fish in your aquarium for about 20 minutes to allow the temps to to rise to your tanks temp. Next, get a clean fish net ready. Place it over a bucket. Dump the contents of the bag into the net. Throw old shipping water... more

Gardneeri P82 Young Pair Lyretail Killifish Fundulopanchax

Mount Morris, Michigan, 484**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$50

Gardneeri P82 young pair Lyretail Killifish Fundulopanchax

Acclimation:

Breather bags:
do not float place fish in tank immediately. If you float fish will suffocate

Regular bag method:
method for acclimation is to place the unopened bag of fish in your aquarium for about 20 minutes to allow the temps to to rise to your tanks temp. Next, get a clean fish net ready. Place it over a bucket. Dump the contents of the bag into the net. Throw old shipping water ... more

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Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi breeding reports

Each record reproduced here represents one instance of breeding this species. Have you kept and bred Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi? Why not add a breeding report? If you had different results, or used different methods, please share your experiences

How to keep and breed Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi

This database consists of breeding reports provided by the world killifish community, along with some statistical analysis. Results provided by successful keepers are aggregated in the bar charts below, with more detailed reports below that. Like any block of data, the larger the more significant. Please contribute a report of your attempt to breed Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi, even if you have had a negative results. You may, of course, file more than one report, particularly if you change some condition, and had a different result.

breeders have filled in breeding reports, a summary of the results are shown in the graphs below.

Would Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi be a good addition to a community tank?

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  1. Never
  2. Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish
  3. Only with species of similar size
  4. Yes, a good community fish

How would you describe the disposition of Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi?

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  1. Very timid
  2. Slightly timid
  3. Neutral
  4. Somewhat aggressive on occasions
  5. Very aggressive

In which water conditions do you keep these fish?

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  1. Very soft and acidic
  2. Moderately soft and acidic
  3. Neutral
  4. Moderately hard and alkaline
  5. Very hard and alkaline

At what average temperature?

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  1. 10-15°C
  2. 16-19°C
  3. 20-23°C
  4. 24-27°C
  5. 28°C+

What, if any is the biggest difficulty encountered when breeding these fish?

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  1. Poor egg production
  2. Poor egg survival
  3. Poor fry survival rate
  4. Deformities
  5. Skewed sex ratio

How would you describe sex ratios when breeding Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi?

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  1. Almost all males
  2. Somewhat male heavy
  3. Roughly equal
  4. Somewhat female heavy
  5. Almost all females

In general, how difficult is Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi to keep and breed?

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  1. Very easy
  2. Easy
  3. Average
  4. Difficult
  5. Very difficult

How successful have you been at breeding Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi?

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  1. Very unsuccessful
  2. Fairly unsuccessful
  3. Average
  4. Fairly successful
  5. Very successful

Very successful / fairly successful

Breeding Report: Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Water conditions: Very hard and alkaline, 24-27oC
Spawning Method: Peat (or similar) spawning substrate
Breeding problems: Poor egg production
Sex ratio: Roughly equal
Breeding difficulty: Easy
Success: Fairly successful
Other Comments: 3 males and 3 females in a 55 gallon tank, fully planted. pH 7.8, gh 18. Picked eggs off of spawning mops and incubated on peat for 2 weeks. Fry are large enough to take BBS
Breeder: (1 years experience with this species)
Date this record created: 4th December 2008
Breeding Report: Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Water conditions: Very hard and alkaline, 24-27oC
Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)
Breeding problems: Poor fry survival rate
Sex ratio: Roughly equal
Breeding difficulty: Easy
Success: Fairly successful
Other Comments: After drying out several batches of eggs and hatching them, I noticed some free-swimming fry in my large tank that must have hatched and grown inside the parents' tank. It has 3 pairs in it, and is fully planted.
Breeder: (1 years experience with this species)
Date this record created: 4th December 2008

Average success

Breeding Report: Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Water conditions: Neutral, 20-23oC
Spawning Method: Spawning Mops
Breeding problems: Poor egg production
Sex ratio: Roughly equal
Breeding difficulty: Average
Success: Average
Breeder: Patrick J. Coleman, USA (1 years experience with this species)
Date this record created: 17th April 2004
Breeding Report: Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic, 20-23oC
Spawning Method: Adult fish removed from tank
Breeding problems: Poor egg survival
Sex ratio: Roughly equal
Breeding difficulty: Easy
Success: Average
Other Comments: One fish may outcompete others for food and grow obese-feed tankmates in opposite corners. Most success spawning is over peat and mops for 2 weeks, feed well with livefood, change water a couple times with cooler water, then remove adults. Handling of eggs appears to damage them fatally. Got OK hatch rates with storing eggs on peat or storing mops in separate containers for water incubation without handling. Ok in community tank but again will hog the food even from more aggressive fish.
Breeder: Kate Breimayer, Olympia WA (2 years experience with this species)
Date this record created: 7th May 2004
Breeding Report: Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi
Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic, 24-27oC
Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)
Breeding problems: Poor egg production
Breeding difficulty: Easy
Success: Average
Other Comments: I set a pair up in a ten gallon tank which was thick with java moss, and had a peat bottom. They had 4 Fp cinnamomeum as tank mates. Within a few months, I noticed free swimming fry, later id'd as Fp spoorenbergi. The adult fish were fed only on frozen bloodworms with the occasional frozen brine shrimp or flake. By the time I noticed the fry, they were big enough to eat finely crushed flake.
Breeder: (2 years experience with this species)
Date this record created: 30th November 2004
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Holland, Michigan, 494**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Shipping:
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Mount Morris, Michigan, 484**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Gold Gardneeri Eggs 15 Count! Lyretail Killifish Fundulopanchax

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Shipping:
Fish are fasted for at least 24 hours before being shipped to minimize waste during shipping

DOA Policies:
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