Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic, 20-23^oC

Spawning Method: Spawning Mops

Sex ratio: Roughly equal

Breeding difficulty: Very easy

Success: Very successful

Breeder: Rickard Berg 671-10, Sweden/Västerbotten (5 years experience with this species)

Location code: GRCH 93/293, Barraque de Loire d'Atlantique

Water conditions: Very soft and acidic, 20-23^oC

Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)

Breeding problems: Poor fry survival rate

Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavy

Breeding difficulty: Very easy

Success: Very successful

Other Comments: Very beautiful fish with high intense colors of dark blue mixed with deep red. Can be breed with mop or in a larger group setup. Usually fry come up in moderate quantities together with the adults. I have them in a heavily planted large community tank (400 litres) with few other fishes. They perform well even at longer periods of higher temperatures (27°C and above). Fry come up also in this tank. For intensive breeding, the mop method in a small (10 litre) tank is preferred.

Breeder: Axel Schwekendiek, Germany

Location code: Kindia

Water conditions: Moderately hard and alkaline, 24-27^oC

Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)

Breeding difficulty: Very easy

Success: Very successful

Other Comments: I left 3 pairs in a 30g tank. Chock full of najas, and a few mops. A 3mm layer of sand as a substrate. After 3 months it is full of fish from small fry to 1 inch juvenilles. Interestingly enough the adults are VERY timid. I never see them. Not ever. The young are a different story; they seem quite at home, spending their lives playing by the front glass

Breeder: Jules (2 years experience with this species)

Water conditions: Neutral, 20-23^oC

Spawning Method: Spawning Mops

Breeding problems: Skewed sex ratio

Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavy

Breeding difficulty: Average

Success: Fairly successful

Other Comments: Initial experience with these fishes was that they were very timid. They would hide away in plants/mops and never been seen except for a lightning dash to snatch food. However, I've found that by keeping them in tanks with with other species (and only by using other species) they will become much calmer and willing to show themselves. Breeding is no problem - they are reasonably prolific when well settled, and will spawn on bottom-mops and in substrate (peat fibre). I remove eggs from mops and fry fromthe parent tank as I have seen small fry taken on occasion. Eggs are small, but fry represent no particular problems and will immediately accept Artemia nauplii on hatching. Growth rate is average. I keep my fish in a tapwater/rainwater mix 50/50 which is pH 6.5 and dH4. Temperature is 22C, but I've foundno change in behaviour or egg production in temperatures ranging from 18C to 26C.

Breeder: Ian Allcroft BKA 157-06, Harrogate, North Yorkshire (3 years experience with this species)

Water conditions: Neutral, 20-23^oC

Spawning Method: Spawning Mops

Breeding problems: Skewed sex ratio

Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavy

Breeding difficulty: Average

Success: Average

Other Comments: As per my entry for the Kindia location for this species. No real differences other than I find that the Kindia location has stronger colouration and demarkation on the flanks.

Breeder: Ian Allcroft BKA 157-06, Harrogate, North Yorkshire (2 years experience with this species)

Location code: Kindia

Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic, 20-23^oC

Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)

Breeding problems: Poor egg production

Sex ratio: Roughly equal

Breeding difficulty: Easy

Success: Average

Other Comments: The fish are very easy to keep and will readily accept frozen foods and live. Live BBS and blackworms will cause the female to roe up quickly. The eggs are tiny, my pair hides them and the fry just show up in the tank. Fry are small and will need infusoria for about a week or so before graduating to microworms and live bbs.

Breeder: Michael McCarthy, Columbus, OH, USA (1 years experience with this species)

Location code: GRCH 93/293, Barraque de Loire d'Atlantique

Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic, 20-23^oC

Spawning Method: Spawning Mops

Sex ratio: Somewhat female heavy

Breeding difficulty: Average

Success: Average

Other Comments: The accurate location code of this population is Barrage de la Loire Atlantique GRCH 93 / 239 insted of "GRCH 93/293, Barraque de Loire d'Atlantique". There is a good explanation of the errors maid by the names and codes of this species populations on this link:http://www.killifish.f9.co.uk/Killifish/Killifish%20Website/Ref_Library/Scriptaphyosemion/S.cauveti.htm

Breeder: Peter M?čada, Slovakia (2 years experience with this species)

Water conditions: Neutral, 20-23^oC

Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults)

Sex ratio: Roughly equal

Breeding difficulty: Easy

Success: Fairly unsuccessful

Other Comments: Fry are generally left alone by parents, however, older fry will feed on younger newly hatched siblings.Removing them to a separate container will improve survival rates, they grow slowly. Live food such as microworms and BBS are eagerly accepted, they can easily be converted to quality dried foods as well. Bottom mops seem to be preferred for laying eggs as well as hiding. A darkened area for the tank is also recommended.

Breeder: Kent Carpenter, Rochester, NY