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Related Links American Killifish Association TAKO ( Texas Area Killifish Organization ) FOTAS ( Federation Of Texas Aquarium Societies )
Cyprinodontidae or egg laying tooth carp. A rather large group of fish. Killifish appear everywhere in the world except antartica and australia, yup, we have some here in the dfw area even. Killies come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. In the wild, some lay thier eggs in plants while others prefer to burry the eggs in the substrate. Killifish lay one egg at a time rather than hundreds like cichlids. They also do not parent the young. Once the egg is layed, they are on thier own. Relying on tough, large fry rather than mass swarms to continue the line.
Killifish can be broken down into several groups, but we will go with two Annual, and non-annual. Annuals live for around, yep a year. Their natural habitat is most likely a puddle that dries up every year. So here we have these little guys swimming around in this muddy little puddle. Laying their eggs in the mud. Then the puddle dries up, fish die off, and it's like this little word has come to an end. Then the rainy season comes and wow, fish start hatching from the eggs left behind in the mud. With this kind of life cycle, it is entirely possible for a species to have a range the size of your living room. That's it, no where else in the world, but that puddle. Kinda cool if ya ask me.
Then we have non-annuals. Yes, they live longer than a year. Most of your non-annuals like to lay their eggs in plants and such, although some prefer soil, and yet others don't care and will use either or both. In this group is where we run into some of the "different" habits. The Rivulus, here is a strange bunch. They like to go for "walks" in the leaf litter. I have found them wondering around in my fish room floor a couple of times. The Kryptolebias marmoratus, talk about strange, you only need the one female. That's right, a self fertilizing hermaphrodite.
There are hundreds of species of killifish. All of them with their own interesting characteristics. The more you study up on these guys, the more interesting they become. |
Monthly Meetings Our monthly meetings are on the
first Saturday of the month, Check the forum announcement page for
announcements of location, and contact info. _____________________________________________ September 26-28, 2008: TAKO KILLIFISH SHOW AND AUCTION JULY 10, 11 & 12, 2009
PLACE: Thornwood Clubhouse on SPEAKER: Frans Vermeulen, from Aruba will speak on
South American Killifish and collecting in SHOW: Saturday July 11th This will be an all killifish show. Class place
winners will receive original artwork by 8:00
am - fish registration begins. 9:30 am
- all fish must be benched, fish room open for visitors. Free
admission. This is your chance to see
hundreds of beautiful Killifish. 10:00
am - Judging begins. Noon
– Group lunch at local restaurant. 2:00 pm – Speaker
presentation. 7:00
pm – Group Dinner at local restaurant and awards presentation. AUCTION: Sunday
July 12th 8:00
am - fish bagging for auction and room break down, working session,
volunteers welcomed. 10:00
am - room open for fish viewing, make your list for the auction! Free
admission. This is your chance to bid
on hundreds of beautiful Killifish. Noon
- auction start, check or cash only www.tako.daelarue.com FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL DOUG
(713) 725-9851 Location: Thornwood Clubhouse on Turkey
Creek Dr., West side of Houston, Texas
SHOW CLASSES 1. New
World Non-Annuals 2. Rivulus 3. New
World Annuals 4.
Nothobranchius 5.
Fundulopanchax - Blue Gularis 6.
Fundulopanchax - (ex. Paraphyosemion) 7.
Fundulopanchax - (Paraphyosemion) 8.
Mesoaphyosemion (ex. Calliurum) 9.
Aphyosemion (Calliurum) 10.
Ahromaphyosemion 11.
Archiaphyosemion 12.
Aphyosemion (All Others) 13.
Epiplatys 14. All
Other African/Eurasian 15.
Matched Breeding Pairs Free admission to show and auction. Entry fee for fish entered
will be $1.00 per pair to a maximum of $10.00. No entry fee for mail-in entries. All mail-in entries will be auctioned. Auction split will be 60/40 in favor of
seller. Auction only fish, plants, or
supplies are welcome but limited to five bags per variety. Mail-ins should arrive no later than
Friday, July 10th. Send mail-ins
to: Art Leuterman, |
2008 18th Annual KILLIFISH SHOW AND AUCTION Results are in .xls format here |
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