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Aphyosemion striatum
Striped killifish
(Boulenger 1911)

Aphyosemion striatum is one of the best known, and most kept killifish
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(Other members of the genus Aphyosemion)

ADULT SIZE: 5 cm

WATER CONDITIONS: Not critical

TEMPERATURE RANGE: 23-28 C

FOOD: Feed Aphyosemion striatum small live-foods and fine grade dried foods

DISTRIBUTION: This species comes from Gabon, Guinea

AQUARIUM CARE: A great starter killifish; easy to keep and breed, and accepts most foods. This is also one of the best looking killifish available.

Keep Aphyosemion striatum in a dark well planted tank. Soft water is preferable, but not essential. Best kept in a species set up, or in a larger tank with peaceful species of a similar size.

BREEDING: This species is best spawned using spawning mops or a long term set up. The parents are not very predatory towards their young if they are well fed.
Eggs should be incubated in water for around two weeks, the fry being raised at first on newly hatched artemia nauplii.

Have you bred Aphyosemion striatum? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?, or examine existing Aphyosemion striatum breeding reports

Aphyosemion striatum
Striped killifish

Aphyosemion striatum is one of the best known, and most kept killifish

Aphyosemion striatum
Striped killifish
breeding notes

BREEDING: This species is best spawned using spawning mops or a long term set up. The parents are not very predatory towards their young if they are well fed.
Eggs should be incubated in water for around two weeks, the fry being raised at first on newly hatched artemia nauplii.

Have you bred Aphyosemion striatum? Why not fill in a breeding questionaire?

This page summarises breeding reports provided by visitors to this site, along with some statistical analysis. Please feel free to contribute - whatever your experience! 2 breeders have filled in breeding reports, a summary of the results are shown in the graphs below. You can read the full reports here. To add details of your experiences of Aphyosemion striatum, why not fill in a Breeding and maintenance Report.
Would Aphyosemion striatum be a good addition to a community tank? Never Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish Only with species of similar size Yes, a good community fish	How would you describe the disposition of Aphyosemion striatum? Very timid Slightly timid Neutral Somewhat aggresive on occasions Very aggressive
In which water conditions do you keep these fish? Very soft and acidic Moderately soft and acidic Neutral Moderately hard and alkaline Very hard and alkaline	At what average temperature? 10-15°C 16-19°C 20-23°C 24-27°C 28°C+
What, if any is the biggest difficulty encountered when breeding these fish? Poor egg production Poor egg survival Poor fry survival rate Deformities Skewed sex ratio	How would you describe sex ratios when breeding Aphyosemion striatum? If you are unsure please leave this question unanswered. Almost all males Somewhat male heavy Roughly equal Somewhat female heavy Almost all females
In general, how difficult is Aphyosemion striatum to keep and breed? Very easy Easy Average Difficult Very difficult	How sucessful have you been at breeding Aphyosemion striatum? Very unsucessful Fairly unsucessful Average Fairly sucessful Very sucessful

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