Awesome Killifish: Aplocheilus dayi

[@Chompchompyerded]

Endler shouts, "Photo bomb!"

[@tilapiastore8515]

Very nice Dan

[@DansFish]

Thanks Tilapia...those Aplo. dayi sure are special fish.

[@lisac5287]

Stunning

[@lisac5287]

They remind me a little of Golden Top Minnows. I picked up some last year at a club auction. Facinating fish to watch

[@aTurney03]

Just received a pair from you on Tuesday. In a tank with platys and corys. They dart to any drop into the tank, which is awesome. But your pictures on the website are terrible compared to the real thing. Maybe thats a good thing? Either way, super cool fish.

[@DansFish]

I'm glad you got those fish...they are an old favorite of mine. Got my first ones back when I was a teenager and I've loved them ever since. And yes, I'm a terrible photographer...that's for sure.

[@Chompchompyerded]

How are they holding up? Any pointers or anything you can recommend to keep them happy and healthy? I plan to buy a pair from Dan either today, or early next week, and could use any pointers you can give.

[@Chompchompyerded]

@@DansFish Don't sell yourself short. I'm buying a pair of these in part based on what I saw in your video. They really look like a stand-out fish, and I can't wait to get a pair, probably next week sometime, weather and authorities permitting. Primarily weather. The authorities really don't care. You're in Wyoming and I'm in Nebraska, so we're practically neighbours. So what if Sheridan is in north central Wyoming and Lincoln is in south eastern Nebraska. If you need a cup of sugar or a couple of eggs, I'm not going to turn you away empty handed. The bottom line is there's fish involved. Really nice fish. So we'll just do it!

[@aTurney03]

@@Chompchompyerded Floating plants or decor. Not the whole top but give them some coverage to hide from the surface. But not duckweed, they seemed to have trouble finding food when that started to propagate in my tank. Water sprite and dwarf water lettuce were the 2 best I used. Freeze dried krill seemed to be the favorite non living food but ate most things that floated. Depending on the size of the tank, get more of them. I have 4 in a 36 gallon and it brought more activity out of the 1st pair. That's probably the max for around that size. No aggression to the other fish, they certainly kept the platy population in control until that duckweed.

[@berenicehickey1503]

Gorgeous.. I hope to get some here in Singapore!

[@ksdsasa]

It's called UDA HANDAYA in srilankan language. Also you can call CEYLON KILLIFISH. Im from srilanka by the way.

[@nethilawijeratne477]

It's an endemic fish to srilanka knows as (ceylon killifish).very rare fish.

[@MegaMindyLou]

Speaking of first fish, that little guppy that keeps photobombing was my first fish back in the ‘70’s. I’ve not seen them for sale in the fish stores in decades. Thanks for the video, hope they do well for you.

[@DansFish]

Thanks Mega, I will have to catch all my 1970's-style guppies and put them in a tank together so I can list them up at the website. Several folks have expressed interest in them.

[@MegaMindyLou]

Dans Fish That would be me! I’ve always been a bit nervous buying fish online but these guys are cuties.

[@mcillinois3344]

Where did you find these fish? I’ve been searching and I can’t find anywhere that has them so far

[@amberwilkes973]

How large does a fish need to be so it’s not food? Would they eat a clown killifish or cardinal tetra?

[@DansFish]

They won't eat fully grown cardinal tetras, but clown killies would be delicious snacks.

[@lawfullyblind8403]

The tail reminds me of a galarus is the breeding method similar where you need peatmoss

[@DansFish]

Howdy Thomas, These are a non-annual killi, so the eggs are incubated in water instead of in peat moss. Here's a link to a detailed description of how I incubate rainbowfish eggs. I incubate the non-annual killi eggs the exact same way as I do these rainbowfish eggs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH-rl4CanpmAaMU

[@hightechredneck3]

They look almost identical to the Aplocheilus Lineatus except for those black spots.

[@hightechredneck3]

Oh and that mosaic pattern tail!

[@DansFish]

Yes, they are quite similar to lineatus. They don't get quite as big, but similar for sure.

[@Peter12029]

Similar to the green panchax s or golden Wonder

[@CJ-qi3mn]

🇱🇰❤

[@philtirah]

What's the life expectancy? It's one of the few thing's roof leave out on every video

[@lechienestentraindeseparle2472]

Gardener Hands 2 or 3

[@philtirah]

@@lechienestentraindeseparle2472 THANKS!

[@DansFish]

Yep, 2-3 years on average is a good estimate.

[@philtirah]

@@DansFish trying to get into Killi Fish.

[@DansFish]

@@philtirah Awesome! My favorite group of fish. Here are some if you are looking: getgills.com/catalog.dive/19

[@LOSADM02]

They eat my adult guppies and my neon tetras

[@DansFish]

Yep. Most fish will eat other fish if they can fit them in their mouths. Law of the water.

[@AndrewFishman]

@@DansFish Its a fish eat fish world out there 😆

[@junito1957]

THEY COULD GET UP TO 4 INCHES! , YOUR GUPPY MUST HAVE BEEN EATEN ALREADY BY THE GOLDEN WONDER KILLIES

[@DansFish]

Nope, I just moved the guppies before the dayii killies got big enough to eat them.

[@junito1957]

@@DansFish SMART MOVE on your part!

[@DansFish]

:)

[@junito1957]

@@DansFish lmao , you just won another subscriber

[@DansFish]

Welcome aboard!

[@DamedFilms]

these are not peaceful fish

[@AndrewFishman]

No elaboration? Gee, thanks.