Norman's Lampeye Killifish

[ustabefast]

Anyone have experience with these little fish?
I am thinking of putting a large group into my well planted 40 gallon aquarium,
It has heavy filtration, 350gph, so I wonder if they are strong enough swimmers to thrive in a well filtered planted tank.
Tankmates would be cardinal tetras , Tropical Rice fish and Cherry shrimp.

 

[dougall]

turnover of the filter isn't as relevant as the speed of the return... How diffused it might be (spraybar vs. jet) will have a bigger impact than just the volume of water that is filtered.

I'm actually considering getting some myself.

 

[ustabefast]

My filter just has the nozzle. It's pointed up a bit towards the surface and across to the far corner of the tank, minimizing current in the tank as much as I can manage. But the surface agitation is pretty strong of course.
I just don't want these little fish blown around. I do have some tiny endlers liverbearers in this tank and they are fine with the water movement.

 

[dougall]

fish will tend to stay out of the current if they need to.. just be sure to have some hardscape in there that they can shelter behind when they need to.

 

[ustabefast]

Now if I can just find some for sale! Nothing on Aquabid or local stores.
These fish are on my wish list.

 

[dougall]

http://msjinkzd.com/stocklist/

$3

And I will wholeheartedly recommend ordering from Rachel... The vast majority of our fish have come from her.

 

[ustabefast]

Thanks, Dougall.
She does not currently have them in stock but I will keep an eye out.
I love Rachel's youtube videos, btw.

 

[dougall]

Sorry,

I tried.. she did have them in stock recently, and they were at least listed yesterday when I posted (I did check.. promise)

I was looking at them and the threadfin rainbows.. But keep an eye out.. maybe she'll have them in stock again soon.