Species:  Simpsonichthys fulminantis
Description: Costa & Brasil, 1993
Etymology:  
References: Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters, 1933, 4 (3): 194
Dr Lothar Seegers, Killifishes of the World: New World Killis, Aqualog Verlag pg 181
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Abstract:  
Synonyms:
  • "Blue Red Pearlfish"
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    Type Locality:  
    Distribution: Found in Bahia, Brazil.
    Biotope: At the collection site "Guanambi" BHS 95/12 in 1995, this species was found together with Cynolebias leptocephalus. The latter probably preys upon Simpsonichthys fulminantis.
    Size: Males 4.5 - 5.5 cm, females 3.5 cm
    Characteristics:  
    Variations:  
    History:
  • Described (Costa & Brasil, 1993)
  • Seegers (2000):181
  • Cynolebias fulminantis Wildekamp (1995):209
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    Gallery:
    Populations:
  • "Guanambi" BHS 95/12 (Bahia, Brazil)
    • Breeding: The great problem with Simp. fulminantis is the incubation and hatching of the eggs. It often happens that a lot of belly-slider appear. Also the incubation period has varied widely according to reports.

    On the otherhand, the fry are quite straightforward to rear although sometimes they are too small to eat brineshrinps, so you may have to feed the fry with infusoria for a few days. They seem to grow fine in temperatures from 20 to 25.
    Incubation: [20șC] 5 - 10 monthss
    [25șC] 10 - 12 weeks
    Egg Diameter:  
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