I keep a group of these with some red swordtails, gambusia punctata and assorted vatiatus and they have had quite a few babies, all the livebearers have done well together. A thick mat of hornwort at the top works well to keep the fry safe.
I picked up 6 Polka-dot splitfins last year and with some luck will be gifted 4 redtail splitfins. Looking forward to letting them do their thing and get a nice colony going..
Honestly this species is the first fish I passionately kept upon learning their status in the wild and importance in the hobby. Just to share I maintain a colony of this species I was fortunate to have raised from a pair Rusty Wessel brought to a dfo event at his last visit. I was just starting out in the hobby then and this is a very special species.
Wow. Love these. I’m a sucker for livebearers. Unfortunately, my biggest tanks are only 20 gallons cause I’m in an apartment. Have to wait til I get a house. Lol
Love split fins, the only species available down here is X eiseni. Unfortunately I recently lost my entire colony with all the drama during moving properties. Much love Brother.
@@themadaquarist You mean the NEW NORMAL? The one the Max Headrooms on the idiot box keep talking about? lol. I'm busy trying to set up a small gallery to try and keep the channel up with new content. Pulling my hair out trying to get quality brood stock. Have only 2 months left on this new lease and too scared to commit to any projects, might be back to square one again real soon.
My number one fish species is central and south American cichlids but in 2nd has to to be livebearers theyre just so interesting to watch and it was probably 8 years that i learned that there is much more than just guppys, platys, molly, and swordtails and was lucky enough to get a few off of ebay then had to sell all my tanks and prized fish and move home took a 8 year hiatus from the hobby but now im back and i remembered these guys but its hard to find any here in WA state im going to have to look harder i guess cuz these guys are soo cool.
In the US you also have Aquabid where I know several well known breeders sell their fish/offspring etc... Definitely worth making space in our aquariums for! Thanks for watching my friend
Interesting fish sir,believe it or not they sometimes show up in my local aquarium store's here in Adelaide South Oz,not sure what species, just called orange tailed goodeids and also orange tailed goodies 😊👍👊👏🇦🇺
Very cool, the one you would most likely see would be Xenotoca eiseni far more common and widespread, gets a bit bigger and can be a tad aggression to tank mates so choose wisely. But if setup correctly with suitable plants and tank mates they can flourish. Thanks for watching my friend
Excellentes Video!!! Dankeschön 😊🎉
That’s very kind thank you
Always love some Goodeids! Thank you for sharing! - Little Bobby
Thank you kindly for watching my friend
What a fantastic video Mr. Biggs!!!! Thanks for the awesome info👍👍
Thank you very much Guys
I am learning a lot more from ur videos.
Very kind of you Ketan, thank you
Fascinating, thank you!
😁👍
Thanks For Sharing ✌
THank you for watching
I keep a group of these with some red swordtails, gambusia punctata and assorted vatiatus and they have had quite a few babies, all the livebearers have done well together. A thick mat of hornwort at the top works well to keep the fry safe.
I used to have Goodeids. This video makes me want to get some new tanks up and running..great video
The tanks a mess lol but still a great fish.
Thanks for watching my friend
Very informative Thank you
G'day Goodeids! I LOVE these fish and want to setup one of the Goodeids (other livebearers) in a couple weeks. Great video!!!!
Thank you kindly Wally. I absolutely love wild livebearers
I picked up 6 Polka-dot splitfins last year and with some luck will be gifted 4 redtail splitfins.
Looking forward to letting them do their thing and get a nice colony going..
Very nice to see others appreciating these incredible fish
Honestly this species is the first fish I passionately kept upon learning their status in the wild and importance in the hobby. Just to share I maintain a colony of this species I was fortunate to have raised from a pair Rusty Wessel brought to a dfo event at his last visit. I was just starting out in the hobby then and this is a very special species.
My stock are also from Rustys I brought on one of my trips
Very interesting and beautiful aquarium!!
Thank you kindly
MUCHO COOL-O! Here at KJE we are maintaining these plus many other Goodeid species
And doing a damn fine job of it Sir!
Thank you kindly my friend
Wow. Love these. I’m a sucker for livebearers. Unfortunately, my biggest tanks are only 20 gallons cause I’m in an apartment. Have to wait til I get a house. Lol
Me too!
Yes I would have to agree Renee. I don’t think you would enjoy them in a twenty, may find them to aggressive.
Thank you kindly for watching.
wow cool!
Thanks Dude!
Love split fins, the only species available down here is X eiseni. Unfortunately I recently lost my entire colony with all the drama during moving properties. Much love Brother.
Everything started to slow down and get back to normal for you? Crazy times dude
@@themadaquarist You mean the NEW NORMAL? The one the Max Headrooms on the idiot box keep talking about? lol. I'm busy trying to set up a small gallery to try and keep the channel up with new content. Pulling my hair out trying to get quality brood stock. Have only 2 months left on this new lease and too scared to commit to any projects, might be back to square one again real soon.
Had these until recently. Had to give them up as I'm leaving Japan. I'll be moving to a larger property.
My number one fish species is central and south American cichlids but in 2nd has to to be livebearers theyre just so interesting to watch and it was probably 8 years that i learned that there is much more than just guppys, platys, molly, and swordtails and was lucky enough to get a few off of ebay then had to sell all my tanks and prized fish and move home took a 8 year hiatus from the hobby but now im back and i remembered these guys but its hard to find any here in WA state im going to have to look harder i guess cuz these guys are soo cool.
In the US you also have Aquabid where I know several well known breeders sell their fish/offspring etc...
Definitely worth making space in our aquariums for!
Thanks for watching my friend
Canada woooooooooo
Wooooooooo!
YES!!!!! WOOO HOO Canada
Just what I need more WOOOOOOOOOO
Ya’ll crazy
When I used to do maintenance on their tank, they would try ripping hairs off my arms. They are beasts
You’ve had to stop buying nair since keeping them? Testicles have never been smoother?
Chris ‘ The Mad Aquarist ‘ Biggs I tried opening a spa, but nobody wanted to have all their body hairs picked off one at a time
Lol
Interesting fish sir,believe it or not they sometimes show up in my local aquarium store's here in Adelaide South Oz,not sure what species, just called orange tailed goodeids and also orange tailed goodies 😊👍👊👏🇦🇺
Very cool, the one you would most likely see would be Xenotoca eiseni far more common and widespread, gets a bit bigger and can be a tad aggression to tank mates so choose wisely. But if setup correctly with suitable plants and tank mates they can flourish.
Thanks for watching my friend
@@themadaquarist cheers, any time mate
I would love to have a small colony
We shall find a way one day to make that a reality
I wish someone would create a beautiful strain of goodeid that is colourful and doesn't have dull looking females.
make it happen!
I had these fish for a couple of years, they never spawned :(
Soft water where you are Zenin?
@@themadaquarist nope, very high dissolved solids and high pH ... Rift Lake Africans love it 😊
Got me stumped my friend
@@themadaquarist perhaps I should have tried in a species only tank instead of a community tank ?
Zenin Skomorowski mine have always been housed with other species. Currently nicarageunsis