At the Bay Area Killifish Association holiday party, I acquired a species of killifish that I have been coveting for the better part of a year now - the Blue Gularis! Their large size and impressive coloration were what initially drew me to them - combined with their aggressive nature and ferocious appetites, which could serve me well as a beautiful and reasonably sized culling machine.
Young male
My Blue Gularis (Aphyosemion sjoestedti) are from the "Loe" population in Cameroon. Apparently only the "blue" form of the A. sjoestedti originating from Nigeria and the Niger Delta were known, even though a removed population in Cameroon had been originally described in 1895 by . It wasn't until 1989 that the Blue Gularis "Loe" was collected out of Cameroon and introduced into the hobby.
Young female
My pair was bred by Bill Gallagher, a longstanding member of BAKA. He was very kind in answering my many questions about A. sjoestedti husbandry! I hope to have success in breeding and rearing the fry of this killifish.
A new page for the Blue Gularis "Loe" is now in the Wilds section of the website.
A new page for the Blue Gularis "Loe" is now in the Wilds section of the website.
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