American Killifish Association Forum - Recent Topics https://aka.org/community/ American Killifish Association Discussion Board en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:55:50 +0000 wpForo 60 How do I cancel my account? https://aka.org/community/main-forum/how-do-i-cancel-my-account/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:17:35 +0000 How do I cancel my account?  I don’t want to be charged for a membership renewal and don’t want to worry about it. 

]]> Adam Stuhr https://aka.org/community/main-forum/how-do-i-cancel-my-account/ Feedback https://aka.org/community/main-forum/feedback/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:43:38 +0000 Hi. I wanted to share how things are going for me. I joined the AKA after receiving quite a bit of feedback that this was the place where I could find an abundance of information about killifish, that their were people who were selling/auctioning rare strains, and a community built around keeping these fish. So I payed the yearly fee to get through the paywall, join the group , and to experience it myself. Unfortunately, it seems like there isn’t anyone here.

While it seems like the AKA has a ton of information about Killis; it isn’t searchable, just presented in old newsletters and information stored from other clubs. Barely any of it is setup in a way that at least I could easily find anything pertinent to what I was looking for. While there may be some really good information, it is providing very little value in its current form unless someone somewhere remembers an article and can find it, or you just happen to come across something you were looking for.

While I did find some posts about selling killies; most referenced a sale between members years ago, quite a few were left unanswered, and the rest just said to go to aquabid. So why bother being a member?

I spent the last two weeks since joining trying to see if anyone monitored the forum at all, it seems there a couple people that do but none are regularly checking or posting to it. So talking to myself there isn’t going to lead anywhere good.

At the advice of Ken Murch I reached out to the members within a few hundred miles of me. In this way I was actually able to chat with 3 members.

During my search through the newsletters I did find that the group was interested to know more about new members, engage them to help to encourage them to stay in the hobby, and if applicable know why they become disengaged. I hope that this message conveys those reasons for me. I, unfortunately, realize that the odds of anyone actually reading this are exceeding unlikely.

This group has made it way too difficult to participate. You have a strangle hold over the information about these fish and seem content to let it fade into oblivion. There is almost no community online that post much of anything. Maybe at a convention these things may be different. But I am 3+ hours away from the closest club and with 4 small children, the odds that I can make a weekend trip are slim to none. I thought that by joining a national club it wouldn’t matter where I was located as there would be people from across the country participating in the community, there are people all over but if they are they don’t participate online. I also really thought a fish that could be passed to others through eggs sent in the mail would be a great thing for someone further remote like I am; cheaper to mail/ship and less prone to the fish being harmed in shipping. But if anyone is shipping eggs it isn’t on the forum (again, maybe it happens at a convention).

At this point I am giving up. The barrier to entry is way too high and just isn’t worth it. In my opinion this group has managed to make keeping killifish harder and less appealing.

]]> Adam Stuhr https://aka.org/community/main-forum/feedback/ Water chemistry match https://aka.org/community/killifish-breeding-rearing-and-general-keeping/water-chemistry-match/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:45:18 +0000 How closely should I try to match my water chemistry to what I am reading is the ph and how hard or soft the water is for different species?  I would ideally not like to mess with my water, but it doesn’t seem like too many killies match what I have.  Will they not thrive, not breed, or not survive depending on the differences?  Does anyone have any suggestions on species I should try without needing to alter my water?

My water:
7.8 PH
10 dKH
4.5dGH
]]> Adam Stuhr https://aka.org/community/killifish-breeding-rearing-and-general-keeping/water-chemistry-match/ Breeding and keeping Fundolopanchax Sjostedti https://aka.org/community/old-world-non-annuals/new-to-killifish/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:42:38 +0000 I am new to keeping Killifish, let me start out by saying that. I could really use some advice. I have a pair of fundolopanchax sjostedti (Warri) that I would very much like to breed. The research that I've done is kind of all over the place in recommendations for tank size for breeding. Any information, suggestions, common sense recommendations, any and all information would be greatly appreciated 😁. There is no such thing as too much information in my mind so please be as wordy as you would like. Thank you so much in advance.

]]> Martha Sheehan https://aka.org/community/old-world-non-annuals/new-to-killifish/ Looking for: Epiplatys annulatus https://aka.org/community/killifish-classified-ads/looking-for-epiplatys-annulatus/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:06:25 +0000 Looking for Epiplatys annulatus.  I just joined the AKA and would love to try this fish.  Please message me if you have any questions thanks. 

]]> Adam Stuhr https://aka.org/community/killifish-classified-ads/looking-for-epiplatys-annulatus/ Intro - Adam https://aka.org/community/aka-main-discussion-board/intro-adam/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:50:42 +0000 Hi there

I am a new member of the AKA, I joined yesterday and have been reading as much as I can. I choose to join this group as I am 3 hours away from the closest club, WAKO. I have small children so being gone for a day to attend a club meeting is unlikely to happen.

I am very interested in trying a few different types of killies. I have had aquariums for over 10 years and experience breeding egg scatterers. I just setup 5x 5gallon aquariums for killies, no heaters and I drilled through the polycarbonate tops to bring down an airline for the sponge filters so the aquariums are completely secure, no gaps to jump out of.

I am very curious to try epiplatys annulatus due to information that I read that I may be able to have a larger group of them, not sure if that’s true but that would be amazing to see. I am also interested in a notho due to the great colors but I haven’t done enough research to know more than that. My water is pretty hard, but I have read that there are killies that would appreciate it.

Ph 7.8
10 dKH
4.5 dGH

I would love any input, or if you could steer me in a better direction I would appreciate it. Is the forum it still a good place to post on? Is it true that the fish and egg list don’t come out until the temperatures are generally a little warmer? Getting eggs in the mail sounds greats to me as it seems easier than shipping fish.

]]> Adam Stuhr https://aka.org/community/aka-main-discussion-board/intro-adam/ Wanted: A. bivattatum Funge eggs https://aka.org/community/killifish-classified-ads/wanted-a-bivattatum-funge-eggs/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:06:18 +0000 Robert M. Morenski https://aka.org/community/killifish-classified-ads/wanted-a-bivattatum-funge-eggs/