This beautiful killifish is a great addition to any advanced hobbyists collection. There are a few captive bred color varieties but it's hard to improve on something that is naturally this colorful. The Delta Killifish pictured above is a wild caught male.

The Delta Killifish is one of the killifish species from Africa that lives in waters that may dry up completely during the dry season. For this reason, some people consider this to be an annual species but they will live longer than one year if their home waters do not dry up completely. Its eggs are able to exist for extended periods out of the water, insuring the survival of future generations. Since this type of killifish is generally not long lived, they are best kept with the intention of breeding them.