Killifish Breeding : Using Google Earth to choose a killifish for breeding

Today a telephone conversation with a colleague reminded me of the importance of local geology/ water chemistry in choosing a species of fish for a conservation project.  I chose Aphyosemion celiae for a breeding project because it lives on a river drainage that flows through laterite soils, and a lot of the water starts as rain on a nearby basaltic volcano. The water here in east central New Jersey starts as rain on the Watchung Mountains (volcanic flood basalts), and it flows down the Raritan river through ancient laterite soils.


Here is a video from that project. It starts talking about live food but then discusses the similarity of A. celiae water to ours.

You will want to maximize this video to see it better.