This problem is caused by the Google toolbar autofill feature. There is an option to highlight areas that can be autofilled and the only color option is yellow. Turn of the highlight feature and you will see white text on a blue background when you type. It is quite legible.

We provide a Contact Us link in the nav bar at the top of these pages (also found under The Club on the left). Click on that and you will see a number of options, including contacting the BOT. Other options are to contact the webmaster, the membership committee, the publications committee, or video sales.

You can easily notify us of such changes using the form provided online. Click on The People in the Basics menu at the left. You will see submenu items to change your email address or password and to Edit Profile. Clicking on the latter will bring up a form where you can change several items, including your address. You can change most entries except for login ID, AKA membership number and membership expiration date. This information is used for generating AKA mailing labels, etc. so it is important that your first and last names and your mailing address are complete and up to date.

Of course, if you prefer you can send the same information to the Membership Committee using US mail.

The final place to go, when all else fails, is the killietalk e-mail list. It has over 600 participants from all over the world, and killifish hobbyists are among the most generous at sharing their expertise. They do appreciate it if you have done a little homework, before bugging them. One motive for doing this FAQ was to avoid the same questions being asked and answered there, time and again.

If this beginner's section does not have the answer, search the archives of the Killietalk List and you may find your question has been answered, before.

If your question reveals that you have searched those places, it is more likely to get a good, thoughtful answer by a killietalk list member.

Being "toothed" carps is a clue. They tend to be eaters of live stuff, so some live food in their diet is a good idea. Many fish stores sell live brine shrimp and California blackworms (sometimes called "tubifex" which is actually a different worm, rarely available now). True tubifex worms are illegal in some states, but available in others, and excellent food if properly stored and purged of wastes.

Some killifish also require a lot of vegetables in their diet. Those include pupfish and springfish as well as many of their livebearer cousins. Blanched zucchini ends are often devoured eagerly.

Most serious killifish keepers learn to hatch baby brine shrimp. These serve as great conditioning food for getting breeders to make healthy eggs, and are nearly essential for raising baby killifish.

Hobbyists also exchange other live-food cultures that can be kept in the fishroom or refrigerator, See the Beginner's Manual for details.

West-Nile virus has brought into question our habit of raising mosquito larvae for our killifish. They are among the finest foods known, but our neighbors may not approve. Likewise midge-fly larvae (bloodworms) and glassworms are good foods for adult fish. Available as freeze-dried, most killifish will eat the dried products when rehydrated. Frozen foods are also a good substitute for live foods for many species.

Some killifish also will eat high-auality flake food, but the flour-based "cheap stuff" is potentially just a water fouler.