Leptolebias aureoguttatus« Iguape " F1

[Svein]

Today I "won" 30 eggs on aquabid for this species which I have been looking for for a long time. I have 2 other species from before, but this is the species that i think is the most pretty.
Just wonder if any of you have kept this species before?

I was told that the water shoud be very soft and ph down to 4, this is a little different from the two others which I keep.
Anyway looking forward getting this lovely jewels
regards
Svein

[stormhawk]

I had eggs of this species sent from a friend in the US but they didn't make it. These were from the Paranagua population.

Treat them as usual for most Leptolebias species except that the pH should be on the low side.

I believe I know who you got the eggs from. Good luck, these were from wild adults he and a few others collected recently in Brazil.

[Svein]

Thanks and you probably right, its from Didier, France, I have bougt eggs from heim before, nice guy!
hope i will get a couple of pair from the eggs.
regards
Svein

[stormhawk]

Good luck.

With your experience in handling fractifasciatus and citrinipinnis I don't think the aureoguttatus would be too difficult for you.

Didier's a good man and a very good breeder too. I'm waiting to hatch out some Simp. marginatus eggs I got from him about a month ago.

[stormhawk]

Svein,

Any luck with the Leptolebias aureoguttatus? I'd love to see some images of the fish, if they've grown up already.

[Svein]

yes, I have now few pair, and the male have started getting color. I will take som picture after I have collected the first egg.
Regards
Svein

[Svein]

Ok, Jianyang , I couldn't wait, so I tried to take som photos from the tank. The problem is that they all are very shy at this stage, so I put more light and removed a lot of plant, and that helped, for 4 days now they started to like me

I have to say, I haven't seen this species before, but the male is gorgeous!!

The body look similar as leptolebias citripinnis.
I shall try to put the fish in a phototanke when they have grown up.
I'm sorry for the bacground, I use some black paper, and it wasn*t nice

Male


Female



Tank


Regards
Svein

[stormhawk]

That's alright Svein, they're a stunning species indeed.

Haha, maybe I should go disturb Didier for some eggs.

Kee Hoe, you watching this topic? This is what your eggs can become. Remember to take very very good care of them.

[keehoe]

Or course i am watching. But i don't think i can take a photo as good. It is kind of different from the picture you link last time. But nevertheless it is very beautiful. But seems that i am the only one having these egg in Singapore and they need soft acidic water.........

[Svein]

I notice that some of you are going to buy eggs from Didier as I did. I can recommend higly. I think this species is the calmest among the other Leptolebias species, but aureoguttatus need lower ph.
Good luck


Regards
Svein

[timebomb]

Svein,

Looking at the picture you posted, I'm tempted to change my order. But the price is a bit too high for me. Let's hope Poh San succeeds in hatching the eggs and raising a lot of fry. I'm sure it will be cheaper then

Loh K L

[dageti]

I can't really contribute to this discussion since I don't know anything about the species in question, but Svein, I took a look at your website and your killies and bettas are simply jaw-dropping. amazing pictures of amazing fishes. the articles looked very interesting too, I don't get a lot of the language but fortunately I have a friend who does.

I've heard the name of Didier Pillet recommended by many before. time to dust off my french and get me some nice new species. could anybody instruct me (maybe privately so I don't push this thread even further off-topic) on how to contact him?

thanks,

francesco.

[Svein]

Loh: Yes they are expencive (everything at Aquabid is expencive )
If I get some eggs, I will keep you in mind, because it's a beautiful species

francesco: thanks for the compliment. I should translate the articles into english, but as you can see, my english is too bad, so I more than enough writing some short sentence at the forum.
Regards
Svein

[RonWill]

But the price is a bit too high for me. Let's hope Poh San succeeds in hatching the eggs and raising a lot of fry. I'm sure it will be cheaper then

Kwek Leong, may I suggest refraining from using the word 'cheap', which is a real turn-off and misleading, at best, to newcomers thinking that killies are dime a dozen. It is precisely because of this 'cheap' mindset that hinders any real progress in the hobby.

If I may repeat opinions from my previous post, "Kinda stupid, if you ask me, to rely on the few to satisfy the masses. The regulars are expected, as if we owe the newbies, to undertake bringing in new species, raise the fry, spawn them and then we're expected to sell the progeny cheaply".

Svein, nice shots of the lepto. Care to share why you prefer to lay the tank's bottom with peat instead of a breeding bowl?

[Svein]

Thanks Ron, I don't use a bowl, I use a handful with peat dropping into a corner, thats all. The tank you see content young aureoguttatus, they were not feritle at this moment, now they have moved
Regards
svein

[RonWill]

Svein,
As inmature specimens, the leptos are already quite colorful! Can't wait till you post pictures of them in their wedding dress/mating colors.

Once fertile, will you still use peat bottom or bowl in their breeding tank? I've limited success with Micromoema xiphophora 'Isla Ráton RDB 92/22' and am considering a peat bottom except that I don't like the idea of tubifex wriggling all over, making egg collection difficult.

[whuntley]

I try to use different methods for different species.

Bowls are good for many "plowers" and almost essential for some "divers."

Other "plowers" like a whole area of the substrate for doing their thing. In particular, some of the larger fish, like the Fp. semi-annuals seem to do better this way. I have often mixed bottom mops and peat for this purpose, picking the eggs out of the mops and adding to the peat for storage.

If you do not want worms in your substrate peat, why not feed them in one of those little clear spherical bowls some use to display Bettas? Clear custard cups may work even better, but vigorous feeding frenzy might kick out a few worms. Use clear containers, so the fish can see the worms moving and go in after them.

Any fish too stupid to find a way out of a clear bowl should be given a "Darwin Award" and permitted to leave the gene pool.

Picking worms out of peat is a true PITA, and should be avoided if possible. Dead and dying stuff in the storage bag is almost sure to create waste gases that are less than ideal for the eggs. No?

Back on topic, those aureoguttatus are way more colorful than what I used to have. You are making me suspect my fish were misidentified!

Wright

[Svein]

When I breed killi, I always hav a bare tank, so I have control with foods. I use a lot of Grindal, so I cannot use peat all over, and it will be too much peat.

For non divers (Nothos and lept.) I just put a handful peat in a corner.
For the divers i use a little container, quite easy and clean.

About the color from this aureoguttatus, yes the color is strong, they go in a ph at 4.8, in my view, and extremely beautiful species

No we are travel to SKS convention in Copenhagen, looking forward to be together with 250 tanks with Killi
Regards
Svein