my first killifish :)

[nickyp0]

well i just got in some Aphyosemion australe gold eggs. in a month i should have lots of young fry. wish me luck

[Piscesgirl]

Good luck, Nickyp0

[Jane of Upton]

Wow, your first killies, and you're starting from eggs? (I'm too chicken to do that).

Best of Luck to you and your killies!
-Jane

[nickyp0]

thanks i should have fry by 4/8/06. if i am good i should have lots of them. right now i have them in peet moss and they are in a plastic bag that i have inflated and placed in the closet. and when they hach i will post pics of them.

[nickyp0]

well the eggs hached out and i got some fry, in the meen time i have gotten some adults and they have now bred and i have more eggs, here is the dad

well i guess we will see what happends now

[stormhawk]

Nice to know that you have australes in your tanks Nicky. I should go back to my roots and start afresh with some Aphyosemion australe.

[RonWill]

I should go back to my roots and start afresh with some Aphyosemion australe

Yes you should, Jian Yang. At least that way, you won't wander off into limbo-land.

[stormhawk]

Staying in limbo land is pretty fun. Takes out alot of the stress.

But to stay on topic, I definitely need a fresh dose of killifish fever. Time to take out some eggs out of storage and give them a good wetting and hopefully none have died from the lack of attention.

[keehoe]

No he shouldn't. Especially when he stay near me and i am keeping some with other location code.

[stickfly]

Sounds like you're doing very well with your Australes.
I bought a pair myself two months ago.......my first Killifish also and I now have two pairs in a well planted 10 gallon tank with pygmy cory's.
How big are australe eggs ? My fish are often seen in Java moss side by side shaking but I've never seen any eggs. Is my water temperature ok at 80 deg f ?

Many thanks............. Gary

[nickyp0]

hey gary I have my killifish at 75F in a bare 2.5gal with a green mop (they seem toi like that color) and i feed them live food and frozen food. they breed every week. the eggs are the size of a pin head and they shine when light is placed on them.

nick

[stickfly]

Thanks for that Nick.
I feed mine on frozen food with flake food as the main food but also give them live food every other day. I have white worms in a breeding box & also buy brine shrimp & bloodworms every week.
Perhaps the Pygmy Corydoras are eating the eggs as I have regularly seen them " Grazing " amongst the Java Moss that the australes look to be spawning in.

Many thanks.. Gary.