Weeee..... I have annulatus again!!!!

[RonWill]

No thanks to Eric and his kind offer (in this post) for a group of ANNs last night, I didn't get to sleep till 3am... quite excited to have them grace my decommissioned containers again, even if it meant just looking at their stressed-out colors!!

Checked on them earlier and syringe-fed some live daphnia around 7am. They've colored up nicely and... guess what???!! Almost peed in my pants to see 2 young pairs spawning in a clump of moss!! I know from past experience they weren't rehearsing! HAHAHA!!!! Eric, if only you can see that stupid grin on my face now... Again, better not because I'm like a kid let loose in a mega toy store!!

Have transferred the grindal starter to a larger tub with fresh coco peat and will be bringing it to my 24/7 air-conditioned workplace. Gonna find a hiding space so my boss won't see it!!

Again, many thanks for helping to scratch that itch. It was Selena's and my pleasure being able to meet up over a cuppa and Au, it's great to see you again!!

[Wackytpt]

Good... someone's fingers are wet.... I would love to see them.

[ZackZhou]

Haha Ronnie, your boss so nice, never mind la.

[exotic_idiot]

Congrates... Finally ease your itch..

[fishyfanatic]

congrats buddy!

[stormhawk]

My fault for infesting your mind with thoughts of ANN again Ronnie?

[KillieCory]

This is awesome news! Welcome back!

[joeybabooey]

Wow, Ron! You're back to killifish huh! That's great news! Would love to see your corridor lined with your killi tanks after you told me stories of back in the day! Would love to learn more about killies from you the next time i drop by your workplace over a ciggarette :P

[daguldfisher]

hahaha! cannot resist the temptations? welcome back ron!

[Eric Yeo]

Ron you are welcome, hope the ANNs and Grindal worms are doing fine.

Didn't able to use my computer for almost 3 days, on the 20.5.11 night we have coffee and on 21.5.11 afternoon my computer crashed. I sent for repair and was told that all my work data (HD) all gone. Hope my clients wouldn't call me to ask for old files, got nothing for them already.

Ron, sorry to keep your fingers wet again and make you stay awake until 3am to watch the ANNs mating, haha!

Eric

[TyroneGenade]

Welcome back to killifish, Ron!

Sadly, I'm on the way out... The lab is being remodeling and my fishroom has to shut down for a while and when it starts up again I'm not going to keep anything other than the research fish.

I do still have a few things:
Aphyosemion australe spotless
Simpsonichthys constanciae BSJ
Nothobranchius sp. aff. rachovii Lower Shire MZMW 09-4
Notho. guentheri and then various strains of furzeri.
Simp. magnificus

I'm only really breeding the constanciae and collect eggs of the rachovii and guentheri every now and then. Same for the magnificus.

Anyone interested in some constanciae let me know. They are yours for the price of postage: $7 SGD.

Welcome back Ron. I hope you stick it out for a long time. Maybe KL will be inspired to start up again too.

[richardkwan]

Hi all,

I'm new to kilifish and to Aquatic Quotient and would like to try breeding Aphyosemion Australe for a start. Anyone has a pair to sell?

Thanks.

Richard

[daguldfisher]

Hi Tyrone,
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I'd be happy to free your hands of your killifish. Especially Simpsonichthys and Aphyosemion. Pls sms me how to contact you. I am more free on weekdays than on weekends. But sometimes busy on weekdays too so really need to set the meeting time. Pls contact me at 92289073 really need those stocks.

-Andy

[Emokidz]

Hi all,

I'm new to kilifish and to Aquatic Quotient and would like to try breeding Aphyosemion Australe for a start. Anyone has a pair to sell?

Thanks.

Richard

You could try C328 for a start, they bring in these guys. Females are available from time to time, not all the time though.

[TyroneGenade]

Hi Tyrone,
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I'd be happy to free your hands of your killifish. Especially Simpsonichthys and Aphyosemion. Pls sms me how to contact you. I am more free on weekdays than on weekends. But sometimes busy on weekdays too so really need to set the meeting time. Pls contact me at 92289073 really need those stocks.

Hi Andy,

Sorry, I forget that I'm not a regular here anymore and people may not know me... I'm in South Africa so a weekend visit would be very expensive. I can send eggs though but I have nearly zero success in sending Aphyosemion eggs to Singapore. Annuals fair much better.

Kind regards

[daguldfisher]

Wow! You are in Africa now. I've checked your postings this morning to check your current location. Was I just mistaken or you were in China in some postings. Really want to get hold of them to breed them. But I believe shipping alone will be too costly from there. I hope one day our bros in here can sell some of those fancy Aphyosemion. How much will the damage be with your cost and shipping cost of all those Aphyosemion and Simpsonichthys to Singapore? Thailand people ship them in those anti static plus padding plus plastic tubs and peat so as to ensure good quality eggs upon arrival.

[richardkwan]

Hi Bernard,

Thanks for the tips.

Rgds,
Richard

[Emokidz]

How much will the damage be with your cost and shipping cost of all those Aphyosemion and Simpsonichthys to Singapore? Thailand people ship them in those anti static plus padding plus plastic tubs and peat so as to ensure good quality eggs upon arrival.

I believe what Tyrone means to say is that the eggs don't make it over successfully not because of packaging issues, but because the aphyosemion species are non-annuals. As such, their eggs are not as robust as the annual killies, which eggs can be incubated in peat. The more commonly available eggs from thailand are mostly from nothos and other annuals. People almost never ship non-annual eggs long-haul. The costs and maintenence of keeping killies are probably reason to why so many hobbyists lose interest/can't afford to stay in the killie scene.

[daguldfisher]

Ey? Some hobbyists also remove the eggs from water for few days to incubate faster right? Which can be used for shipping, right? Or keeping them in the tank like the others do better than the first method. I hope somebody can clarify before I order eggs of other aphyosemion species.

[RonWill]

Ron you are welcome, hope the ANNs and Grindal worms are doing fine

Eric, I'm happy to report tiny ANNs growing out with their parents. Will scoop the little buggers to a larger container when time allows.

Strangely, the grindals aren't doing well at all, possibly due to the blasted warm weather we've been getting lately. I'll see if I can save or revive the culture. If not, I'll give 'ya a holler again.

Welcome back Ron. I hope you stick it out for a long time. Maybe KL will be inspired to start up again too.

Tyrone, I'm not sure if things will go long haul but shoot me some pics of Simpsonichthys constanciae BSJ
and Nothobranchius sp. aff. rachovii Lower Shire MZMW 09-4... I *might* have an itch to scratch! Don't think Kwek Leong is still game though.

...But I believe shipping alone will be too costly from there. I hope one day our bros in here can sell some of those fancy Aphyosemion

Andy, hefty shipping costs is part of the package and it isn't a soft bullet to bite. I'm afraid you'd just have to deal with it and move on to enjoy the fruits of your labor or painfully wait till someone has something to sell.

Do note that if you're ordering eggs, that not all non-annuals will fair well with peat-packing due to their relatively short incubation period but it is a definite advantage if shipped express and water-packed using breather bags lest the eggs hatch out during shipping. I personally received two dozen fry of Chromaphyosemion bitaeniatum 'Ijebu Ode' which I ordered as eggs from David Mikkelson many many moons ago.

BTW, which Aphyosemion species/populations are you aiming at?