Bettarazzi Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 You're probably not going to be able to tell apart with any certainty. So from here on they're A. gardneri aquarium strain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I agree with Bettarazzi..since i sold these eggs to you i had to rename it to A. Gardneri (Aquarium Strain) That is because the Jos Plateau strain has been too intermixed in Australia that there is no Jos Plateau A. Gadneri left in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 haha no worries, they're still cute and shiny <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zui Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Sounds good to me :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Hope you liked the tour yesterday Zui (Andrew) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Looking good MT, nice couler comming through. What type are they? gardneri? I have an ubundence of P82 eggs if you would like some let me know Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 thanks Les, sorry i haven't responded earlier, must've missed your reply somehow yes, they are gardneri aquarium strain. thanks for the offer les, but i'm not ready for more killies yet. gotta get these guys up to size first :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 (edited) update. they're growing reallly slowly. must have skipped a few w/cs long the way. averaging around 2-2.5 cm right now, biggest 3 are 3cm+. cute little critters... and always very eager to eat. can only spot 2/3 females though. total 12 fish Edited May 4, 2012 by MT Syndrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieOrCory Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Looking good! Yeah, you seem to have a lot of males. Can only see a female in the third photo. You only need couple of females to breed from anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 thanks. there are lotsa males XD i don't mind since i was a little worried about them turning out to be all female. there's 2 definite females and around 4 small fry that haven't really coloured up yet, so there's still a little hope. and i know a LFS with tons of females, so i'll be fine. any tips on picking breeders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Hey MT Great pics and they are growing well for you. good to see you will have some females for all them boys, I find my Killies get full of eggs when I give them extra black worms. But I would put my bigest and best into a breeding programe the ones that conform best to how they should look. I would be intrested to hear what Serkan sudjests as I have only been given breeding pairs. and havent had to pick yet. Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) :( found my first carpet surfer today. it was one of the nice big ones slightly mushy to touch when i found him so hopefully he heals up okay. he had lots of gunk from my carpet stuck to him though. the hole in my gladwrap was tiny! *shakes head* Edited June 4, 2012 by MT Syndrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 I hate when they do that. They do have more of a Jos Plateau look than a N'sukka look about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 either someone else has jumped into the breeder net and he's jumped out or he's looking more or less fine now ... not sure which... and davo sold them to me as a Jos Plateau/Nsukka mix, that's why i haven't changed the title yet. these guys are aquarium strain, because there's no strain of actual Jos Plateau in aus i believe titled fixed now ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Hey MT Good to hear he is OK. I have put glass on my tank as the gladwrap wont re-stick to well. I seem to have the other side of your Gender balance more girls that boys at the moment and that goes for my Betta as well, it must be the water. Are you planning on trying any other Killies yet? Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieOrCory Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Yeah, some love to jump! If you find them still alive they recover fine though. To me yours look more from gardneri group rather than nigerianus group. But I'd stick with 'aquarium strain'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 @ Serkan: how can i tell? are there any defining traits i should be seeing? i ask because the further in i stumble into the world of killifish, the more confused i get as they all look very similar to me. @_@ pointers? thanks @les: when i spawned my bettas a year ago, all that survived were girls XD and yes! killifish are absolutely gorgeous... on par with bettas and they are so much easier to take care of! i can put them in groups! and they don't bite their own tails! though, i may just decide to venture into wild bettas XD need more tanks first though! (i always need more tanks and heaters) also in these photos the killis seem to have dropped the lovely blue sheen that they normally have ontop... is that normal? (because of the stress of being plunked in the photography container?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted July 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) finally got these guys out of the tub and into their new home. makes staring at them alot easier - and better colours too around 11 or 12 in total with about 3 females full tank shot, excuse the cloudiness, i have yet to figure out what it is. hopefully it will settle down soon Edited July 5, 2012 by MT Syndrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 They've coloured up nicely Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted July 5, 2012 Report Share Posted July 5, 2012 Looking very nice. Are you harvesting eggs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieOrCory Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 @ Serkan: how can i tell? are there any defining traits i should be seeing? i ask because the further in i stumble into the world of killifish, the more confused i get as they all look very similar to me. @_@ pointers? thanks Sorry I missed that. The gardneri group males usually do not have a border on their anal fin. Great photos :cheer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hey MT Great tanks shots and the Killie have coulerd up great. Now you will have to venture in to spawning it realy is the next step and gardneri are realy easy. Serkan has a thred for making the mops and I think I did one as well a while back. Good luck MT Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 thanks guys haven't really been able to check if they were spawning while in the tub, but i doubt they were as there wasn't much in the tub. I'm debating whether to leave a mop in the main tank and leave the fry to fend for themselves when the tank grows in a bit more or to take the best pair and spawn them separately - which i won't do until summer comes though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted July 6, 2012 Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 I would say they will start spawning in the tank anyway as that is what they are geneticly wired to do. I would say that as the tank fills in more of the fry will survive. I see you have moss and the fry love that I have Ric as a floating plant and Java Moss as the bottom plant in my Killi grow out Tanks. I hope you get some fry grow on, good luck Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted July 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2012 thanks les i can't seem to get riccia to propagate, but ive got frogbit beginning to spread after being in a tank with no light hopefully fry will emerge when the tank fills in though i'm having issues with the blyxa as the killis seem to knock it out of the substrate before it can take root @_@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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