AquaNut

Hi. Im in Tauranga if you can manage the trip I can show you my killi fish room. Aquanut

Add freight and other costs and it adds up.

Great. I'm going to learn from your mistake Alan. Nice idea mate, always the oracle of killie knowledge. Imagine actually having Austrolebias Nigripinnis to do this with? kkkk Aquanut

Nice killi mate

Hi its Aquanut here. I am currently breeding a few species of killies which include: australe choc, gold and another colour Nothobranchius korthausae - yellow Chromaphyosemion Bitaeniatum gardneri albino gardneri nigeriatum Sjoestedi - King Killi's gardneri blue Epiplatys degati Striatum gardneri P82 cheers Aquanut

Alan has made a very good point. We dont get many replies from killi breeders as to what they have. Good on ya wok for starting the ball rolling....... Here is what Im breeding: australe choc, gold and another colour but I dont know if its public yet!! Notho korthausae yellow bitaeniatum gardneri albino gold gardneri gardneri nigeriatum blue gardneri (pair reserved for Alan and Luke) gardneri P82 Sjoestedi (bluegularis) dageti striatum - will be selling in approx 4 weeks Off the top of my head thats it!!! SO WHO ELSE IS BREEDING KILLIES AND IF SO WHAT? Cheers AQUANUT

Yes Alan that is your fish. I lost the other male the other day but I have fry from them so I cant wait to see a dozen males like him swimming around a tank.

Ive got many tanks and every one of them is unplanted. Just water, air and food seems to keep them happy. Having said that Ive seen some killi's in awesome planted tanks and their colours really show up nicely in that environment. Aquanut

Hi Aqua. Nice to have another person keen on keeping killies. If you need any killi info and even fish then Alan Wakelin is your man. There are members of the NZKA in Auckland who would also be able to help. I am the new editor of the NZKA newsletter. When you get some killies, and assuming you join the NZKA, send me a photo and a run down on why you like killies and how you have set up your tank etc etc. Cheers Aquanut

Nice Lucky my partner isnt jealous!!! Aquanut

Hi. I have been studying the eating habits of the fish/s and its really interesting because both heads eat. However its a push me, pull me affair when targeting bbs. One head tries to flick sideways but to no avail!!! Hence they can only eat when bbs unwitinly swims right past a nose. The killi is a very slow grower but if I ever get it to a breeding size before it dies Im definately going to try and breed it in a small tank of females. I will take another photo in the next couple of days and see if macro will pick anything new up. Thanks for the interest. I will keep you posted. Cheers Aquanut

Hi. The double header is still alive so thats six months he/she/it has been in this world. BBS is eaten daily. Im looking forward to when it colours up as this Killi is very colourful. Cheers Aquanut

Hi, Sorry about the delay on the pics but I was trying to figure out how to add my whole album from photo bucket!! Still cant but you can see URL's to 5 photos now. Yes the room will hold 100 tanks and each tank will be 300x200x300. Its made in such a way that it can be unbolted and each side/floor/roof is independant of each other. That way, when I move, its easy to load onto a trailer. :lol: Anyone got some ideas on what pump I should buy?. Im going to run a looped air line using irrigation tubing and a micro line into each tank. There will be no filtration as I will be drawing water from a 200ltr tank in the room via a submersable pump. I would love any feedback or ideas any of you have. Cheers AQUANUT

Hey Killi Keepers, Ive been working everyday on my new Killi room and its about 1-2 weeks away from completition. When its completed Id like to invite all NZKA members, who can make it, along for a BBQ and the smashing of a bottle of cheap wine. Maybe it would possibly be a great time to start a BOP killi group? What do you reckon? Check out my photos.... http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j154/ ... CF0005.jpg http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j154/ ... 63e125.jpg http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j154/ ... CF0042.jpg http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j154/ ... CF0036.jpg http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j154/ ... CF0063.jpg Cheers AQUANUT

Hi, Well Im glad Im building my new fish room :-) I couldnt help it Alan W. I had to go bigger so the new fishroom will be 3m X 2.4m :-) Maybe it could be used as a Q/station? Having said that I think there are specific rules surrounding Q/stations arent there? I know its only 1 very partly finished wall but check this out. Heading off to feed killies now...... AQUANUT

Gidday Bro, I guess it takes my bro to get my a into G and send out new photos. I will take some this weekend and post them on my photobucket. The killi is twice the size now and still alive and kicking. Remember it was born early Jan and its now mid May!!!! Cheers

Hi People, Im in the process of planning my new fish room which will be a Tin Shed housed in a garage. Have any of you done this before and what did you do? Any ideas would be appreciated as Im sure some of you will have some simple ideas to do with insulation and heating. Basically I am going to insulate inside and out with thick polystyrene and just use a fan heater with thermostat set at 21 deg. Your thoughts please Cheers AQUANUT A

Hi, I have just relocated to Tauranga and the Double Header travelled well along with all my other Killi's. He is doing fine and is alot bigger now. I will take some photos this week and update the photo. AquaNut

Hi, My goal is to keep it alive and present it at the next show or even next years NZKA AGM. It would be amazing if I could breed from it and create a new species. lol Aquanut

Check this out. It was born on the 10th of Jan 06 and its still alive!! :-)

Hi, Ive gotg an amazing pic of something ive breed recently but still have to figure out photobucket, which Im going to do now. And Alan you are not allowed to enter when you see the photo because you already Know the answer :-) AquaNut

Hi, As it happens Im going to be shifting soon and need to decrease my killie numbers until I build my new fish room. If you can get a few people down there interested in a quantity of them im prepaired to make it worth your while. And if anyone in Auckland wants some then let me know. Tim

Gidday Fellow Kool Killie Keepers, This is what im breeding: Australe choc ( 20+ ) Korthausae Yellow ( 20+ ) Gold Guntheri ( on peat and thanks to the member who gave them to me) Bitaeniatum ( experimenting ) Golden wonders Gardneri Albino ( 50+ ) Gardneri Nigeriatum Gold ( 100+ ) Sjoestedti ( a few :-)) Dageti ( 10+) Annulatus ( 10+ ) I think thats it. Thanks to Alan showing/making me 10+ tanks, I now have a bedroom thats like living under the Niagra falls!! Easy to get to sleep though. Mind you, I work 11 hours and then come home and work another 5 hours on killies so there isnt much time for sleep!!!! :lol: