dreamchaser Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Hi there my partner and I are fairly new to the fishy side of life. I brought a 3 foot tank for her birthday in August and we are slowley increasing our numbers. We have got some Tetra's, Catfish, Sailfin Mollies, Platties, Killy fish, and a plec. We are looking at getting into the breeding side of things mainly to cover the cost of food and the excitment of having babies that dont cost a fortune and you dont have to look after them till they are 18...... We are in Christchurch. P.S the cat loves the new Plasma Screen TV... she sits in front of the tank most of the day. Looking forward to making some new friends with common interests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Welcome ! Breeding is very exciting ! Wish you the best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Welcome to the fishroom! What sort of killies do you have and where did you find them? They are not often found in shops. Many killies do better in a species only tank. Good luck breeding enough to cover fish food expenses By the way, that plec might live 18 years :lol: Won't need a university education though. Goldfish can live for 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Welcome Dreamchaser... Glad you made it.. lots of locals here. Andrew is the Killie man.. he might be able to help, but as mentioned, they are better on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Make sure your tank is well covered or you wont have your killies What sort are they, breed? species? Some are okies in a community tank, depends what fish are in the com. tank. But killiphiles prefer single species tanks for breeding purposes, the females of similar species are almost unidentifiable from their other types, so that stops them from being hybridized having them single tanked. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 What sort are they, breed? species? The local Killie Site is mentioned here if you have probs identifying http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/viewto ... 4217#14217 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamchaser Posted November 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 thanks for all of your welcomes!.. My partner was on the site earlier and has asked a few more questions we have so hopefully we should get some help on a few things... we think we had a pair of Aphyosemion scheeli that we got from our LFS.. unfortunately the male killy has since died so we are in the hunt for a new one.. we cant get one until the new year from our store.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suemack Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 hiya dreamchaser - nice to meet you. Come on into chat at about 9pm and say hi. - sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Hi there Dreamchaser, sorry to hear about your male Aphyosemion scheeli. Such a nice looking Killifish. Welcome aboard ofcourse and happy breeding. :lol: Robbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGilchrist Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Welcome to the forum Dreamchaser, hope you can find a replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 19, 2003 Report Share Posted November 19, 2003 Up here in Whakatane and prolly in Palmerston North the Scheeli are being bred. As are some other species. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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