My killi setup......Temporary

[paul_r]

Hey guys just been playing around with the digital camera tonight and was bored so thought id post some pics of my temporary killi housing while their cupboard is being built.

May be of some use to people who are thinking of getting into breeding killies but after seeing other breeders setups such as Alan, Aquanut, Barrie, EJ etc(these are the ones ive visited or seen photos of) feel as though you may need an entire room devoted to killies with lots of money spent on tanks, heaters etc etc. I can proove otherwise, my killi setup (at the moment) is temporary and was very cheap to setup and run

Here are some pics of the tanks which currently have:

This tank is one which i have 2 trios of striatum and 2 trios of guppies, the guppies were used as testers (from alan) to make sure the tank wasnt toxic as i lost 8 nothobranchious korthause yellows when i first bought the tank, and to date the guppies havnt moved. Note the tea towel on top, looks kind of silly but the tank wasnt quite "killiproof" and a tea towel does the job fine....basically killiproof means every single gap between tank and lid is covered with something, to stop them jumping out.

The tank on the left has 2 trios of p82's and 2 trios of australe golds (well 1 trio, 1 pair, one of the ladies jumped out and i didnt notice as i was checking the mops ) tank is split diagonally with the lid and has tea towel on top to stop any jumpers. Doesnt look the greatest but does the job just fine.

Tank on right has a trio of Albinos.

As you can see the tanks are nothing fancy, they have basically the cheapest heaters, box filters etc that i could find. - each tank probably owes we $40.00 not including fish, maybe $50 including fish if your a NZKA mamber. hell ive spent more on alcohol in a night and only left with a sore head.

I would definatly recomend getting into killies as they are some of the neatest looking fish and the thrill of checking the mops day in day out and getting nothing then one day getting 10 in a day is an awesome buzz (happened today :bounce: )

Also as i have mentioned before joining the NZKA has many benefits, everyone is so helpful, and with the mishaps that ive had ive been set right in no time. I started a few weeks ago having no idea what a killifish was and am now getting my fish to breed - havnt had eggs hatch yet as besides today have only had 1 other egg, but the future looks hopeful

Have also got a killi cupboard being built - here is a pic of what it looks like at the moment.

it is 1200wide x1256high x600deep. will hold 4x 450*250*250 tanks down bottom and 5 300*200*200 tanks up top plus a few other bits and bobs.