paul_r Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Could anyone tell me if there are any major size differences of Killie eggs between the different species. Just checked my mops at lunch today - like i do every day. Found a couple australe gold eggs - as usual. Checked my P82 mops and to date havnt found any eggs, however today it looks like there could be eggs, but they are very tiny. Possibly less than a third the size of my australe eggs... My eyesight is pretty good but i have to really struggle to see them Could anyone confirm or deny that killie eggs sizes differ between the species? I feed my killies flake and micro worms and it doesnt look like the eggs are waste food. Thanks heaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 One word Paul. Definitely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy29 Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 i found this when i was trolling thru some web sites Egg Size Species / mm / in. / mils / micr. E. annulatus / 0.90 / 0.035 / 35.43 /900 N. foerschi / 0.95 / 0.037 / 37.40 / 950 A. striatum / 1.20 / 0.047 / 47.24 / 1200 A. cognatum Bandundu / 1.25 / 0.049 / 49.21 / 1250 A. rectogoense / 1.25 / 0.049 / 49.21 / 1250 A. bittaeniatum Ijebu Ode / 1.25 / 0.049 / 49.21 / 1250 A. australe #14 / 1.25 / 0.049 / 49.21 / 1250 N. voselleri Karogwe / 1.30 / 0.051 / 51.18 / 1300 A. cyanostictum (Diapteron) / 1.30 / 0.051/ 51.18 / 1300 A. wachtersi Obili / 1.30 / 0.051 / 51.18 / 1300 A. fulgens (Diapteron) / 1.30 / 0.051 / 51.18 / 1300 E. chaperi Angona / 1.30 / 0.051 / 51.18 / 1300 F. gardneri nigerianum / 1.35 / 0.053 / 53.15 / 1350 P. omalonatus Nosy B‚ / 1.45 / 0.057 / 57.09 / 1450 E. fasciolatus (embryo) / 1.50 / 0.059 / 59.06 / 1500 F. gardneri N'sukka / 1.60 / 0.063 / 62.99 / 1600 A. louessense RPC 33 / 1.60 / 0.063 / 62.99 / 1600 E. fasciolatus fasciolatus / 1.60 / 0.063 / 62.99 / 1600 P. sakaramyi Joffreville / 1.70 / 0.067 / 66.93 / 1700 A. sjoestedti / 1.80 / 0.071 / 70.87 / 1800 R. aff. holmiae / 2.10 / 0.083 / 82.68 / 2100 Ap. lineatus Gold / 2.10 / 0.083 / 82.68 / 2100 R. cryptocallus / 2.25 / 0.089 / 88.58 / 2250 Fundulus chrysotus / 2.40 / 0.094 / 94.49 / 2400 maybe some relevant information for someone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Once you have seen the eggs they will be easy to recognise in future. They are hard to confuse with anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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