imsweet Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 I have some new killies coming this week (Nothobranchius Korthausae Yellow trio) and theyre going into a tank (21ltr) that has been up and running for a year...or more??. It has previously housed WCMM and i thought i'd leave some of the fruit salad pebbles in 1/2 the tank and leave the other 1/2 bare to use for a peat pot. Its covered and I have also left some plants in there(weighted down). It has a sponge filter and now a heater. Is there anything else i need for them? It has no light and no direct sun, but in a light room (never gets bad algae). For the peat pot i have made a round container with lid and cut a hole in the lid. The local garden centre sells bricks of peat moss - untreated, i havent got any yet tho. Thanks Barrie for the offer, if it still stands for some peat, i'll take some. I have found a small spare tank to start a bbs hatchery too. I think that covers it.... if anyone has any input or something else i should do?? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 I just use the jiffy pots for my peat but I would take out the pebles as it makes cleaning a lot harder and they WILL kick out peat all over the bottom so there will be a lot of eggs in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Sounds like you are off to an awesome start, and know exactly what you are doing. Agree with barrie though about the pebbles, just do it barebottom and use a peat pot for spawning. Hatching bbs is a very good idea, as all killies, big and small absolutely love it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsweet Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Ok thanks for that. Will get some pics when they've settled in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I wouldn't necessarily remove the gravel. Yes what Barrie said is correct however this can work to your advantage for more egg collection. Just carefully remove the mess collected with the eggs as the gravel is syphoned through a net and add them to the pot of peat. Nothobranchius korthausae is a prolific species, 100's of eggs can be collected with this method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsweet Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Oh thanks, just wondering what a good temp is too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_r Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Mine stay around 24 degrees, where as some swear by 20 or 22 etc. Killies are generally a cooler temp fish Judging by the ammount of eggs and fry im getting they cope well with 24 degrees, havnt had a single death from disease or anything, but a few have jumped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 24C is considered the correct temp for Notho's. However Korthausae comes from the island of >M a f i a < off the coast of Tanzania which would probably have cooling coastal breezes, there for a temp between 20 and 24C should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserole Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 this site has a programme stopping me from spelling the islands name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsweet Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Thanks for that everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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