Billaney Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hi Guys I'm a bit confused , but nothing new in that What i would like to know is: 1, I've read king killies can be peat or mop spawners but 99% of what i've read say peat, whats the likelyhood of a spawning from a mop. 2, whats the likelyhood of all the offspring being female ? Tell you why , I had a mop floating in a tank with a very adult pair of king killies , thought nothing has happened and just put the mop in a tank that was very hevery planted . i've just gone to clean that tank out of most of the plant and there is young all over , and some fairly large. there used to be just cory's and some rainbows in that tank cory's they are not and completely the wrong shape for rainbows they ALL look just like feamle king killie ...couls this be ? Does the temp and Ph etc determin sex with this species ? any thoughts ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 just thought , do they all look like females when young and the males show their colours as they mature ......would make more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Killies can breed in both peat and mops. not uncommon. King Killies however, I am uncertain, but more than likely there were eggs in the mop you moved over to the other tank. males should begin to colour up when they are around 10mm long with the prominance being in the fins. of course it will be easier to sex when they are bigger. With regards to temperatures determining sex.... well yes this does happen, but to what the temperature ranges are, I am uncertain. Alan new, but I think casserole would have an idea about this. hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaNut Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 My last lot of Kings was spawned in a mop. I ended up with a 50/50 split in sex. I would say that a combination in temp and Ph made the difference in your case. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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