cichlid7 Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 i have always wondered what the best temp is for breeding killies. For the last 10 weeks i have had the tanks on 22*c and only finding up to 5 eggs each week, checking mops every couple of day. last 10 or so days i moved the tanks and they have been on 26*c they have always been fed on flake and microworms + once a week they get frozen bloodworms and frozen brineshrimp Since i have got the Scheeli i have only had 8 eggs from them and that is over a 3+ month period with the water at 22*c. i just going through the mops and found about 30 eggs on the scheeli mop In a couple of weeks i will raise the temp to 28*c and see how many eggs i get. Also i have got a few fry that have hatched over the last couple of days. Scheeli Bitaeniatum Gardneri Albino :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 I'm also interested whatthe best temp for breeding killies is as I just got a pair of Australes and really want to breed them. At the moment they're in a tank with some WCMM so I don't think that they'll breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlid7 Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 they should still breed but the eggs will be eaten good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Yeah I'm going to move the WCMM out and keep the australes in there (I think they're the gold ones) in there. Is there anything that triggers them to breed? The females looks full of eggs and they're breeding size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 well done on the breeding Cic Temp is important but to be honest, feeding is probably more important. If you want them to breed, make sure they are really well fed with good tucka. A water change and lowering the temp will often bring them into laying condition Gesh... what have I got right now in fry Aphy. Choc Australe Aphy. Gold Australe Aphy. Striatum P82 F. Gardneri Blues F. Scheeli F. Gardneri albino Clowns Aphy Bitaeniatum N. Guentheri golds N. Eggersi N. Stienforti I think thats it but I have 3 more lots of eggs to put down in the next wee or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Well I'm definitely no expert but had a fair bit of luck spawning Australe Chocolates and Gardneri Blue. My problem has been killing the fry with love (over feeding). I run my tanks at 22deg and have no problem getting 7+ eggs a day, over a couple of weeks. I do however keep the males and females separate until I want them to spawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 I seperate the sexes as well and spawn them at 23-24 deg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 notice with some of mine i would get less eggs if i left the males and females together and a lot more when i had them in different tanks for a while. Mine are at about 25 at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Would it be worth seperating them if it was just one male and one female? How many eggs can a pair have a week/day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Betta Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 I have 2 males with 3 females. They produce about 5-12 eggs overnight for me. I only seperate them if they stop producing eggs for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 If you seperate them you tend to get a bigger cluster of eggs in a shorter time which makes the fry easier to rear as they are nearer the same age/size. This can also be done by storing the eggs on peat but I don't have as much luck that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 I have had a pair of Gardneri Blues together for a fornight and they have produced over 70 eggs. The first of the fry are due to hatch in the next day or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 My tanks aren't heated. They are all in the living room, so I guess the temp is room temp :roll: starting to feed them whiteworms, but they don't seem too interested. Need to get some fish for the AGM next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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