Deepsound Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Hi everyone, Here's my killies tank with 6 pseudepiplatys annulatus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 Dimensions : 50 x 20 x 25 cm (L x h x d) Volume : 25 liters 2 x 6500K fluorescent bulbs (2x13w) Heater : newatino 10 w No filter Water changes : weekly, about 10 % Plants: Eleocharis, HC, micranthemum umbrosum, java fern, pistia, lemna minor, salvinia, azolla, lilaeopsis nova zelandae (yep ! ) Two driftwoods, oak and catappa leaves. There are 1 male and 5 females. The blue of their eyes is awesome... And some red cherrys strolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 very nice indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 awesome... one of my favourite killifish for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 The five females under lemna minor carpet (lot of micro faunas in the floating plant roots and thoses fishes likes them for breeding) Male under salvinia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 wont be long and you will find fry amoungst the floating plants Certianly one of the easiest Killis to breed Do you keep any other Killis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 I hope so Yes, I got aplocheilichtys normanii too. Very nice blue eyes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 Zev is the main breeder of those here in NZ I keep a lot of the Annulatus And about 20 other specie :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 very nice. Great looking setup, killies, and photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 Zev is the main breeder of those here in NZ I keep a lot of the Annulatus And about 20 other specie :oops: Wow... Killies are really beautiful fishes and perfects for low tech tank. What kind of other species you kept ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 very nice. Great looking setup, killies, and photos. Thanks a lot flatfish One of the red cherry in that tank Baby shrimp Snail on a oak leave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 I also put nymphoide aquatica (banana lily). Annulatus appreciate being under its leave One of the nymphea leave out of the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 6, 2010 Report Share Posted May 6, 2010 One of the red cherry in that tank Now you're just teasing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 how does it work with having no filter? Is it essentially a heated tank-pond? Do you have an air stone or such like for oxygen? Excuse the silly questions but I am really interested and I like how your tank looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 I love the tank, I have a group of 5 of these killies in my largest tank. Those shrimp are amazing! Great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Wow... Killies are really beautiful fishes and perfects for low tech tank. What kind of other species you kept ? My Specie list Aphyosemion Austraile Gold Australi (choc) Bitaeniatum Striatum Aplocheilus Lineatus Gold Austrolebias Nigripinnis Epiplatys Dageti Fundulopanchax Gardneri Albino Gardneri Aqurium strain (Blues) Nigerianus Gold Nigerianus P82 Scheeli Sjoestedti Ameiti Nothobranchius Eggersi TAN-RB 2005/43 Guntheri Gold form Korthausae Yellow Palmqvisti Pagani TZ 94/7 Rachovii Beria 98 Foerschi Pseudepiplatys Anulatus Sim. Constancei Whitei Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Now you're just teasing me. I didn't see any Shrimps section in the Specialist corner of FNZAS forum. Don't you have any in NZ ?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 how does it work with having no filter? Is it essentially a heated tank-pond? Do you have an air stone or such like for oxygen? Excuse the silly questions but I am really interested and I like how your tank looks Hi Sophia, Thank you ! There is no silly question I don't have any air stone, just a stream pump (sometimes, some species don't like any stream). Oxygen comes from plants. I set my nano tanks up trying to follow a kind of natural way. But fishes and shrimps like these are not big polluters. And I got another tanks with filters. So, how do I proceed ? Soil (bacterium in it) and plants help to filter the water (ones which grow fast and floating plants). A stream pump move the water, avoiding dead zones, and let the nutriments get to the plants. When the tank is mature, (after about 6 months), it's possible not to have water changes during a pretty long period. Before this, I do water changes of about 5 or 10% weekly (it depends on the species). We use nearly the same method in DSB or Jaubert marine tanks. During summer, I put my fishes in container as well (80, 200, 300 liters), with pouzzolane and a lot of floating plants. I prepare it in february (sorry but i live in France. I duknow which month is the end of winter in nz :oops: The temperature has to be about 10°C). Micro fauna, mosquito larvas and a lot of worms can prosperate and then, during summer, my fishes eat only alive foods. Last year, some of my fishes stay from june to october in the containers. I didn't feed them, didn't make any water change (just rain) and there was no filter, no pump, no heater. And some of them breed, like pseudomugil furcata. I try to find photos I took if you're interested. If I'm not clear, feel free to ask me. First time i explain it in english Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 My Specie list (...) Beautiful... I wish I could have austrolebia nigripinnis and some nothobranchius. And the beautiful fundulopanchax amieti too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Beautiful... I wish I could have austrolebia nigripinnis and some nothobranchius. And the beautiful fundulopanchax amieti too. Ameiti have only just arrived here (From Germany) but Nothos seem to be around, just not too many people breed them. To me they (all peat spawners) are the most exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 And no we don't have those shrimps here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 hi Deepsound, yes please some pictures would be great. I like the way your fish go to summer camp to chomp on live food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 And no we don't have those shrimps here So sad... There are so beautiful species and they are really useful to emulate a kind of ecosystem in a tank. You just don't have any shrimps in pet shop or it's not allowed 'cause of biosecurity ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 hi Deepsound, yes please some pictures would be great. I like the way your fish go to summer camp to chomp on live food! Summer camp :lol: You got it right ! Ok, i'm gonna post some pictures soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted May 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 (mistake : i clicked the wrong button) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.