blueyes Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 They are definitely killies, the spots have gotten more prominent just in the couple of days I've been away.... so cute and friendly too..... and cool watching them grow :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 change 'friendly' to 'feeed meeee' - it's all a ruse, they are just like cats, only your friends till dinner is over :lol: keep an eye on the top and underside fins for a definite red stripe along, then you know if they are girls or boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 I have a funny feeling they are both developing the stripe..... they are still so cute though, so cool watching them grow and develop their colours etc..... thank you so much for my random mystery fry Sophia :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Plenty more where they came from too when you want to come for a drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Too cool, thanks Sophia..... so they are around 3cm long now.... how big do you think they should be before I can put them into the main tank with everyone else? I don't have anyone in there that would see them as food, but they might get lost in such a big tank..... oh maybe I'll keep them on their own for a little bit longer..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 where are they now and where do you want them to go, and with whom? killies are pretty fast at dashing about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 At the moment they are just in a wee 30 litre tank on their own..... all the other fish which are tetra, Bristlenoses, peppered corys, panda corys, an SAE, Yoyo loaches and the clown loaches are in the tank I just set up so I would be putting them in there. Theres no one agressive in there and they are as big as a couple of the tetra now..... but I would really hate anything to happen to them ater watching them grow.... having said that would keeping them too long in the small tank stunt their growth at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Killies genetic predisposition is for them to live in a shallow mud puddle, so I don't think growth stunting is an issue in your tank. They are one of the most suitable fish for a small tank - mine is 33L and I have about 15 of various sizes so your guys are still in a mansion with just the 2 of them. Many people have them in tanks about that big or smaller, and breeders will have more in there too. I think they will be fine in either tank - presuming the other tank has a lid. One of my big fry actually jumped right out this evening and landed on the floor with a full tummy. Gave itself a shock and went to hide on top of the filter when I'd put it back in. At feeding time it can get quite competitive! You have plants and stuff so there are hiding places if they require. Your call in the end, if you aren't sure then leave them be a bit longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted January 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Well I did it, I put them in the big tank on Monday night..... checked them Tuesday morning and they were both hanging out at in one the corners at the top of the tank. Checked Tues after work and theres only one hanging out there, then Wed morning theres none, and I can't see them anywhere..... of course heres me thinking I've sent the poor little guys to their death!!!! I rearranged the xmas moss and lo and behold one of them comes flying out of it, the other is nowhere to be seen still though. Then tonight at feeding time, I see both of them hanging out waiting to be fed..... so yay!!!!! And they don't look as teeny tiny as I thought they would..... woohoo my babies are growing up!!!!! :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 haha just tricking you are they big enough for a photo yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hehe, they might be.... if I ever see them again lol I think I've seen them once since the last time I posted!!!!! I'm guessing they have probably just found themselves somewhere nice to hang out and hide until they are feeling braver (I hope) Everyone is a bit mad with me at the moment though I think because I've only been feeding every second day as I noticed they weren't doing their housework and the tank is looking pretty yuck (partly my fault for overfeeding probably) I think its working though, because I see everyone more as they forage around the tank for scraps..... they seem more active too. I'm thinking of doing a little rearranging next week as I have the week off and I need to do a bit of a shuffle with the plants as some anonymous fish keeps digging down in the corners and unrooting the plants in those areas, so I am hoping that I will see the 2 babies when I do that, fingers crossed anyway. Sounds like yours are doing really well Sophia, I just read your update thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted February 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Okay, so tonight I pretty much rearranged all the wood and stones in the tank, and not a sign of the wee babies..... so I guess I did send them to their death after all...... I'm a bad bad fish mummy!!!!!! :tears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 That's alright. I watched as my cardinals ate all my discus babies. :tears: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 My first experience of fish breeding was guppy fathers eating their own children :an!gry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted February 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Lol.... but these were my "special" babies..... I can't figure out who would have eaten them though..... I guess it was probably one of the yoyo loaches, the weird thing is that there is a couple of random wee tetra in there that would be no bigger than the killies yet no one has eaten them!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 They were special but they could still be hiding - Is it sand in the bottom or gravel? If it's a dark bottom they can hide pretty well. Also check the filter, I lost those 4 - they had to have either died and been eaten or found a way to get into the filter. I had to move my 2nd male into the fry tank because he spent so much time hiding I could barely get him to eat. He would come out just about when I had given up. Now instead of being the smallest he's one of the largest so he's getting much more food. Also if they are 2 males they probably won't be hanging out together, they will be enemies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZ_Loach Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Hehe, they might be.... if I ever see them again lol I think I've seen them once since the last time I posted!!!!! I'm guessing they have probably just found themselves somewhere nice to hang out and hide until they are feeling braver (I hope) Everyone is a bit mad with me at the moment though I think because I've only been feeding every second day Bingo! Found themselves a snack while you weren't feediing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 My first experience of fish breeding was guppy fathers eating their own children :an!gry it's worse when you watch a female guppy drop a fry, then turn around and eat it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyes Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 The bottom is sand... I guess they could have just found really really good hiding place...... the filter is a cannister filter and I don't think they were small enough to have got into the intake, but I guess anything is possible, though I did just clean out the filter and didn't find anyone in there...... oh well, at least it has made my mind up that I definitely want to get some killies agsin at some stage, they are neat little guys and will definitely add some colour to the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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